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That all citizens who may have it in their power to assist in this 

 work be requested so to do each in his own way, and as he or she may 

 have opportunity. 



That arrangements be made soon for the gathering of the early 

 fruits, and for cold storage to receive them. 



That the proper means be placed in the hands of working com- 

 mittees to do their work well. 



That railroad companies and express companies be requested to 

 give free transportation to all the products for this exhibit, and to all 

 persons traveling on this business. 



And, that all of our newspapers and our immigration societies, be 

 earnestly requested to help to bring this matter early, often, and promi- 

 nently before the people as one of the best. possible means of advertising 

 the state. 



W. R. LAUGHLIN. 



J. A. DURKES. 



A. AMBROSE. 



HARD PROBLEMS IN HORTICULTURE. 



BY T. W. GAUNT, MARYVILLE, MO. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



The task of solving hard problems in horticulture has been assigned 

 to me. 



We would say that as far as we are concerned we have been able to 

 overcome all the apparent difficulties that have been presented, but we 

 have had much to do to induce others to think and practice what we 

 have advised in the many years that is past and gone. We had the 

 hardihood thirty-three years ago to face a howling wilderness, the in- 

 tent of which was to reduce to a fact that the soil of Northwest Mis- 



