328 Slate Horticultural Society. 



City Southern and 'Frisco systems in furnishing a one-fare rate for 

 the round trip, and again express the hope that the time will come 

 when all the railroads of Missouri will be glad to make this rate for 

 all meetings of fruit growers held along their lines. 



We congratulate the State of Missouri upon the awards which 

 have been won by Missouri fruits at St. Louis, and commend to the 

 consideration of the commonwealth at large any body of men which 

 has done so much for the State and her interests. 



Respectfully submitted, 



James M, Irvine, 

 J. H. Christian, 

 H. S. Wayman, 



Committee. 

 The report of the committee on final resolutions was unanimously 

 adopted. 



C. W. Steiman. — I believe every Horticulturist at this meeting 

 has been benefited, and we can .-^Iso congratulate ourselves on our 

 display and its results at the Exposition in St. Louis. We are pro- 

 gressing and we want to hustle for tlie future. Next year there will 

 be an Exposition at Portland, Ore. Now, if there had been no other 

 exhibits than Missouri at our Exposition, would it have been great? 

 No; but we saw others and compared them, and now the talk is of 

 Missouri at the Fair. Shall we stay at home w-hen we have a chance 

 to show California and the West what we can do? Let us select a 

 committee to appear before the Legislature and ask for an appropria- 

 tion with Avhich to make a show in Horticulture at Portland. We 

 should have a good man to honorably represent our department. 



Sec. Goodman. — The Governor has selected Mr. Garver to super- 

 intend the sending of exhibits to Portland, and he has already selected 

 and we have packed all that he wants and could use of our exhibit at 

 St. Louis, and has shipped it on. Missouri will be there. 



Piano duet by the Misses Patterson and Harvey. 



FINAL TALKS. 



Vice-Pres. Dutcher. — Before concluding our meeting we want to 

 hear from some of our guests and members. I will first call on Mr. 

 Young. 



Air. Young. — I would be ungrateful to depart from Missouri and 

 the Societ}- without showing my appreciation of the great work which 

 you have accomplished. It is almost impossible for me to adequately 

 express this. It is my opinion that the railroad companies h'ave not 



