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which, fortunately, he is prompt to do. All kinds of inquiries were made by 

 letter. I mention one, ''what Avonld he the jDrospeet for making money at the 

 Centennial hy a brass band made up of nine brothers? " 

 But there was 



A BRIGHT SIDE 



to the labor of making the collection. It gave the writer an opportunity to 

 learn more about the fora of our State, which so abounds in interesting things. 



Quite a number of men deserve especial mention for their sacrifice and prompt 

 response to a call for specimens. 



L. H. Foster, Ludington, deserves great credit for supplying eight fine birch 

 logs of three siDCcimens ; also logs of white spruce, mountain ash, and others. 



Hosea Cox, of Schoolcraft, with no delay went fifteen miles and obtained at 

 his own expense a large red cedar log for the Centennial. 



S, Alexander, of Birmingham, deserves mention here for promptness in send- 

 ing valuable blocks of willows and oaks, 



Mr. 0. E. Sumner, of Monroe Co., also furnished at considerable trouble and 

 expense several fine specimens. 



Joseph Bristol, of Almont, furnished the largest tree, a cottonwood, which 

 was costly to handle. 



Israel Pennington and son were very self-sacrificing in going a long way in 

 muddy time to deliver, without charge, trunks of nice trees set for ornament on 

 their own place years before. 



Warren Brown, of Flint, was one of the first to respond to the call by fur- 

 nishing the huge knot referred to in another i)lace. 



Mr. George Eowell employed ten men to help get the twin beeches down and 

 to the railroad. 



A. B. Wetherbee, Cass Co., delivered at the railroad with very short notice 

 the choice sample of oak containing the buck's horn. 



Hon. 0. M. Barnes, of Lansing, was very prompt in furnishing whatever was 

 asked along the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Eailroad. 



Perhaps others deserve especial notice for promptness and work in this good 

 cause, but space hardly permits a special notice of every person. 



Most of the specimens of trees and shrubs were collected and 2)repared at the 

 expense of the Agricultural College. 



Especial mention is due to the officers of the Flint & Pere Marquette Eailway 

 for granting free transit for myself and for specimens which were collected 

 along their railroad. 



The same acknowledgment should here be made to the officers of the Michi- 

 gan Central Eailway and all their leased lines, to Detroit, Lansing & Lake Mich- 

 igan Eailway, and to the officers of the Detroit & Milwaukee Eailway, and the 

 Grand Eapids & Indiana Eailway, and Chicago & Lake Huron Eailway. 



OTHER DOXORS DESERVIXG ilEXTIOX. 



John N^. Hcth, Birmingham, large white wood board. 



Phoenix Manufacturing Co., Grand Eapids, 20 samples of 4xl0-inch boards. 



George ^Y. Breck, PaAv Paw, four logs. 



W. W. Eeynolds, Cass Co., seeds of paw paw. 



D. Harden & Co., Saginaw, 25 boards 8xlG inches. 



J. J. McWhorton, South Lyons, 1 large prickly ash. 



H. A. Atkins, Locke, large sumach log. 



C. F. Wheeler, Birmingham, 1 shrub. 



