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The convention organized at the City Hall, Tuesday, June 29, 1875, which 

 the Mayor and Common Council had put at its service. It was very beautifully 

 filled up, and the floral decorations were arranged to make the hall very attrac- 

 tive without diminishing the accomodations for seeing aad hearing. 



Amongst the visitors present were Governor Bagley, Addison Kellev, the 

 well known grape grower and wine manufacturer of Kelley's Island, M. B. 

 Bateham, the Secretary of the Ohio State Pomological Society, Col. D. C. Rich- 

 mond, Leo. Weitz and G. F. Newton, representing the Executive Committee of 

 the Ohio State Horticultural Society. The attendance of members from South 

 Haven, Grand Rapids and other portions of the State was larger than usual. 

 On the first days of these conventions George Parmelee, Esq., of Old Mission, 

 Grand Traverse, with the whole of the Executive Committee and other officers, 

 were present, excepting Mr. Seymour, the Treasurer, whose place was filled by 

 Mr. H. Dale Adams, of Kalamazoo county. 



After the convention was called to order by the President, the Secretary 

 directed attention in a brief address to what the society had before it for the 

 present year, showing the importance of Michigan fruits and the interest con- 

 nected therewith being fully represented at the biennial meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society, which is to be held in September next at Chicago, 

 and also that preparations must be made this year for a full exhibition at the 

 Centennial Exposition of next year. In connection with the convention at 

 Chicago a letter was read from 0. B. Galusha, of Normal, Illinois, giving the 

 details of the programme instituted by the Illinois Horticultural Society for 

 the forthcoming exhibition and convention. The circular says: 



" The society will bold its meetings for discussions in the Methodist Episcopal Church, 

 southeast corner of Washington and Clark streets. These will be attended, as heretofore, 

 by leading horticulturists from all parts of the country. Under the auspices of the Illinois 

 State Horticultural Society there will also be held in the Interstate Industrial Exposition 

 building, a national exhibition of fruits and other horticultural products of Xorth America. 

 Seven thousand square feet of space in the south end of the main floor and gallery of the 

 great Exposition building will be as§igned to the various States, territories and provinces ; 

 and in the space assigned to each State, territory or province will be arranged the State, 

 county, society or individual collections contributed therefrom. It will be our effort to 

 have every section of the country from Nova Scotia to California, and from Key West to 

 Oregon, suitably represented in a truly continental exhibition of fruits, and to this end we 

 solicit your personal effort and influence to secure a complete representation of your fruit 

 products. Upon the same day, and in the same building, the great Inter-State Exposition 

 of the Arts and Industries will begin its four weeks' exhibition. Free tickets, admitting 

 them to all parts of the convention, will be issued to all members of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society and to contributors of fruits for the exhibition. Railroads will make reduced 

 rates." 



It has been decided that the Governor of the State shall appoint a commit- 

 tee of three to take charge of the fruits for this exhibition, and that a com- 

 mittee of thirteen be selected from the several fruit growing districts of 

 Michigan to collect fruits to be shown. 



In regard to the Centennial, it was stated that 87,500 having been placed at 

 the disposal of the Governor to aid in promoting a representation of the pro- 

 ducts of Michigan at the exhibition, a commission will shortly be appointed 

 consisting of four members, and circulars will be issued stating the general 

 regulations which will govern them in their work, and also furnishing full 

 information to exhibitors. 



The reports of the several district and county pomological and horticultural 

 societies were read. Judge J. G. Ramsdell, from Grand Traverse, reported that 

 the apple orchards on the side hills and rolling lauds in that region were but 

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