134 Nebraska State Horticultural Society. 



WHEREAS, Our worthy fellow member, Hon. E. M. Pollard, in 

 the United States Congress, is working for an appropriation from the 

 Government to get assistance in combating the insect pests in our 

 state. Therefore, be it 



RESOLVED, That we appreciate his efforts in our behalf, and 

 will give him all the aid in our power to get governmental help in 

 ridding the orchards of our state of injurious insect pests, and that a 

 copy of this resolution be sent to Hon. E. M. Pollard, Washington, D. 

 C, and to the Hon. James Wilson, Secreary of Agriculture. 



Respectfully submitted, 



W. G. SWAN. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS RATES. 



We, the Committee appointed by the President of the Horticultural 

 Society, would respectfully report that we visited the General Freight 

 Officers of the Burlington, Northwestern, Union Pacific and Missouri 

 Pacific Railroads in Omaha. We were kindly received and given ample 

 time to properly present our case of excessive charge in fruit rates in 

 Nebraska. Each officer of the lines visited promsied to do all in his 

 power to assist in securing a speedy reduction in the rate on apples, 

 and we have the honor to report that they reduced the classification 

 from 5th Class to Class B, making a reduction of about 25 per cent 

 in the rate in this state, as shown by the following rates: 



Class 5th. Class B. 



I"'rom Geneva to Omaha 20 cents 15 cents 



From Geneva to McCook 40 cents 25 cents 



From Geneva to Alliance 59 cents 39 cents 



From Geneva to Hastings 18 cents 12 cents 



The Committee was ably assisted by W. G. Swan, who represented 

 the Southeastern Fruit Growers' Association, and assisted the Com- 

 mittee by producing statements showing the magnitude of the industry 

 and amount of fruit grown in the southeastern part of the state. 



We also met the officers of the Adams and American Express Com- 

 panies, who were also willing to assist in reducing the rates on small 

 fruit, and we have the pleasure of reporting that the express rate has 

 been lowered, and shippers report a reduction of from 5 cents to 20 

 cents per crate on small fruit. 



We found the express and freight agents anxious to gain informa- 

 tion about the fruit industry and they were willing to concede the 



