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ANNUAL WINTER MEETING. 59 
The secretary then read the report of the librarian, Mr. A. 
W. Latham, and on motion the same was accepted. (See index.) 
Mr. Harris: At a meeting of the executive committee last 
year there was a committee appointed on the library, and also 
there were delegates appointed for other societies. As such a 
delegate I have been collecting some material, a list of which I 
will read. (See index.) 
Mr. Harris: In my library at home I have over 300 volumes 
already on subjects of interest to horticulturists, and I am add- 
ing to it every few days. I have some pretty rare books. Now, 
I do not want to give you the benefit of all this while I am with 
you, because I can talk about the things which we meet here to 
discuss enough to make you tired; but I hope that when I get 
through with you that some man will step into my shoes with 
the same amount of enthusiasm, and that he will keep up his 
efforts until you have as good a library as they have in old 
‘Massachusetts; until you will be the best organized and most 
wide-awake society on the American continent. Now, to be a 
large society you must have a library, and I intend to leave you 
my library when I die. (Applause.) Now, why can’t we by 
putting forth a little effort raise the membership of the Horti- 
cultural Society for the year 1892 to 1,000. I believe there are 
2,000 men in the state of Minnesota that are anxious to be in- 
vited to put in their dollar and have their names placed on the 
roll of the book that is to come out. Now, if the rest will take 
hold I will do my part, and we will have our thousand. It can 
be done. Now, let us doit. (Applause. ) 
Vice-President Wedge: We will have Mr. Harris continued 
on that committee. 
The society then listened to the reading of the ‘‘report of 
Vice-President Dewain Cook, Windom, Minn.” (See index. ) 
Vice-President Wedge: We will now listen to the report of 
Vice-President L. R. Moyer. 
Vice-President Wedge: Owing to the lack of time we shall 
be obliged to cut this discussion short. Our secretary will now 
read the reports of the local societies. 
The secretary then read ‘‘Reports of Local Societies.” (See 
index. ) 
The president here announced the following committees, viz: 
