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ially from other methods of obtaining money under false 

 pretenses. Our friend Mr. Hoxie has a report of the action 

 taken by the society and will report it to you. 



The action taken by them may not be the best for us, but 

 it does seem to me that some effort should be made to pro- 

 tect our citizens from this class of downright swindlers, for 

 to me they seem to be that, and nothing else. You will 

 doubtless recollect that the legislature of two years since 

 doubled our appropriation. The entire sum has not been 

 used, and it has occurred to me that it might be well for the 

 Society to instruct its future president and secretary to cor- 

 respond with the local societies and encourage them to hold 

 conventions of perhaps a single day, or more if deemed 

 best, and to send one or two of our most active members to 

 aid them; the Society paying all cash expenses of said 

 members, and they to give their time for the benefit of the 

 cause. 



I should be willing to do my share of said work, and do it 

 cheerfully, and not only that, but aid in organizing new so- 

 cieties in different portions of the state where none now ex- 

 ist. The northern portion of the state is filling up rapidly 

 and if we can aid the new settlers in making their homes 

 not only more comfortable, but more beautiful, we shall be 

 doing a most excellent and much needed work. It is to be 

 hoped that our legislature will continue our present appro- 

 priation. 



I would recommend our friends to see their members, and 

 friends in both houses, and explain to them the reasons why 

 we need the money and how we use it. If the members 

 fairly understand it I presume there will be little or no ob- 

 jection to our having the amount we ask for. During my 

 travels in the western portion of the state, I learned that 

 in very many cases the orchards that were set years ago 

 with high hopes of plenty of good fruit in the near future, 

 have been swept out of existence. Even the Duchess and 

 crabs in many cases having yielded to the severity of the 

 winters, and perhaps other circumstances that we do not 

 yet fully understand. The urgent necessity for experi- 

 mental stations in different portions of our state, to be in 



