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fore, in order to keep faith with the public, to go to the Seattle markets 

 and buy enough California fruit to make up the deficit. 



It was announced that on Children's Day two thousand cartons of 

 Fresno raisins were to be given to the little ones in the afternoon. "When 

 the cases were rolled out in front of the California Building a dense 

 crowd of struggling children surrounded the men who were opening 

 the boxes and passing out the cartons. The jam was so great that the 

 little ones were almost smothered by the more aggressive tots anxious 

 to get a box of raisins. Those near the distributors couldn't budge one 

 way or another, being hemmed in by those on the outside, who were 

 shoving and pushing to get nearer. The fortunate ones near the boxes 

 kept reaching for more until some of them had grabbed half a dozen 

 cartons. 



Colonel Wiggins, who viewed the scene from the top of the stairs, 

 called a halt and ordered the boxes taken to the rear of the building, 

 where a row of rustic benches were placed parallel to the back of the 

 wall. The children were compelled to file through this passage one by 

 one, and the plan worked beautifully. 



I regret to say, however, that it had an unhappy ending for some of 

 the children at the end of the line, who were repeatedly asked to stop 

 shoving and go slow, as there was enough for every one. In a seem- 

 ingly endless procession they filed past, some of them a second time, 

 until the supply ran out, with a line still unsupplied containing some 

 hundred children. 



Apples had to be substituted for raisins. Some were glad to get them, 

 while the mothers of others, showing an unpleasant phase of the much- 

 vaunted "Seattle spirit," declared it was a shame, after they had been 

 so patient, that their little ones were cheated out of a package of raisins, 

 which goes to show that if we attempt a Grape Day we should do it right 

 and live up to every announcement made. We want every one to have a 

 bunch of grapes or a carton of raisins, so that they will go away happy 

 and thoroughly impressed with the importance of our viticultural 

 industr}^ 



Chairman Cook. The meeting is now in order. What will be the 

 first ? 



Mr. Essig. Yesterday a resolution was presented to the house, call- 

 ing for a commission to be appointed to consider intercounty quaran- 

 tine. In order to avoid, as far as possible, the passing of quarantine 

 ordinances which are considered by nurserymen and county commis- 

 sioners and fruit growers to be a hindrance to the possible development 

 of their business, I make a motion that we now nominate two members 

 of this convention as members of this commission, and if it is in order, 

 Mr. Chairman, I would like to make the nomination — 



Mr. Chairman. No objection whatever. 



Mr. Essig. I would like to nominate Mr. E. N. Richmond of San 

 Jose as one of the members of that commission, as I believe he is a man 



