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That is very important. This room is very pleasantly 

 situated in the matter of not being disturbed by people coming 

 in, better than most places where we have met, but it is not large 

 enough, and then, as Mr. Crosby says, we haven't any adequate 

 place to make an exhibit. I have visions of an exhibit room that 

 is so scientifically arranged that we can have the whole exhibit 

 to look at and not have it divided up into fruits, flowers and 

 vegetables. 



There is so much that can be done more than we are doing 

 now. We have never had a good exhibit room. If you say it 

 was a good exhibit room in the basement of the Unitarian 

 Church I beg to differ with you. I didn't call it a good exhibit 

 room with the people running up and down the stairs and con- 

 tinually disturbing the audience room, the audience jamming 

 at the entrances and the doors slamming and the people talk- 

 ing out in the anteroom. It as very disagreeable to me. I 

 believe you can have things right, and there isn't another society 

 that I can think of anywhere in the state, however small it is, 

 but what has got a home. Why shouldn't this State Horticul- 

 tural Society have a home? 



I claim that our State Horticultural Society has done more 

 for the advancement of the interests of the state than any other 

 one thing that I can think of. What would this state do if it 

 didn't have the horticulture it has now? So if we are of a mind 

 to think alike and the prospects are good, we will have a home 

 over near the Agricultural School where we can have the co- 

 operation of several hundred students. I want to get in touch 

 with those students. I heard the four young gentlemen who 

 gave us those splendid essays on horticulture. We can just as 

 well have the co-operation of that school in various ways, and 

 they need it. They need to come in contact with us, for the 

 good we can do them and the good they can do us. 



I was in hopes we would have a home to celebrate our 

 fiftieth anniversary in, but we haven't got it, we didn't get it, 

 and now let's put our whole force to work and get that home 

 within the next two years. (Applause.) 



The President : Our time is up now. I will turn this meet- 

 ing over to the plant breeders' auxiliary and request the presi- 

 dent, Mr. Clarence Wedge, to take the chair. Before that is 

 done, however, I will make an announcement. Some two years 

 ago we appointed a legislative committee to take this matter of 

 a horticultural home before the legislature. This committee 

 has made its report. There is still work to do and necessary, of 

 course, to have either this committee continued or another ap- 

 pointed. What is your pleasure? 



(It is moved and seconded that the present committee be 

 continued.) 



The President. The present committee is composed of 

 Judge Crosby, Mr. Underwood and Mr. Yanish — 



Mr. Underwood: And Mr. Cashman. 



