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the matter all up and given them the right to ship in all the peach 

 trees and high priced strawberry plants desired, and in the first sale 

 they would have got it all back. It reminds me of the druggist telling 

 what the profits of the drug business are. He said a boy came in and or- 

 dered a small prescription and he told him it would be fifteen cents. The 

 boy handed him five cents. Supposing he misundestood him as he did 

 up the package he said "fifteen cents." "Yes," said the boy, and took 

 the bundle and started off — it was all the boy had. As he closed the 

 door said the drug man " Well, go to thunder, I made three cents off 

 him anyway." [Laughter.] So you see you can get your money back; 

 just file your bond and the first bill of Jessie strawberries you sell 

 you get the money back! The question now is whether we shall en- 

 dorse the action of this committee Another year if you wish to get 

 up some amendment to the law it will be all right. 



Mr. Pearce. I think friend Underwood is all wrong. That bill 

 was not passed upon by the Society. It was fixed up by the legis- 

 lature. 



President Elliot. The Society took action on the matter and 

 instructed the committee to get such legislation as they thought the 

 Society wanted; they did the best they could. 



Mr. Pearce. We admit you did nobly; we didn't have any idea you 

 would get anything at all. 



Mr. Latham. But you see they did. 



President Elliot. You should not have appointed the committee 

 and given them instructions what to do, if you did not wish any action 

 taken. 



Mr. Pearce. The bill that was wanted was not the kind of one that 

 was passed by the legislature. 



Mr. Dartt. Mr. President, I have been opposed to any kind of 

 action. Now this resolution contemplates action, and means that we 

 endorse the law. If we are committing ourselves for or against the 

 law, I want to go against any action. I don't think we need to take 

 any action until next year, and then we will decide. If we don't want 

 to approve of it, it seems to me we want to vote in opposition to this 

 resolution. 



Mr. Pearce moved to lay the motion on the table. Lost, by a vote 

 of eight to seven, several members not voting. The motion of Mr. 

 Underwood was then carried. 



On motion of Mr. Harris, the meeting adjourned till Wednesday 

 morning. 



