SUMMER MEETING. 271 



A motion is made by Mr. Harris to unanimously adopt the 

 resolutions read b}' Mr. McGinni.s. 



REM.\KK.S BY J. S. H.VKRIS, LA CRESCENT. 



Now, if we allow our country to become deforested, if we allow it 

 to j?o on eveu at the rate it ia g-oing^ on now, the day when Minnesota 

 can be praised for its delightful climate, for its beauty and product- 

 iveness in the grains, g-rasses and verdure, will have passed by. It 

 will have become a land unfit for the habitation of civilized man. 



I have been before you, ladies and gentlemen, as a worker in 

 horticulture for forty year.-=. I am a lover of trees — not so enthusi- 

 astic on the trees of the forest as trees bearing fruit. We cannot 

 raise the trees bearing- fruit unless we raise the trees of the forest 

 to protect the fruit-bearing trees from the blasts of the cold north 

 wind and the south and west winds. It is verj' important that every 

 one should study into this matter and should put forth all of his 

 influence and all the zeal he can stir up to have these resolutions 

 put into force in this state. We can keep the reputation of Minne- 

 sota in no other waj\ And, although I have almost reached three 

 score years and ten and may not have many days left, I pledge 

 whatever days our good Heavenly Father will allot to me on the 

 earth to work in this same good cause, not only to help the forests 

 and maintain the reputation of our state, but to help develop in the 

 interests of that state fruit-bearing trees which shall supply everj- 

 man, women and child who comes within our borders with an 

 abundance of our luscious fruits and with them the fragrant 

 flowers. 



President Underwood: It is moved and seconded that the 

 resolutions read by Mr. McGinnis be adopted. 



Ladies and gentlemen, we want to be liberal in our re- 

 presentation here today, and I wish you would all con- 

 sider yourselves members of this society, the ladies as 

 well as the gentlemen. That is one feature of our summer 

 meetings that I appreciate very much, in that it brings out 

 the ladies. In our gatherings in the winter time, there are 

 only a few represented. Our society believes in recogniz- 

 ing the ladies equally with the gentlemen in our work, and we 

 welcome to our ranks and membership all the women who may 

 want to associate themselves with our work. There are a 

 great 'many in the audience before me today who are not mem- 

 bers of our society, strictly speaking, but you are members 

 with us here today, and we shall be glad to hear from you all 

 in the discussion of the topics that come before us and in vot- 

 ing upon the resolutions. You have heard the resolutions which 

 have just been adopted, it will not be necessary for me to 

 repeat them; they are now open for discussion by any one. 



