TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 9$ 



Resolved, That a committee be appointed by the chair to act as a trans- 

 portation committee, to confer with railway companies and all transportation companies 

 as to carrying fruits from orchard -i in this state to all portions of the state as quickly 

 and at as reasonable rates as possible. 



The chair named Messrs. Hawley, Steaens, Morrill, and Rice, as 

 the committee provided for by the above resolution. 



REPORT ON THE FINANCES. 



Chairman Rice of the finance committee presented the following report 



which was adopted: 



The committee have compared the reports of the secretary and treasurer and find 

 they agree in all respects. We have also examined all the orders, checks, vomhers etc., 

 and find that all agree. We also find amounts of interest on mortgages and bonds 

 agree with statement of reports. All of which is respectfully submitted. 



L. B. Rice, 



A. G. GlJLLEY, 



S. R. Fuller. 



REPORT ON PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 



Concerning the recommendations of the president's message, the 

 following report from the committee was adopted: 



Your committee to whom was referred the president's message report as follows: 



1. As to memberships. That our treasurer at any time and all times urge people to 

 become members of the society. With those joining in localities having local societies, 

 the payment of the fee shall constitute each a member of both the state and local soci- 

 ety for one year: also, that by personal solicitation and corresponding he do all he can 

 to increase the life memberships. 



2. That we favor the suggestion relative to the upper peninsula, and the furnishing 

 of surplus reports to granges, agricultural societies, or similar organization in counties 

 where no horticultural societies exist; that the carrying out of these suggestions be left 

 to the secretary rather than a special committee. 



3. As to auxiliary societies, our relation to the department of agriculture at Wash- 

 ington, and the exhibits at the World's Columbian Exposition, at Chicago, in 1893 

 having already been considered by the society, the committee make no recommenda- 

 tions. ^ 



4. As to exhibits at the meetings of this society, your committee recommend the 

 offering of such premiums as the executive committee may determine at any meetings 

 also that efforts be made to induce individuals to offer special premiums for thes& 

 exhibits. 



C. J. Monroe, 

 J. F. Taylor, 

 C. A. Sessions, 



Committee. 



MATTERS OF MARKETING. 



Beginning discussion of Mr. Coryell's paper, Mr. R. M. Kellogg of 

 Ionia said: The great secret of developing a home market lies in getting 

 every family in town to eat several quarts of fruit daily instead of one. It 

 is utterly astonishing how much fruit people will eat in the course of the 

 season if you manage them rightly. If they become tired of one variety,, 

 have another of different flavor, color, and appearance for them to try. 

 Don't allow them to think they can go without it for a single meal, and 



