REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF HORTICULTURE. 85 



Waereas, President J. R. Cardwell, owing to his large 

 private interests, feeling that he is unable to continue in the 

 office which he has filled so long without sacrificing his per- 

 sonal interests, has tendered his resignation to the Governor ; 

 and. 



Whereas, Our venerable and efficient secretary, John Minto, 

 after four years of faithful service, has seen fit to resign his 

 office, therefore be it 



Resolved, That in our pleasant relations with these gentle- 

 men, both officially and socially, we have learned to admire 

 their high character and integrity as men ; that for their pio- 

 neer efforts in horticulture, which have assisted in making 

 fruit production one of the leading industries of our state, 

 Oregon owes them a debt of gratitude ; and, 



Resolved, That to Dr. J. R. Cardwell, for the faithful dis- 

 charge of his duties as president of this board for the past ten 

 years, which has been purely a labor of love for our horticul- 

 tural interests ; and to John Minto, for his diligent work as 

 secretary and especially for his valuable efforts in behalf of 

 our forestry interests, we tender our most sincere thanks, and 

 while we regret to sever our cordial official relation, we wish 

 to express our hearty interest in their future welfare. 



Resolved) That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes 

 of this board, and a copy be sent to each of our late associates. 

 At this meeting it was also resolved that the fruit interest 

 would be better subserved if the office of the board was located 

 at Portland, in the center of the fruit business, and, agreeable 

 with this thought, the office of tliis board was located in the 

 Chamber of Commerce Building, without expense to the state. 

 In the withdrawal of Mr. Minto from the labors of the office 

 as secretary, the board lost a valuable and efficient official — 

 one on whose judgment the members always relied, and who 

 was largely instrumental in making the board as effective as 

 it has become. 



My selection as Mr. Minto 's successor as secretary of this 

 board necessitated my resignation as commissioner for the 

 first district, and, agreeable therewith, I sent in the following 

 resignation : — 



Hon. T. T. Geer, Governor — 



My Dear Sir : Our Secretary, Mr. John Minto, having resigned his po- 

 sition, and the board having chosen me as his successor, it becomes neces- 

 sary for me, under the law, to resign my position as commissioner, which I 

 have held ever since the board was created some ten years ago. I accepted 

 the position as secretary reluctantly, and only at the earnest solicitation of 



