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the Eiecntive Committee. We gnonld aLso ask for a nx»m to be set apart 

 in the State House for our exclusive use for an office where our proi>erty 

 may be secure. 



In fine, let us at thi.s meeting plan to ^ something, and not put in 

 all our time telling what we have done in the pa.«rt or speculating about 

 the future. 



Chairman Swaim: I believe it is cu.«tomary to refer the address of 

 the President to a committee for action. 



Mr. Flick: The program .says discus.sion and reference. 



Chairman Swaim: Then we wm have the discu.«sion before the refer- 

 ence. Has anyone any remarks to offer upon the suggestions of Mr. 

 Stevens? If they have, we should be glad to hear them now. 



Mr. Flick: I do not feel like di.scu.S8ing this paper, and I shall not 

 di.scuK.% it, but I just want to say that I like the recommendation.s, which 

 will make this Society a more stable one, and one that will give our So- 

 ciety a permanent ' " ;arter« and a place wh^re th« hort; -ts of 



our State who are ^' the city may have a place to call a.. . ^ .: such 



information as they feel they need. I think we should have an office which 

 is kept open. I especially like that recommendation. I have fotmd that 

 we are hampered for help for a great many things. There are many things 

 which should be done and which would l^e verj- u-seful for the Society 

 and would make money for the growers of fruit of the State, but they 

 can not be done properly, therefore they are not attempted at all. The 

 office at thi« time keeps a very accurate rTop refx-^rt, which has been very 

 u.«eful and is called for by diff^ent parties in the United States. Now, 

 we ought to have a closer connection with each fruit-grower in the State 

 so that we might be able to refer him to the best places for marketing 

 his fruit. The .Secretary has done this to some small extent which has 

 been a benefit to some fruit growers. We should have a li.st of the or- 

 chards in the State and the comparative amount which they produce each 

 year. These and many other things should l>e done which would be of 

 use to horticulturists and advanc-e the interests of the State. 



Mr. Ilatliff; The Se<rretary did not intimat** where It would be proper 

 to have this office, ar ' ?) a« we hav*- a r';^»in her*- in thf Sfaf- 



House. Eoom No. 11. - set ar»art for our use, I do not see but 



what that would be the one that would t>e available for this offlc*» ff 

 this suggestion should lie carried ou* 



I lik*- th^- J'' ' '^e<l by the i'r* -iii-nf. of inr-', iift fniit- 



growers and a ' :lon of the idea of hiett^-r fr;.. r.-<. and a' 



dissemination of the knowledge to those outside of our own State. I fur 

 thfrmoTf endorse the id«>a of havlncr a list of the fruit-growers available 



