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divides us, the climate and soil of Wisconsin and Minnesota are 

 similar. I am very sorry I could not have been here through all 

 your deliberations as I have enjoyed the meeting greatfy since I 

 arrived, and though I have been here only a short time I feel as 

 though I was entirely at home among you. Although many of 

 the faces I see do not appear familiar, some of them I have seen 

 before. 



I may say here that we of Wisconsin and you of Minnesota 

 have a work to do. The people should become interested in the 

 work we are striving to accomplish. I do not know just how we 

 are to do it. We are not gathered together as a set of lunatics 

 merely to talk about trees and apples and to convey the idea that 

 there is nothing to do in order to grow fruit. There is much to 

 be learned in every department of our work. The utility and 

 value of our ornamental shade trees, and everything of this kind 

 has been brought to our notice at such meetings as this; we here 

 obtain ideas as to how we may beautify our homes and make our 

 lives pleasant, and how we may accomplish something that shall 

 be of benefit to our race; we are not simply to look after the "al- 

 mighty dollar" and strive for simply present needs alone. 



I want to thank you as members of this Society for the hearty 

 greetings received to-day and that we have always received from 

 this Society in the past and we hope to reciprocate by extending 

 as cordial a welcome to your delegates who may at any time at- 

 tend our meetings. I am very glad to have had this opportunity 

 to meet with you. 



Mr. Cutler said he was much pleased with the discus- 

 sions had and with the work accomplished at this meeting. 

 There had been a desire manifested to do something that would 

 prove a benefit to the farming community and he hoped in the 

 future the Society would continue to prosper as it had hereto- 

 fore in the past. 



Mr. Dartt .said there had been a resolution adofjted with re- 

 gard to establishing an experiment station at Owatonna and 

 recommending that he be appointed as manager ; he wished to 

 say that if lightning should happen "to strike'' in that direc- 

 tion that he wished to be in perfect harmony and accord with 

 all the horticultural interests of the State. He hoped there 

 would be no rivalry among members except a laudable one — to 

 work for the best interests of the State. It was said that there 

 was a good deal of rivalry between tlie cities of St, Paul and 

 Minneapolis, but it was quite commendable in its way. He was 



