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Mr. Tuttle: I think that this soeietv appreciates perfectly 

 what j\Ir. Sessions has said in his report in rehition to the lack 

 of fnnds as the reason tliev canimt do finished work. T (h'sire to 

 move that the request of tliis connnittee. throng'h this society, for 

 an appropriation fron.i the legishitnre to assist in this pnhlieity 

 work, he referred to the Legislative Committee of this society with 

 a view to luiving the matter carefully considered, and, if possible, 

 to secure a proper appropriation for this pul)licity work. 



^hi. ScHRivEK : It seems to me that with the great interest in 

 agriculture in the State of jSTew York at the present time, we ought 

 to liave a hirger constituency, and a larger constituency of 

 course woukl mean more money in tlic treasury. We should 

 not be liandic'ipped for a few liundrcd dolhirs. It seems to me we 

 ought to be able to take some practical measures by which wo 

 could increase the life membership of this society. We should do 

 something that will l)ring results, and not l)e everlastingly depend- 

 ing upon the public treasury, and asking the legislature to do for 

 us what we ought to do for ourselves. 



The President : It has been moved and seconded that the mat- 

 ter of approaching the legislature for an appropriation for our 

 publicity work be referred to our Legislative Committee for report 

 to us later. Motion carried. 



The President : We will next listen to a rej)ort from the Com- 

 mittee on ^Marketing, Transportation and Grievances, by the 

 chairnum, Jolm J. Dillon, Esq., of ]^ew York City, Treasurer 

 and Manager of the TJural Pul)lishing Company. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MARKETING, TRANSPORTATION AND 



GRIEVANCES 



John J. Dillon 



During the past year the market situation has dragged along 

 consistently wilh its old economic wastes, its hardships and losses 

 to the producer, and with its extortionate tax on the consumer. 

 There are continued complaints from shippers that railroads fail 

 to fnrnish cars for perishable products in time for shipment, and 

 in other cases products are undnly dcdayed in shipment, prevent- 

 ing delivery in prime condition. Express companies continue to 

 lose shipments in transit, to damage them, and to charge expressage 



