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Pres. Underwood: I was in hopes of having Mr. Hirschinger, 

 of Wisconsin, to talk on this subject of apple growing, which I 

 understand he is well posted on. We will now listen to a 

 paper written b}' Mrs. Wedge on the uses of the apple. 



Mr. Clarence Wedge then read the following paper, which 

 was received with generous applause: 



"Uses of Apples in the Home," Mrs, C. Wedge, Albert Lea. 

 ( See index.) 



Discussion. 



Pres. Underwood: Before taking up the program of this af- 

 ternoon, we have with us Mr. A. S. Swanson,who is president of 

 the State Florists' Association, and I would like to introduce 

 him to the society. He has some resolutions to offer upon 

 which he would like this society to take some action. 



Mr. Swanson: Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I have 

 some business here I would like to bring before your society; it 

 is probably out of the regular order, but I think it is something 

 you will be interested in. The state society of florists some- 

 thing like a year ago adopted the following resolutions and 

 placed them in the hands of a committee . I am a member of 

 that committee, and with your permission I will read the fol- 

 lowing resolutions: 



Whereas, This society has been informed that the Board of Man- 

 agers of the State Reform School, notwithstanding the sincere re- 

 quest of the florists located at Minneapolis, have not seen fit to 

 discontinue the practice of disposing of the products from the green- 

 house located at the aforesaid institution, built by and maintained 

 by funds furnished by the taxpayers of the state, to a well known 

 cut-price department store in Minneapolis, to the great detriment 

 and pecuniary loss to taxpayers of Minneapolis; therefore 



Resolved, That the president of the society be instructed to imme- 

 diately appoint a committee of three members to personally wait 

 upon the President and Board of Managers of the Minnesota State 

 Reform School and in polite but clear language explain and en- 

 deavor to have the said Board of Managers understand the palpable 

 injustice to which the florists of Minneapolis are exposed by their 

 action in taking money received by taxation from the whole state to 

 erect and maintain greenhouses on land located at Red Wing and 

 belonging to the state, for purposes of raising flowers and plants to 

 be disposed of to a notable cut-price department store in the city of 

 Minneapolis, at prices in no comparison to the fair and just market 

 value of said products; to the great detriment and pecuniary loss of 

 taxpaying florists of Minneapolis and citizens of Minnesota. 



Be it further resolved. If no satisfactory reply is received from the 

 said Board of Managers of the State Reform School, this committee be 

 instructed to call the public press to their assistance and let the pub- 

 lic and citizens of the state approve or condemn the way in which 



