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to do what I might to develop the natural beauties of these two 

 cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. 



I feel that in these two cities there are such opportunities as 

 no other cities in the country possess for the development of 

 beauty and for the making of cities which shall be the fitting 

 abode of a noble race of men and women, and I hope, and it is 

 my wish, that I may be enabled to devote my remaining years to 

 those objects. 



I have no wish to enlarge upon my own experience now. 

 What I do wish to speak of is one point in which every prac- 

 tical horticulturist is specially interested in and mutually so. 

 You can not develop an ideal interest in these subjects in the 

 people until you can have these principles hammered into them 

 by repeated and constant urging; and I say, and insist from my 

 own experience, and from what I see, that it is exceedingly dif- 

 ficult to induce any of the papers in these two cities to show any 

 earnest interest in the matter. You seldom see anything more 

 than a mere incidental allusion to such efforts as you are making 

 here, and to such efforts as I am making to develop the natural 

 beauty of the place. But we find in our daily i^apers column 

 after column devoted to base ball, and recently the paper in- 

 forms you that there were 3,000 people out to witness a couple 

 of men who were trying to maul each other in the prize ring. 

 (Laughter and applause.) 



Now, gentlemen, what I would urge upon you is to have dis- 

 cussions and to insist upon it that they belaid before the public. 

 It can be done if we are interested in the promotion of horticul- 

 ture and the promotion and development of the beauty of the 

 country, and it is to be accomplished by bringing the subject 

 constantly before the people, and Showing them the benefits 

 which are to be derived therefrom, and thus awaken popular in- 

 terest and enthusiasm, which shall thus lead to the development 

 you may desire. 



Now, I might talk all the afternoon on different subjects con- 

 nected with it, but I would impress upon you the importance of 

 creating this popular interest in this work. And there is no 

 means by which it can be done so readily as by constant discus- 

 sion in the papers. (Applause.) 



President Elliot. I think these remarks are very pertinent 

 and they no doubt express the sentiments of every true horticul- 

 turist here i^resent. 



