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Not, however, be it understood, without exertion. Indeed, it will only be 

 by unwearied effort, from year to year, allowing no difficulties to relax your 

 efforts, that this great object can be realized. 



And if this success is ardently desired — if your hearts are unwaveringly 

 set upon the accomplishment of this purpose, you will succeed. 



But no trifles must deter you, no toil or care must be considered as too 

 great. The thousand and one discouragements and failures which will meet 

 you at every step, must only incite to greater effort. 



You must take hold of the accomplishment of this object with the same 

 strength of purpose as he, who with eyes upturned to the summit of some 

 lofty peak, presses up the mountain side step by step, not minding weariness, 

 and even when foot sore and exhausted he sinks down, it is but to rise again 

 to the same enterprise, unshaken in courage and undaunted in faith. 



The address delivered, Mr. Truman Smith moved that the thanks of the 

 Society be extended to Mr. Harris for his able and eloquent address. He 

 wished to say further that the coming gathering of the great Pomological 

 Convention of the United States was to meet, and he hoped that a committee 

 would be appointed to go to the convention. Mr. Smith said he knew of one 

 person who proposed to go at his own expense ; and for one he would engage 

 100 pounds of grapes to whoever would take them. 



Mr. J. S. Harris said he was one, especially, who felt the force of Col. Har- 

 ris' remarks, as he himself was one who had pressed forward under all pos- 

 sible discouragements. He was sure that the future of Minnesota would in 

 time stand equal to that of any State in the Union. 



Mr. Smith declared his belief that on a former occasion Kansas, through 

 somebody's neglect, had been credited with the merits of Minnesota. 



On motion, the President put to vote the resolution of extending thanks to 

 Col. Harris, and it was carried. 



On motion of Judge Baker, the President of the State Agricultural Society. 

 Mr. O. P. Whitcomb, who was on the platform, was invited to address the 

 Society, and that gentleman promptly responded. He said he took pleasure 

 in acknowledging the satisfaction the address had given him. Also to ac- 

 knowledge his obligations to the Horticultural Society for its aid in making 

 attractive the State Fairs, for without their aid, their exhibition would have 

 been like the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out. He had. besides, felt 

 under obligations to the speaker for his aid in furnishing articles for exhibi- 

 tion hitherto. 



On motion, a brief recess was taken to enable those present to examine 

 the fruit, and other articles on exhibition. 



The President called the meeting to order after a recess of 15 minutes, and 

 on reassembling. Col. Stevens called the attention of the Society to the fact 

 that the Governor was in the hall, and as he had honored the Society with 

 his presence, he moved that the Society hear from him. 



The Governor, in response, said that usually he liked to talk of things about 

 which he knew something, but he, himself, knew little about fruit growing, 

 and gave a ludicrous account of his experience in trying to raise fruit, failing 



