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Columbia, Mo., December lo, 1903. 

 D. A. Robnett, President Missouri State Horticultural Society: 



Dear Sir — I take pleasure in tendering- to the State Horticultural 

 Society an invitation to visit the Herald office during their session in 

 Columbia, either individually or collectively. 



Very respectfully, 



E. W. Stephens. 



Invitation was also extended to any members of the societ}^ so 

 desiring- to visit the rooms of the State Historical Society, by 



F. A. Sampson, Secretary. 



Moberly, Mo., Dec. 8th, 1903. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman, Secretary State Horticultural Society, Colum- 

 bia, Mo.: 



Dear Sir — It is the desire of the Moberly Commercial Club, as 

 well as that of all the citizens of Moberly. that your society meet in 

 Moberly in 1904. We will consider this a great honor to have you 

 do so and assure you that nothing will be left undone to make this 

 your banner meeting. You Avill have free access to our spacious 

 club rooms during the time and all other privileges of our little city. 

 Kindly present this to your societ}^, and we will thank you to do 

 all that you can to bring the next meeting to Moberly. 



Yerx trul}-. 



C. B. Clapp, President M. C. C. 

 P. S. — We would prefer the winter meeting. 



Hannibal ATo., Nov. 24, 1903. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman. Secy. Mo. State Hor. Society, Westport, Mo. : 



My Dear Sir — T enclose you a copy of the resolution passed at 

 St. Louis and which I have sent to Secy. Wilson. I am sending this 

 to the various states for presentation to their meetings and I hope 

 that each society will take action on the matter. I Avould be glad to 

 have you present the resolutions at your meeting in Columbia for con- 

 sideration. It is not certain at this time that I can be with you, but 

 I am greatly in hopes that I can. 



Very truly yours, 



T. C. Wilson. 



Whereas, American apple growers and exporters have sustained 

 much inconvenience and loss from the rejection of American apples 

 by officials of the German government on account of the alleged in- 

 fection of the fruit with the San Jose scale, and 



