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C. C. Mays: I wish to say that I hope the good people will take the 

 reference to the detectives in the spirit in which I gave it. 



President Stevens: I wish to state that there is another committee 

 wo must have a report from at this meeting, and that is the Committee 

 on Fees and Salaries. It is very important that this committee get to- 

 gether and formulate their report and let us have it sometime during this 

 meeting. 



I believe this is all we have this morning. If any one has any miscel- 

 laneous business to offer or any suggestions to make, now is the proper 

 time, 



W. B. Flick: I wish to enroll every horticulturist, male and female, 

 at this meeting, and I have blanks on purpose for filling out, and I should 

 like to have your names and addresses, and when you became a member, 

 if you are a member. I wish those who are not, would become members. 

 It has been announced by our President that the work is great, and we 

 want to develop Indiana to the highest extent. Persons who are members 

 of the Society have more opportunity to be workers than those who are 

 not members. It will cost those not belonging to a local society $1.00 per 

 year for himself and his family, and those who belong to a local society 

 50 cents. One 50 cents goes to the local society and the other to the 

 State. I leave these blanks on my table and I hope you will take advan- 

 tage of this. There are several reasons why I want these. One is so 

 that I can keep you informed with regard to the transactions of the So- 

 ciety, and can send you programs, circulars, etc. This will be of much 

 use to you. Those who are members of the Society and pay their fees 

 get an annual report, which is very valuable to all fruit growers, house- 

 keepers and farmers. This year's report is a very large one; it has the 

 best ideas and best thoughts of the best horticulturists in the State on 

 fruit growing, planting, and, In fact, all phases of the fruit question; men 

 who have had large experience, have good varieties, and know what 

 varieties are best suited to certain localities of the State. It has some 

 early papers and reminiscences of our country, and among them a letter 

 from Henry Ward lieecher, written in 1S84, in wliich he extols the beauty 

 of our State and tells us what a good country we have. "We have a paper 

 of his on Blight, whifii contains many things that have not been improved 

 upon today. These papers show the character of the man, his ingenuity 

 and the carefulness with which he studied and investigated anj* subject. 

 I have a letter from the Chief of tlie Department of Horticulture of the 

 St. Louis Exposition; a letter in which he gives some information in 

 regard to our work there, which will be embraced in circulars that will 

 soon bo sent to you. We are given about three thousand square feet, 

 wliich has already been mentioned by the President. Nothing is furnished 

 but the floor. All tables, plates, and appliances of every sort are to be 



