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iu Sioux Falls, Dakota. I am one of the oldest settlers there; 

 have been there seventeen years this spring, and during that 

 length of time there have been hundreds and thousands of peo- 

 ple who have immigrated from almost every state in the Union 

 to our territory. These people have been anxious to get trees 

 started and have purchased trees from different states. New 

 York people haA'e sent to Xew York state; Michigan people have 

 sent to Michigan; and Illinois people have sent to Illinois, and 

 when they have tested the trees have found two-thirds or three- 

 fourths of them are worthless, or at leavSt have produced no fruit. 

 We deem it of the utmost importance to know where trees are 

 grown, and the people of our territory are getting their eyes open 

 on this subject. We don't want to purchase trees raised in the 

 south; and I will venture the assertion that the majority of trees 

 purchased the past two years and that will be, in the next five 

 years iu our territory, will be such as come from Minnesota, 

 Northern Iowa and from Wisconsin. It is of the utmost import- 

 ance whether they are grown in those localities or grown in the 

 south, in Florida, California or some other place. 



Mr. Bunnell. The trouble is, perhaps, that agents tell a good 

 many things they are not authorized to do in order to get an 

 order. ^ 



Mr. Cutler moved that a committee of five be appointed to 

 take suitable action with reference to the matter under consider- 

 ation. 



Mr. Dartt. I would suggest that the committee report as to 

 foreign companies canvassing for stock. 



Mr. Cutler. I didn't intend that the report of the committee 

 should have any reference to May & Co., but to the matter of 

 misrepresentation . 



Mr. Pearce thought Mr. May and all other parties should be 

 left out. 



Prof. Porter. Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that this Society, 

 standing as it does, as a protector of horticultural interests, 

 should not be made a machine for injuring any private individ- 

 ual. It strikes me that the report should contain nothing in re- 

 gard to the firm of May & Co. I would therefore move that in 

 order that no injustice maybe done to anyone, that in the report 

 of the committee and in the records of the association all refer- 

 ence to any nursery firm be stricken out up to the present 

 time. 



Mr. May. I thank you, sir. 



