6 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Building Proposed for Minn. State Hocticultural Society. 



A. W. LATHAM, SECY. 



At the annual meeting two years ago a committee was 

 appointed to urge upon the legislature the importance of a build- 

 ing for the uses of the society and do everything possible to secure 

 its erection. Our membership are familiar with the fact that a 

 strong effort was made for this purpose, but on account of the 

 prevailing sentiment in favor of stringent economy at that 

 session it was finally decided, with the advice of members of the 



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legislature who were giving special attention to this matter, to 

 hold the vantage ground gained by the presentation of the case 

 which had been made by the building committee and allow it to 

 rest until the next session of the legislature. 



At the late annual meeting of the society the building mat- 

 ter was again considered, and the building committee continued 

 with instructions to endeavor to secure the necessary appropria- 

 tion from the coming state legislature. This committee con- 

 sisted of J. M. Underwood, of Lake City; S. P. Crosby and E. 

 Yanish, of St. Paul ; President Cashman and Secretary Latham. 

 Since then S. A. Stockwell,. of Minneapolis, has been added to 

 the committee. 



Plans for the proposed building were drawn two years ago, 

 which are again reproduced in this article. The building is to 



