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The PRESroENT: We have Mr, Jackson with us this after- 

 noon, as a delegate from Iowa, and would be glad to hear 

 from him. 



Mr. Jackson: I am not much of a talker, and I hope you 

 will pardon me if I don't say much of anything. I have listened 

 to these discussions over the Ben Davis apple, about cherries, 

 and Railroad rates and I have been very much interested. In 

 the first place I want to say that the Ben Davis was one of the 

 principal things with us in south-western Iowa this last year. 

 While I do not think much of the flavor of the Ben Davis, yet it 

 is one of our leading apples. We raise more Ben Davis than all 

 other varieties put together, and it has made more money for 

 us than any other apple. 



I want to say a few words also in regard to this freight rate 

 question. We have been handicapped by that one thing more 

 than anything else in disposing of our fruits. The excessive 

 freight rates have actually hindered us in disposing of our 

 crops. We have had to come into competition with the New 

 York fruits shipped in here cheaper than we can ship from the 

 Missouri River points. We have been working this up, and in 

 one of our societies we have gotten up resolutions and have ap- 

 pointed committees to wait on the Legislators. We had two 

 Railroad managers at the meeting of our Board of Agriculture 

 to consult and work with our committees. Now the Railroad 

 companies do not want this thing agitated any more. They 

 have made propositions to two or three of our Legislators. I 

 have had letters from several of our Legislators and they are 

 standing firm for a fair regulation for everyone. We want all 

 the people to have the same advantage that we are getting. I 

 am surprised to see that you people do not have a little advan- 

 tage over us, but I see you are laboring under the same disad- 

 vantages that we were. We are not asking for anything that 

 is not right, only what is practical and reasonable. We are 

 working for this, and I think we are in shape to get it, and if 

 we work together, there is no doubt but what we can get what 

 we want. I thank you for your attention. (Applause.) 



Frank G. Stephens: I am sure that the society would like 

 to be put on record as extending a welcoming hand to these 

 young men who have come out this afternoon, They are going 



