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familiar to many of us. I have pleasure in introducing him at 

 this time. 



REMARKS OF MR. PHILIPS. 



Mr. Chairman, and Gentlemen of the State Horticultural Society of 

 Minnesota: 



As your President has said I have met with you quite a number 

 of years. I attended your meeting when it was held in the city of 

 Winona some years since, and was a member of your Society for 

 a number of years. I also met with you at Rochester. I will 

 say that I always enjoyed these meetings where I have obtained 

 a great deal of information concerning horticulture in this state. 

 You know I really belong about as much to Minnesota as to 

 Wisconsin, as the part of the state in which I reside is just over 

 the river, with Minnesota on one side of the Mississippi and 

 Wisconsin on the other side. And so anything that pertains to 

 the subject of how to produce hardy fruits that will be of ad- 

 vantage in Minnesota I feel is equally applicable on my side. I 

 will not take your time longer, gentlemen, but will add that I 

 am very glad to have an opportunity of meeting with you. 



President Elliot. We have with us a delegate from Iowa, Mr. 

 Elmer Reeves, of Waverly, whom I desire to introduce to you. 



RAMARKS OF MR. REEVES. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



This is my first visit to a society outside of the state of Iowa. 

 In our state we have a flourishing state society. They are now 

 located permanently in their rooms at the state capital. We 

 also have three local societies, the northern, the eastern and the 

 western, and they are all in a flourishing condition. The plan 

 that they adopted for membership in the local societies is to 

 charge one dollar. That entitles the person to the state report. 

 In this state report is also published the proceedings of the local 

 societies. We find this j)lan works very well. 



President Elliot. We are very glad these delegates have come 

 here. We hope we may be able to gain some information from 

 them and we hope they may be able to carry a favorable report 

 home with them to their societies; we hope you will give them 

 all a hearty welcome. We have another gentleman here who 

 has recently c^me to the state, who is taking an active part in 

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