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lis notices. This morning one of the reporters called me and said he 

 was sorry he could not be here as he had an important meeting to 

 attend. He wanted to know what tlie Northern Nut Growers' Associa- 

 tion was like, if it was something like the Tree Planting Association. 

 The fact is that people do not understand^ as yet, the meaning of this 

 association or its jDurpose. They do not realize that California sends 

 25,000 tons of walnuts to market, worth millions of dollars, and 10.000 

 tons of almonds tliis year. They don't realize that down in Georgia, in 

 the poor, puny pinewoods where men had a hard time to make a living 

 at one time, they are noAV riding around in limousines because they are 

 arowincr mits. Thev do not realize the enorinous social and economic 

 imijortance and consequence of work of the nut growers of today in the 

 j^art that they play in the agriculture of the world fer tomorrow. 

 Tlie newspapers would rather send some representative to see a prince 

 fall down with liis horse. But I know from mutual acquaintances 

 th'.t the Prince would rather be with us here today at this meeting than 

 to be listening to a tliousand and one nonentities and taking part in 

 conversations with no future meaning. I believe that if I had thought 

 about inviting him in time I should have had him out here. I have 

 had experience with members of royalty before and I know what ser- 

 ious-minded people they are. 



The next subject discussed wns that of dropping members who 

 are not in general good standing. After the discussion the decision 

 stood tliat no action could be taken unless specific charges against the 

 iiiemher were presented and proven true. 



Another matter discussed was that of compensation to Mrs. Gahn 

 for doing secretarial work for the association. It was voted by those 

 present thst she should be com23ensated, but the amount of compensa- 

 tion should lie left to the decision of the Executive Committee. 



Tl:e President adjourned the session sine die, at i p. m. 



Because of lack of time, several papers Avere not read. These are 

 inchided herewith : 



NUTS 



By Hon. Royal S. CopeJc.nd, U . S. Senator from X. Y. 



Whenever there is a peculiar individual in the community, he is 

 apt to be called a "nut." As ordinarily used this is a term of derision, 

 but the more one studies the value of the nut the more he 



