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refrigeration that is practical and that is brine circulation as a 

 medium. Many of you have seen the cold storage machinery in 

 breweries and packing houses, what is called the expansion system. 

 I do not believe this is practical for the cold storage of fruits. I 

 think you have Mr. McKay from Philadelphia here, and he might 

 disagree with me on some of these points. If he speaks to you to- 

 morrow, take his word, because he knows more about it than I do. 

 In relation to brine circulation with this system, if you have any 

 trouble with your machinery for a short time, you can make re- 

 pairs without fear of varying the temperature, because you have a 

 large quantity of brine in the storage tank which can be circulated 

 and the temperature regulated by turning oif or on the coils of 

 pipe in the room. Another advantage, too, is this: That the am- 

 monia, which is the general medium used in refrigeration is en- 

 tirely separate and away from the cold storage room; it is down in 

 the engine room, and there is nothing going through your coils but 

 cold brine which can do no harm in case of accidental breakage. 



There is one thing about Harrisburg that I might say in relation 

 to cold storage, and that is, as to its central location. There is no 

 reason why Harrisburg should not make an excellent distributing 

 point for the horticulturists in this section, or other sections, and 

 fruit shipped from other states and to other states. We are not 

 very far from New York, and we are in close touch with Baltimore 

 and Philadelphia, and we have the best kind of railroad facilities. 

 I do not know why Harrisburg should not be an ideal place for the 

 storage of fruits and their distribution, nor do I know why horti- 

 culturists should not take advantage of these opportunities in ad- 

 dition to the advantages he has in cold storage. 



As I said before, I am not here to talk business, we have very 

 little cold storage room to offer, but we would be glad to rent to 

 anyone what we have. To sum the matter up, Mr. Hiester wanted 

 me to make a few remarks with reference to the advantage of cold 

 storage. I simply say that those advantages are being used by 

 others and that the farmers and fruit growers should have the 

 primary use of it, and I believe that the time is coming when the 

 horticulturist will see more advantages in the use of cold storage 

 than at the present time. I thank you very much for your kind 

 attention. 



MONEY IN PEACH CULTURE. 



By J. n. UALB. 



THE PRESIDENT.— In presenting this gentleman, I would say 

 that he does not need an introduction. 



MR. HALE. — Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: Please don't 

 applaud like that. If you do that, I shall have to tell you a story. 

 Some one has said that married men do not live longer than single 

 men, only it seems longer. So the program as it was made up for 



