112 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Thayer: I wish to state that I have got the best thing. 

 I paid my dollar to the secretary and I am one of your mem- 

 bers, entitled to all the right ■» and privileges. 



President Elliot: I think Mr. Thayer was too smart for us. 



Now we will adjourn to two o'clock; then we will decide what 

 we will do this afternoon. 



The meeting was then adjourned to two o'clock p. m. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 

 Jan. 23, 2 p. m. 



The meeting was called to order by President Elliot. 



Secretary Green read the following report: "Carver 

 Experiment Station," by Chas. Leudloff, Carver, Minn. (See 

 index. ) 



The following report was also read: "Report of Willows 

 and Poplars," by L. R, Moyer, Montivedo, Minn. (See index.) 



Pres. Elliot: If there are no questions to be asked on those 

 reports we will take up the question box. 



QUESTION BOX. 



( These questions and answers ivill be found arranged under the 

 topics where they belong .) 



Pres. Elliot: Here is a letter from our auditor of state, Mr 

 Braden, which the secretary will read. 



Prof . Green then read the following communication : 



St. Paul, September 23, 1890. 

 Mr. Wyman Elliot, Pres. State Horticultural Society, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Dear Sir:* Some two or three years ago, as you are aware, my atten- 

 tion was called to the fact that your society had offered a premium for the 

 propagation of certain hardy varieties of winter apples and were setting 

 apart a portion of the yearly appropriation, accumulating a fund for the 

 purpose of paying such premium whenever the fruits designated should 

 be produced and their hardihood and adaptability to our climate demon- 

 strated. This accumulation, it seemed to me, was not in accord with the 

 spirit of the law and on referring the matter to General Hahn, he en- 

 dorsed my view. 1 stated to your society that the better way would be 

 to allow that money to remain here In possession of the state, and should 

 any person succeed in propagating such fruits and become entitled to the 

 premium, that the money would be retained here subject to the order of 

 the society for such purpose. 



I write this letter at this time, on the eve of my departure from this 

 office that you may hold it in your society's archives to be presented to 

 my successor, in order that he may know what was the intention of the 

 office at the time the reserve of the fund was made. 



Yours truly, W. H. BRADEN, Auditor. 



