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Thursday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p. m. 



At each of the evening [sessions the Fulton brass band gave a 

 number of pieces before the hall, and two selections in the room before 

 the opening, which was well appreciated by the Society. 



DISCUSSION. 



N. F. Murray — I think we should make mention of what was 

 done at the World's Fair. I spent three weeks there myself. You 

 are aware that the State appropriated $150,000 to make an exhibit at 

 the Fair, This Society secured the promise of $10,000 of that fund. 

 Never at any time was there a single dollar set apart for our use. We 

 had nothing to draw upon but our own pockets ; we had to pay our 

 own bills; when we needed funds we were informed that we would be 

 allowed $2.00 per day to pay our expenses. Mr. Gwynn said in his 

 opinion the State Horticultural Society was doing more to carry Mis- 

 souri to the front than any other agency. 



Messrs. Goodman, Pollard and Evans deserve great credit for 

 what we have done. We were right up in the front rank. We took 

 19 medals on our fruit, and the State took 400 medals, which is more 

 than those of any other State. It should be the ambition of every 

 citizen of Missouri to make her the highest and grandest in the bright' 

 galaxy of States. 



J. 0. Evans — It is but justice to Mr. Gwynn to say that he was 

 not one of the State's World Fair commissioners. He had to obey 

 orders and carry out the instructions of his superiors. The Governor 

 appointed the commissioners. I think Mr. Gwynn was the friend of 

 the State Horticultural Society, but he was handicapped. He could 

 not do as he wanted to. About June, some of the funds set apart for 

 certain interests had been expended. They then put all the money 

 into one fund and stinted everything just as much as possible. We 

 had to pay money out of our own pockets. While I think we were 

 treated unfairly, I don't want to get up a fight. 



Mr. Kurtz— Was the $150,000 all expended ? 



J. C. Evans — I am not prepared to answer that question. I could 

 never get an intelligent account of how the money was expended. 



A. J. Blake — The State Poultry Association say they never received 

 a penny. 



J. L. Erwin — The State Dairy Association failed to get what had 

 been promised them. 



J. C. Evans — The one great mistake we made was in not requiring 

 all the money in our hands before we began a bit of work. We have 



