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ronage. If the editor or publisher fails to do this, he fails to achieve suc- 

 cess. Just so the nurseryman who thinks the public is going to rush into 

 his ofifice to buy nursery stock will find himself wofully mistaken, unless he 

 make some effort to secure its patronage. We have passed the times when 

 men can sit down and get rich, and even to make a living most men have to 

 'hustle' pretty lively now-a-days, especially in the nursery and newspaper 

 business. 



"It ought to be possible for this association to perfect a black list of travel- 

 ing agents. For instance, let every member report to the secretary the name 

 of any traveling salesman who is caught defrauding the public by selling 

 them stock untrue to name, or lying to them about the merits and hardiness 

 of varieties. 



"Announce in the agricultural press that farmers are invited to send to 

 the secretary of the association full particulars about any agents by whom 

 they claim to have been swindled. A system of inquiry to verify the facts 

 could be easily inaugurated without great expense. Inform the newspapers 

 of this work, and ask thut all complaints from their readers of swindling 

 salesmen be investigated by the secretary before publication, so that the full 

 name and address ot the offending party may be published to the world." 



Then followed a committee report and a discussion upon reduction of post- 

 age on seeds, etc., but as such reduction has been accomplished the matter 

 is of no further interest. 



The annual election of officers was effected by report of a committee on 

 nominations, with this result : 



President — Geo. A. Sweet. 



Vice-President — G. J. Carpenter. 



Secretary — Chas. A. Green. 



Treasurer — A. R. Whitney. 



Executive Committee — Leo Weltz, S. D. TVillard, S.^M. Emery. 



