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so to be passed on by the committee alone, and this report was 

 submitted that the Society could take the matter up as a whole. 



Mr. Tippin — This resolution was given to the committee by 

 Mr. Love. I will state, on behalf of the committee, that it is a 

 question involving rates on apples from Missouri to southwest 

 points. It refers to one railroad only. We wish it changed to ap- 

 ply to others. I wish to state that after discussion, if a committee 

 is appointed to take this matter up, it should be through the State 

 Railroad Commission. We cannot have change of rates till the 

 basis of rate is changed. By the old system of fixing rates, the 

 east got rates to the west, and vice versa. 



Mr. Love — (Read resolution). [See page 324.] I think the 

 committee ought to have read this. This resolution was inspired by 

 my own practical experience. The reason that only one road was 

 named is that all my experience was with that one road. I am will- 

 ing, however, that it shall apply to all roads. Concerning the 

 Frisco charges, they are raising the rates from year to year, to the 

 disregard of the horticultural interests of the State. I ask the 

 President of this Society to appoint a committee to take this mat- 

 ter up and try and secure a reduction in rates, to at least the same 

 rate per mile as east of the river. Mr. Erb, Mr. Hazeltine and 

 myself were appointed as a committee from the Ozark Fruit 

 Growers' Association to go to St. Louis in January. I was the 

 only one who went, but I saw the officials. They treated me most 

 courteously, but seemed surprised at the complaint; said they had 

 never heard of any complaint in the west. (Gave several in- 

 stances where rates had been raised in last years.) The railroads 

 have no right to charge more for a short haul than a long one. I 

 am inclined to believe that we have got to kick to get any help in 

 this direction, and for that reason we need a committee. 



Secretary Goodman — I would suggest that the committee be 

 changed to three members, and that it be made to apply to all roads 

 in this State. 



On motion of Mr. McAfee, the matter, with suggestions made, 

 was referred to the Committee on Resolutions, to come up in the 

 regular order. Carried. 



Mr. Love, Chairman of Obituary Committee, reported that 

 they could find no vacancy in our ranks caused by death. We 

 should record our thanks for this report, which was done by rising 

 vote. 



As to the Jamestown Exposition, Secretary Goodman stated 

 that he had nothing specially to say. Only we want to get the 



