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a fund of $1,000. Divide this amount into sums of |50 or 1100 each. 

 Let these amounts be forwarded to American Consuls at foreign ports, 

 with instructions to get able papers on different branches of citrus 

 fruit culture. The cost will be slight, and for this sjnall sum we can 

 get forty j^apers for publication that will contain information of great 

 value. He would like to see such a programme carried but. 



James Bettner thought that the suggestion of Mr. Clark a good 

 one, tliat ought to be adopted. He therefore moved that the Chair 

 appoint a committee of three to solicit contributions to carry out the 

 objects suggested by Mr. Clark. 



The motion was carried unanimously, and the Chair appointed A. 



B. Clark of Orange, J. DeBarth Shorb of San Gabriel, and James 

 Bettner of Riverside, as such committee. 



Mr. Clark suggested that much time and money could be saved by 

 starting the subscription at once, and suggested that Mr. Holt, the 

 Secretary, take down the names of those who would contribute $10 to 

 the fund. 



In fifteen minutes' time the following names were obtained: 

 J. DeBarth Shorb, San Gabriel; A. B. Clark, Orange; A. S. White, 

 Riverside; James Bettner, Riverside; W. B. Russell, Riverside; W. 

 N. Mann, Riverside; R. W. Waterman, San Bernardino; N. W. 

 Blanchard, Santa Paula; J. H. Benedict, Riverside; S. Richardson, 

 San Gabriel; E. W. Holmes, Riverside; Lyon & Rosenthal, River- 

 side; G. W. Garcelon, Riverside; Frederick Stephens, Orange; Dr. 

 Jarvis, Riverside; Wm. Allen, Pasadena; A. D. Haight, Riverside; 

 G. D. Carleton, Riverside; S. C. Evans, Riverside; James Boyd, 

 Riverside; D. W. McLeod, Riverside; D. H. Burnham, Riverside; 

 W. P. Russell, Riverside; T. W. Cover, Riverside; J. W. Anderson, 

 Orange; Hagar & Weatherby, Orange; E. G. Brown, Riverside; D. 



C. Twogood, Riverside; A. J. Twogood, Riverside; H. K. Snow, 

 Tustin; B. F. Allen, Riverside; J. F. Crank, Pasadena; John Lawshe, 

 Colton; L. M. Holt, Riverside; Gen. George Stoneman, San Gabriel. 



The discussion was continued. 



Dr. Jarvis was recommended to go into orange culture at a time 

 when grape culture was being pursued at a loss. He put out 3,500 

 little trees, but he was located on low ground, and a cold blast killed 

 his trees. We must study the nature of trees and fruits. It is better 

 to raise a few acres of choice fruit than many acres of poor fruit. 

 We have here a higher temperature during the fall season than most 

 other localities, hence our grapes here ripen better; as also do our 

 oranges and other semi-tropical fruits. 



This closed the discussion. 



N. W. Blanchard of Santa Paula, J. F. Crank of Pasadena, and G. 

 W. Garcelon of Riverside, were appointed a committee to draft rules 

 to govern the exhibits of fruits, the methods of making tests by com- 

 mittees, etc., at the third annual exhibition of citrus fruits. 



The awards were then read and the fair adjourned. 



