No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 761 



of the Societj, Mr. .Tosiali Hoopes, of \V<?st Chestor. l*;i., who died 

 ou Saturday hist and was being- laid to rest to-day. 



Mr. Hoopes was one of the founders of tills .Vssociatioii. (nif of 

 the few members remaining who was present at its organization. 

 All who knew him felt a deep personal sorrow in his death, and it 

 can be said of him that he was true to his (xod, his country ;ind his 

 fellow-man. 



Calvin Cooper, W. H. Moon and J. (J. Keist were appointed a com- 

 mittee to nominate officers for the coming year. 



Treasurer P^dwin W. Thomas made his report as follows: Receipts 

 for the year |154.00; expenses, |142.20, leaving on hand a balance 

 of 111.71. 



J. G. Engje, J. F. Boyer and J. W. Root were appointed a commit- 

 tee to audit the account and reported the same correct. 



Mr. Hiester, as chairman of Committee on Legislation, submitted 

 the following report: 



REPORT OF COMMITTEPJ ON LEGLSLATIOX. 



To the Tresidcut and Members of the State Horticultural Associa- 

 tion oi Pennsylvania: 



Gentlemen: I have the honor to report, on behalf of the Commit- 

 tee on Legislation, as follows: 



In accordance with a resolution passed at our last meeting, your 

 committee prepared an act, entitled '^An act to establish a Division 

 of Horticulture in the Department of Agriculture, and to provide for 

 the appointment of a Commissioner of Horticulture, and a clerk, and 

 to fix their salaries," and succeeded in having it passed by both 

 Houses of the Legislature, but the Governor vetoed the bill without 

 granting us a hearing on the subject, although requested to do so by 

 letters from our President, our Secretary, and the chairman of the 

 Legislative Committee. 



Your chairman desires to express his appreciation of the valuable 

 assistance rendered, in the passage of the bill through the Legisla- 

 ture, by Messrs. Crone, of Schuylkill and Rahauser of Franklin 

 counties, members of the House, and Senators McConkey of York, 

 and Snyder of Chester counties. 



Respectfully submitted, 



GABRIEL HIESTER. 



Chairmcui. 



MR. HIESTER: As a representative of this society, I attended 

 also a meeting of the Allied Agricultural Associations, through 

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