498 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The President: I wish to thank Mr. Loring and Mr. Under- 

 wood for their very kind and sympathetic words. They will be re- 

 membered, and I really feel as though they were speaking for the 

 whole society and not for themselves individually, because I know 

 from the way I have been treated since I have occupied this position 

 by every member in it that I shall go away and leave the office feel- 

 ing that I carry with me the best wishes and good will of all of the 

 members. 



There being no further nominations a ballot was taken and Mr. 

 Wedge was declared unanimously elected president. 



Mr. Wedge responded to the usual calls of "Speech." 



President-elect Wedge : My friends, this is a very embarrass- 

 ing time for me to make a speech. I want to thank you first and 

 express my very deep appreciation for the honor you have paid me 

 in electing me to this important and, as I deem it, honorable posi- 

 tion. As you know the honor that is reckoned in connection with 

 a position largely depends upon those who formerly occupied it, 

 and, as you all know, the president of this society has been a man 

 whom you all delighted to honor, and who has filled the office with 

 honor to the society. I should hardly feel the honor more if I had 

 been elected mayor of Minneapolis, although I should not say it 

 perhaps. I can only tell you that you have a hard proposition on 

 your hands, and you will have to exercise considerable patience and 

 forbearance wdth me, at least until I get myself somewhat adjusted 

 to the seat to which I am not at all accustomed. I trust the fra- 

 ternal spirit that has always pervaded the society may continue dur- 

 ing my incumbency and that we may mutually enjoy the pleasure of 

 the work. (Applause.) 



The election of officers was cpncluded with the following re- 

 sult : (See index.) 



MINNESOTA STATE FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, 

 JOINT SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at 3 130 o'clock by the president, 

 Mr. C. M. Loring. 



The first number on the program was a paper by the president, 

 entitled, "Roadside Trees," Pres. C. M. Loring, Minneapolis. (See 

 index.) 



Mr. Geo. W. Strand, treasurer, then submitted his annual report. 



President Loring : That is a very small amount, and the thought 

 strikes me that that small amount might be much more advantage- 

 ously used in disseminating general forestry literature instead of 

 publishing our own report, which would cost much more. I believe 

 that would be a good way to use the money under our control. 



We will now have the pleasure of listening to a very interesting 

 paper giving a history of how the Minnesota Forest Reserve was 

 secured, and I will introduce to you Mr. Chapman, of Grand Rapids, 

 who is in charge of the station at that place and is thoroughly famil- 

 iar with that phase of the work. 



