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tary's office lor the pcist six months have been not quite as much as usual. 

 Some of our railroads begin to see that we arc helping them in our efforts 

 to promote horticulture, and they are getting more liberal with us. I 

 hope to see the day when they will treat us as do the Georgia railroads 

 their horticultural society. At their annual meeting every member of 

 their committees, officers and helpers get a "pass" to the place of meet- 

 ing, and the officers at any time have free transportation over the roads 

 of the state. Our roads can afford to do much for us also; the fruit show 

 was a better advertisement than they often get for hundreds of dollars. 



I cannot refrain from mentioning the very free and <jpen assistance 

 we received from the St. Louis Exposition after they once fully under- 

 stood what we were doing and how we were doing it. They gave timely 

 aid in many ways, and very especial aid in work of keeping up the dis 

 play, bringing our fruits up to the room and taking away the waste, as- 

 sisting us in every way when we called upon them. The letters of com- 

 mendation from the board of directors and the secretary given in my 

 report on the display, gives the estimation they put upon it. Many 

 and many a one told us that it was the best thing in the building for the 

 state. I have written them to give us their resolutions engrossed on 

 parchment, as one of our trophies, and have received the following from 



one of the directors: 



St. Louis, Nov. 15TH, 1888. 

 L. A. Goodman, Esq., West port, Mo. 



Dear Sir : — I have received your favor of the 12th inst. In response 

 would say, that I will give the matter referred to special attention. Mr. 

 Kennard, the President of the Exposition Association, is now east, and it 

 may be three weeks before the matter can be fixed up. I will investigate 

 the matter, however, at once, and in any event it will be attended to in 

 ample time and as you desire. 



Hoping that we shall have the pleasure of having you with us at the 

 next Exposition, I remain, with best regards, 



Youry truly, 



C. H. SAMPSON. 



