500 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



to again nominate Mr. Loring as President, and it is only on account 

 of his earnest insistence that he could not take the office that he was 

 not nominated for president. 



Mrs. Williams (Sec.) : You have just heard it stated by Prof. 

 Green that Mr. Gibbs is too modest to offer his resolution, and as 

 Prof. Green was too modest to offer the following "forestry resolu- 

 tions" I take the liberty to do so. 



Whereas, The Morris Act of 1902 failed to definitely fix the 

 boundary lines of the Minnesota Chippewa Reserve or provide for 

 the payment to the Indians for the land and 5 per cent of seed trees 

 taken for the reserve therefore, 



Resolved, That the Minnesota Forestry Association hereby pe- 

 tition congress to pass the Tawney Bill — H. R. 20046, which pro- 

 vides for the omissions above referred to — said bill having already 

 received the indorsement of the Minnesota delegation. 



Whereas, The occupation by settlement and outside interests 

 •of the state swamp lands within the proposed boundary line of H. R. 

 20046 will be a menace to the best interests of the forest reserve 

 and the future interests of the state in this forest area — 



Resolved, That the Minnesota Forestry Association urge the 

 Minnesota Legislature to empower the governor of Minnesota, after 

 the state shall have removed ninety per cent of the pine timber on 

 that part of the "swamp lands'^ which were classified as pine before 

 the swamp land selection, to request congress to exchange such lands 

 for other lands of equal value from the pubic domain provided such 

 exchange can be made without detriment to the state school funds. 



On motion of Mrs. Williams the resolutions were unanimously 

 adopted. 



On motion of Prof. Green the meeting adjourned. 



FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at nine-thirty o'clock by the 

 President, Prof. S. B. Green. 



The President : There are quite a number whose names appear 

 on the program who are not present this morning, and we will there- 

 fore not follow the regular order but will call on those who are 

 present. The first paper will be by a man from whom we never hear 

 very much, but who knows a great deal if he would only tell it, and 

 that is Mr. J. R. Cummins. 



Mr. J. R. Cummins, of Eden Prairie, than read a paper entitled 

 "Horticultural Notes." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The President : We will now call for the paper by Mr. John 

 S. Hughes. The paper is on the subject of growing vegetables for 

 canning purposes. As Mr. Hughes is sick and unable to be here, 

 Prof. Bull has kindly consented to read it for him. Mr. Hughes has 

 had a great deal to do with the promotion of a number of canneries 

 in the state and is well prepared to speak on this subject. 



