504 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



TWO-MINUTE TALKS. 



The Chairman : We come now to the closing feature of our 

 meeting, one that we have observed for a number of years and which 

 adds greatly to the feeling of friendship and good fellowship among 

 those who gather here, and that is the two-minute speeches by not 

 only the members, but also the friends from sister states whom we 

 are fortunate enough to have with us. I will first call upon Mr. 

 Bentz, the president of the South Dakota Horticultural Society. 



Mr. P. J. Bentz (S. D.) : I do not wish to occupy much, time, 

 because there are many others whom we vi^ish to hear. I am very 

 glad to again have been able to be with you. I have profited very 

 much by my visit here, and in this connection I wish to extend to 

 the members and friends of the society a cordial invitation to attend 

 the meeting of our society to be held on the third Tuesday in Janu- 

 ary at Madison, and I am very sorry that the relationship that has 

 so far existed between the societies of South Dakota and Minnesota 

 will have to be terminated in all probability, as we are going to 

 publish our own report. If an arrangement can be made by which 

 the combination might be kept intact it would please us very much. 

 I am sure I have profited very much, indeed, from the information 

 and experience we have gained from this society, and we shall always 

 hold your efforts in our behalf in grateful remembrance. 



Chairman S. B. Green : We have enjoyed the society of South 

 Dakota as an adopted child, and while we regret to lose it, we are 

 glad at the same time that it has arrived at such an age that it is 

 ible to take care of itself. We are glad to know that North Dakota 

 is represented at this meeting, and we hope to be able in the near 

 future to adopt their organization as a child of this society. We 

 would like to hear a word from Prof. Waldron. 



Prof. C. B. Waldron (N. D.) : The North Dakota society is not 

 formed yet, but on the 19th and 20th of January we hope to perfect 

 an organization. The enthusiasm of Minnesota has crossed over the 

 border to the extent that the people of North Dakota are just full 

 of this enthusiasm, and sentiment is so strongly shaping itself in this 

 direction that a society will be organized on the 19th and 20th of 

 January, at which time we extend to you all a hearty invitation to 

 be present, for we know that without your valuable work and your 

 assistance we should not have felt encouraged to take the step we 

 contemplate taking in the near future. 



The Chairman : We are very glad, indeed, to know that this 

 gospel of horticulture is spreading and that this society has been the 

 means of promoting it, and I am sure we are all hoping for the 

 success of the North Dakota society which is to be organized. We 

 have another visitor here from a sister state whose pleasant voice 

 and wise counsel we have been privileged to hear during this meet- 

 ing, and I will call upon Mr. A. D. Appletree Barnes, of Waupaca, 

 Wis., for a few words. 



Mr. A. D. Barnes (Wis.): Mr. President and Friends: I 

 want to assure you that it has done me a wonderful lot of good to 



