156 ANNUAL REPORT 



THIRD DAY 



Thursday, January 18, 1883. 



President Sias. I wish to make a motion from the chair this 

 morning. Seedlings are the air line to the fruit growers' paradise. 

 Nothing succeeds like success. None have succeeded like Peter 

 M. Gideon. I don't care what his politics or religion are. I move 

 that Peter M. Gideon be made an honary life member of this 

 society. 



Motion adopted unanimously. 



Mr. Brand moved that a committee of three be appointed to 

 wait upon Mr. Gideon and inform him of his election. 



Carried, and Messrs, Brand, Peffer, and McHenry, so appointed. 



Pending which the committee appointed last evening to confer 

 with Mr. Gideon, came in with their report, which was read as 

 follows: 



REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON RELA- 

 TIONS WITH PETER M. GIDEON 



Mr. President: 



The committee appointed to confer with Mr. Gideon, having 

 performed the duty assigned them, recommend as follows: 



1st. That Mr. Gideon be requested to furnish for publication 

 in our transactions, a copy of his paper on Fruit Raising and Fast 



