STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 65 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, THURSDAY, NOV. 19. 



Meeting called to order by President Conant. 



The following committee on resolutions was appointed by the 

 president : John W. True, J. A. Roberts, Lyman K. Lee. 



The secretary read a letter received from the American Pomo- 

 logical Society, asking that the Maine State Pomological Society 

 elect a state vice president of the American Pomological Society. 

 Society. 



Voted, that this letter be received and that a vice president 

 be elected. 



The secretary read invitations to hold the annual meeting of 

 191 5 in their respective cities, received from the Waterville 

 chamber of commerce and the Portland board of trade. 



It was voted that these invitations be referred to the execu- 

 tive committee. 



All the members of the committee on storage having resigned, 

 there was no report from that committee. 



As none of the members of the committee on transportation 

 were present, no report was received from that committee. 



A. K. Gardner made the report for the committee on 

 membership, and it was voted that this report be accepted. 



A report was made by Mr. Keyser, the member of the Ex- 

 periment Station Council. 



The report of the committee on resolutions was presented by 

 J. W. True, as follows, and it was voted to accept this 

 report. 



Your committee on resolutions recognize the exhibit of fruit 

 at this annual meeting of the State Pomological Society as the 

 largest in quantity and the best in quality in its history. 



Resolved, That our thanks be extended to President Conant 

 and the other officers of the association for their efficient man- 

 agement of its affairs during the year. 



Resolved, That we favor the recommendation of President 

 Conant for an experimental cold storage plant at Highmoor 

 Farm, and his recommendation for an increased appropriation 

 by the legislature to carry out the provisions of the Apple Grad- 

 ing and Packing Law ; also all other recommendations made 

 by him. 



We favor and recommend a legislative committee to present 

 these measures to the next legislature, as well as such other 



