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system, such as is in England, which will enable our fruit growers and 

 gardening merchants to deliver their products to consumers at about 

 one-fourth the exorbitant, prohibitive rates now demanded by our ex- 

 press companies. 



J. M. ZION, 

 H, M. STOUT, 



Committee on President's Address. 



There is also a minority report. 



Chairman Swaim: We will now hear the minority report. 



Mr. Custer: Your committee, to whom was referred the President's 

 address, report that we found pleasure and instruction in his review of 

 the past and present horticultural conditions of the state arid the urgent 

 need of our people being instructed in modern horticultural methods and 

 how to market their products, and that our society must also enlarge its 

 labors, become progressive and businesslilie in oi'der that it may meet 

 and carry out the increasing demands of our horticulturists and domestic 

 consumers, that our people may no longer be required to depend on New 

 York and other far away states for inferior bulk apples. That our society 

 shall have the exclusive use of Room 11, according to former arrange- 

 ments. We also recommend a resolution that our society be authorized 

 to inform the Postmaster General that our society unanimously demand 

 a parcel post system that our fruit growers, gardeners and merchants 

 may have the benefit of sueh system. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



L, B. CUSTER. 



Mr. Custer: I move you, Mr. President, that the minority report be 

 accepted. 



Sylvester Johnson: I second the motion. 



Mr. Tillson: It may be possible that I don't hear veiy well, but I 

 didn't hear so much difference. The majority report was simply a little 

 longer. I wish the committee, or some one else, would explain the re- 

 ports. 



Mr. Zion: One is progressive and the other wants to keep right along 

 in the old ruts. I think this society should be progressive. I think we 

 should carry on the business so that it would be a credit to the state. 

 The majority report asks for an appropriation large enough to give us a 

 permanent office and a secretary who shall devote his whole time to the 

 work and keep the office open as a headquarters for horticulturists where 



