272 State Horticultural Society, 



who out of nothing built, fostered and maintained this great insti- 

 tution into the condition that now is acknowledged by the world to 

 be a standard of honor and authority, not only in horticultural 

 progress, but, through the power of this association, almost every 

 phase of the farm industry has realized the blessings of advance- 

 ment. While it is sad in our memory to see that our old friends, 

 who in the near past were ever present at these meetings, are now 

 absent, yet I cannot refrain from mentioning here Col. J. C. Evans, 

 W. G. Gano, Hon. N. F. Murray, A. Nelson and Judge Miller, with 

 Gov. Colman and Mrs. Dugan ever forming the blaze of enthus- 

 iasm with ardent zealousness. And it is yet pleasant to compre- 

 hend and realize the fact that there are many others whose souls 

 have taken on the zeal that the others, through infirmities of old 

 age, had to lay aside. May the good work progress in the future 

 as in the past. My best wishes for you and the meeting. I am, 



"Yours truly, 



"S. H. Linton." 



SAVING NIAGARA. 



During the last year or more you have noticed in all our 

 papers the work of the American Civic Association for the pres- 

 ervation of Niagara. This Society took action last winter, and 

 many of our members have been doing their part in protesting 

 against its destruction. The last effort is now to prevent the im- 

 portation of electric power from Canada, and thousands of peo- 

 ple have been sending in special requests to Secretary Taft not to 

 allow the same. A considerable expense has been entailed in this 

 work, and we should have part in the bearing of this burden. 



In conclusion, we have been at work in this horticultural mat- 

 ter these many years, not so much for our own benefit, but for the 

 good of our State and the extension of its horticultural interests. 

 We enjoy the work because it has been our life work and because 

 of the friends we have made in this work. It has been one of pleas- 

 ure and profit because of the real friends we have found all over 

 this State, and that has been the best part, the higher part of this 

 life work, and we are happy in the unity of action which has al- 

 ways been the guiding power of our Society all these 25 years of 

 working together. 



We are happy with you and proud for j'^ou that this work, be- 

 ing a labor of love and a love of labor, has been so glorious and 

 successful, and if the same kind of unity can be preserved for the 



