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at St. Louis we had the assistance of J. C. Evans, Jr., and G. D. Schulte; 

 at Columbia Ave had the assistance of Dr. J. C. Whitten and L. F. Childers ; 

 at Springfield we had the assistance of Earl Hopkins and H. H. Park. 



As fine a collection of fruits has been secured as it was possible to 

 secure under the conditions we had. In fact I think no better collection 

 could be made any time.. 



Promises were made for a fine collection of winter apples, but some 

 of those who promised failed to keep their promises and for no 

 fault of their own, because there was no fruit in that land. Over and 

 over again has this crv come to me and vet we must have the fruit, 

 was my response. What were we to do, but to hunt more earnestly for 

 them. Some of our fruit men have put in faithful time for this cause 

 and thus saved their county from "losing out." We had 62 of these 

 faithful workers in the field at picking time. We now have a fine supply 

 on hand for next year's use, consisting of nearly 1,200 barrels, and hope 

 to see them work out the glory of Missouri. 



I also give here a list of names of those who have, during the fall 

 so faithfully helped to gather the large and fine collection of apples for 

 use next summer. To these men the State and each county owes a 

 debt they will never repay. 



This list, of course, does not attempt to give the names of every 

 contributor and only the list of the collectors or large growers are 

 attempted, and even then, perhaps, there may be some errors. 



Secretary. 



W. G. Gano, Parkville, 



C. A. Emery, Carthage, 

 J. H. Marion, Fulton, 



J. H. Murphy, S. St. Joseph, 

 S. H. Van Trump, Elmira, 

 Wm. Mooney, Montreal, 

 G. A. Atwood, Springfield, 

 J. W. Tippin, Nichols, 

 J. E.' May, La Platta, 

 Polster Bros., Warrenton, 

 H. W. Jenkins, Boonville, 

 F. H. Speakman, Neosho, 

 J. S. Butterfield, Lee's Summit, 

 Chas. Teubner, Lexington, 



D. Lowmiller, Parkville, 

 C. Thorp, Weston, 



S. R. Walker, Liberty, 



N. F. Murray, Oregon, 



D. A. Robnett, Columbia, 

 H. H. Parks, Springfield, 



A. T. Nelson, Lebanon, 



B. Logan, Logan, 



W. S. Crouch, Carrollton, 



C. T. Mallinckrodt, St. Charles, 

 J. H. G. Jenkins, Spring Garden, 

 H. S. Wayman, Princeton, 



C. H. Williamson, Utica. 



E. L. Mason, Trenton. 

 Geo. Meyer, Orchard Farm, 

 Henry Meyer, Bridgeton, 



J. C. Whitten, Columbia, 

 H. Goehrig, Boonville, 

 M. Butterfield, Farmington, 

 Wild Bros., Sarcoxie, 



