64: STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



He says tliey have no fight with us. In proof of that will his society 

 turn around and help us to get this law enacted, because then the fruit 

 will go into the hands of honest men? 



Mr. Cook: This resolution is up before the state society, where there 

 are but few who have thought about the question at all, and I think 

 it ought to have more consideration than this; and, if it is in order, I 

 move that it be postponed or laid on the table until another meeting, 

 or be left to the executive committee for their consideration, if that 

 could be done. 



The President: There is a legislative committee in the society. 



Mr. Cook: Well, let it go to that committee, or a proper committee, 

 to be examined thoroughly and discussed at a future meeting. It seems 

 to me we are not ready to vote on this question now. 



The President: I have had considerable experience shipping fruit, 

 as many of you know. For ten or fifteen years I have shipped almost 

 as much as any man in Michigan, of his own growing, and during that 

 time I have not had any trouble with the commission men. All this 

 sounds as though it was a fight against somebody, some commission 

 man. I know that there is rank work among the commission men, and 

 I know that they are not alone in doing these things; but I do feel as 

 though this resolution does not cover the entire ground; that, if you 

 propose to ask for legislation of this kind, you should include the fruit- 

 grower, see that he does not defraud anybody. Then you can ask for 

 common honesty among all men, and enforce it, if such legislation is 

 practicable. When you do that you will do away with a great deal of 

 trouble, but I feel as though we ought to be a little careful about these 

 matters. The state society does not wish to put itself in a position to 

 be criticised, but it is anxious to do anything and everything that can 

 really improve the fruit interests of the state of Michigan. I hope you 

 will look at this carefully. 



It was moved by Mr. Graham that the matter be left to the legislative 

 committee for recommeiulntious to be presented at the next meeting. 

 The motion was seconded by Mr. Barnett. and was put and carried. 



