ANNUAL MEETING AT NEVADA. 285 



FRIDAY, DECEMBER yru, 9 A.M. 



Before the mcetintr of the State Society, the call for the special 

 meeting of the small fruit growers, was attended to in one of the rooms 

 adjacent to the Opera House, with the following results: 



SMALL FRUIT GROWERS. 



A special meeting of small fruit growers was held this morning at 

 8 o'clock, for consultation. 



Major Holsinger, of Rosedale, Kansas, was elected chairman, and 

 C. I. Robards; of Butler, Missouri, secretary. 



Mr. Nelson, of Springfield, addressed the meeting on the subject of 

 evaporated raspberries. 



By motion of the 'secretary, it was ordered that a committee of two 

 be appointed to confer with the railroad companies with regard to refrig- 

 erator cars for the .shipment of small fruits. 



It was moved by Mr. Ambrose and carried that they associate 

 themselves permanently under the name of the Missouri and Kansas 

 Fruit Growers' Association. 



J. C. Evans, of Harlem, was elected permanent chairman, J. H. 

 Logan, of Nevada, assistant secretary, and A. Ambrose, of Nevada, 

 treasurer. Association then adjourned to meet at Kan.sas City on the 



3d Saturday in January. 



