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justness of the claim of the Grand Traverse country to being a first-class 

 apple region. 



Very notable were the exhibits brought from abroad, more particularly 

 that from the experiment station at South Haven. This pleased Judge 

 Ramsdell so that, at one of the evening sessions, he asked the people to 

 give it special attention, saying it had been prepared by Mr. Lyon, "The 

 most capable pomologist in Michigan, one of the most accurate of men in 

 his work." He further said that to see it was worth a journey from any 

 part of the state, and it should be carefully studied by any man contem- 

 plating the setting of an orchard. 



The first day was given up to examination of the exhibits and arrange- 

 ment of them, the first session occui'ring at the hall in the evening. At 

 this time, Mr. C. J. Monroe presiding, the committees were named as 

 follows: 



Resolutions. — Messrs. R. M. Kellogg of Ionia, Wm. S. Moflfit of Rock- 

 ford, E. C. Lewis of Cadillac. 



Fruits.— Messrs. 0. W. Garfield and Robert Graham of Grand Rapids, 

 Smith Hawley of Ludington. 



Flowers.— Frofs. L. R. Taft and W. J. Real of Agricultural College, Mrs. 

 A. D. McRae of Traverse City. 



At the close of the first session at the fairground, Mr. C. W. Garfield 

 presented the following resolution, amending the constitution of the so- 

 ciety, relative to the annual meeting, and it was adopted : 



Previous notice having been given at the June meeting of the society, I move an 

 amendment to Article IV of the constitution of the Society, so it shall read as 

 follows: "The annual meeting of the Society, for the election of officers specified 

 in Article II, shall occur upon the first Wednesday of December in each year." 



The whole of the session of the second evening was devoted to consider- 

 ation of the topic, ''City and Village Improvements along Horticultural 

 Lines," and Dr. Real's paper on "Forest Fires." It called out a very large 

 audience, and deep interest was shown by each attendant. Traverse City 

 had just a day or two before become a city in fact, as well as in name, its 

 famous pioneer and well-known citizen, Hon. Perry Hannah, having been 

 chosen its first mayor. He, with the entire board of aldermen, and the 

 boards of education and public works, attended and occupied seats upon 

 the rostrum. 



Vice-President Monroe again was in the chair, and each of the persons 

 assigned to divisions of the subject presented his paper. At the close were 

 presented the committee reports which are here subjoined. Previous to 

 presentation of these, at conclusion of his paper upon "Forest Fires," 

 Dr. Real presented the following resolution, which was unanimously 

 adopted : 



Resolved, By the members of the Michigan State Horticultural Society, that we 

 are earnestly favorable to a law similar to the one enacted in 1887, providing for a 

 state forestry commission, and that we hereby pledge ourselves to see that the 

 next legislature carry out our views on that important subject. 



