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might have the monopoly of that tree and go around selling- 

 trees at two dollars apiece. It seems to me very important 

 that before the reward is paid thp stock should be placed in 

 the hands of our experiment station for this society in such a 

 way that the man who originated the apple should get the 

 reward, but should not have a monopoly of the tree after the 

 society had paid the reward. 



Pres. Underwood: I will personally give a thousand dollars 

 to the man who will originate an apple tree of that kind, and 

 he can have the monopoly of the tree. I tell you I think he 

 ought to be protected. A man who introduces such a new 

 variety ought to be protected so he can make some wealth out 

 of it and live in affluence all the rest of his life. You would 

 not be likely to pay more than the tree is worth. In the east 

 Eliwanger & Berry and many others have introduced some 

 little plant just for ornament, which perhaps sold for three dol- 

 lars apiece . Many people out here have paid three dollars apiece 

 for some such tree or shrub, but they think if a man pays three 

 dollars for an apple tree he is swindled. A man who gets a 

 real good apple tree and pays five dollars for it is not swindled. 

 It is not a question with me whether the introducer is going ta 

 make a fortune out of it or not. We want to get as good a tree 

 as it is possible to get in the northwest. There are lots of 

 people who would be glad to pay for such a tree, because it 

 would be worth that to the country. A man who raises such 

 an apple is not going to take it and bottle it up or tie it up and 

 fix it in such a way that we will not get the benefit of it. He 

 could not put it on the market at an exorbitant figure and have 

 it bought freely. You have got to put some trust in him. So 

 far as I am concerned, I would be willing to give a thousand 

 dollars for the introduction of a new variety, that is, a tree 

 such as we have described, say to P. M. Gideon, and he would 

 be at perfect liberty to control its sale for planting. If he can 

 make anything out of it, he can have it. I think the intent and 

 spirit of that resolution is to give a thousand dollars reward 

 for the propagation of the variety of apple described. If Mr. 

 Barnes or any one else gets the thousand dollars from this 

 societ}^ let them make a fortune out of the tree ; I would be 

 glad to see them do it. 



Mr. Barnes, (Wis.): It is offered as a reward and not as the 

 purchase price of the tree. 



Mr. C. L. Smith: I raised the question in order that we 

 might not have a dispute over it hereafter as to what the 



