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Mr. Ford moved a vote of thanks to those persons who had aided in fitting 

 up the hall, and also to the Chamber of Commerce for its generosity in light- 

 ing and warming the hall. 



Judge Baker wished to include the Janitor in the vote of thanks, who had 

 certainly been indefatigable in attending to our comfort. 



Mr. Elliot proposed to include the railroads— the Sioux City, Superior, and 

 Northern Facilic— and regretted not being able to extend the same vote to 

 other roads, 



Mr. Willey, from the committee to report upon the articles on exhibition in 

 the hall, made the following report : 



KEPOKT OF O. b. WILLEY. 



Mk. President:— Your committee, to whom was referred the examination of articles on 

 exhibition, beg leave to report: 



We have had the same under consideration, and can only say, with one of old, " Well done, 

 good and faithful servant, thou hast not hidden the talent that has been given thee, shortly 

 thou Shalt have five others added thereto. "" 



The impression on entering your hall is truly wonderful, and to say that the products of 

 fruits, plants, and flowers, surpass the expectations of the most sanguine, only tells the story 

 in a feeble manner. 



Your committee cannot be very explicit in their report. The samples before us are all very 

 fine, and show a greater list of varieties under cultivation than we had expected grew in your 

 State, and it gives us much pleasure to record the fact, that the Minnesota Fruit Growers" 

 Association, arising from the slough of crabbish despondency, are henceforth to eat of such 

 fruits as are pleasant to the taste and good to look upon. 



Among the many exhibitors we find, W. E. Brimhall, of Ramsey county, showing some 

 dozen varieties, including Plumb's Cider, Haas, Fameuse, Perry Russet, Tallman Sweet. 

 Jeunette, Soulard, Hyslop, Montreal Beauty, Virginia, and a seedling without name. Of 

 early apples he has fruited Tetofsky, Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Saxton. Transcendents, 

 Yellow Bellflower, and Golden Pippin. 



J. S. Harris showed Ben Davis, Bethlehemite, Rawle"s Jannet, English (iolden Russet, 

 Westfield Seek-no-further, Grindstone. Red Cheeked Pippin. Northern Spy, Winter Wine 

 Sap, Golden or Fall Pippin, Long Stem, Stone, Red Romanite, Tallman Sweet, Belmont. 

 Lady Apple, Bullock, Pomme Gris, Sweet Pear, Hyslop, some twenty-one varieties. He 

 raised also, among the summer and fall kinds. Duchess ol Oldenburg, Red Astrachan, Fall 

 Stripe or Saxton, Early Harvest, Sops of Wine, Tetofsky, Fameuse, Fall Wine, Transcend- 

 ents, Rubicon, Scollop Gilliflower, Keswick Codlin, Kentucky Sweet Russet, Price's Sweet, 

 St. Lawrence, Bailey's Sweet, Benoni, Perry Russet, and some half dozen other kinds, such 

 as Autumn Stawberry. Early Strawberry, White Astrachan, etc.: about fifty varieties fruited 

 in his orchard. 



F. G. Gould exhibited the Wealthy, from Mr. Gideon's orchard. 



Truman M. Smith exhibited Ben Davis, Tallman Sweet, Little Romanite, Seek-no-further, 

 Soulard Crab, and three or four kinds without name. Grapes— Diana, Delaware, Martha, 

 lona, Israela, Isabella and Adirondack. Ten varieties of wines— five of grape, two of cur- 

 rants, two of raspberry, and one of strawberry. Canned raspberries, two kinds raspberry 

 jam, seven kinds jelly. 



Of his wines, we can but say, in justice to Mr. Smith, that a Temperance Committee, who 

 can stand but one round, are of the opinion that his wine is very fine, but ask for further 

 consideration. 



John Hart, of Winona, exhibited Ben Davis, Tallman Sweet, Limber Twig, Winter Wine, 

 Perry Russet, Black Gilliflower, Jetterson County, Waf^oner. Monstrous Pippin. Rawle's 

 Janet. 



Wyman Elliot, of Minneapolis, two varieties plums, three lots currant wine, representing 

 cue, two and three years. 



The plums looked very fine, and show a commendable spirit in an attempt to improve our 

 native fruit. 



Mrs. W. G. Hendrickson, of Ramsey county, fine samples canned currants, plums, transcend- 

 ents, two kinds jelly, etc. The Transcendents were put up like peaches— a new idea. 



