STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 43 
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. 
It was suggested that the committees be appointed, and after 
some remarks by the Secretary in regard to overburdening some 
members with committee duties, the following appointments were 
made: 
Committee on Articles on Exhibition: HE. H. 8. Dart, A. W, Sias, 
M. I. Mathews. 
Auditing Committee: J. 8S. Harris, A. Morse, Ditus Day. 
Committee on Final Resolutions: G. W. Fuler, O. Gibbs, Jr., 
Goa Wish: 
SWINDLING TREE AGENTS. 
The discussion of this subject was resumed. 
Mr. Harris. The resolution was offered to draw out discussion. 
It has been of great service to me; and I am in favor of passing 
some such resolution as that offered. 
Mr. Storrs. An Ohio agent wanted to sell me trees not lone 
ago, telling me what an excellent tree it was. I asked him why 
it was that our Horticultural Society did not know it or say any- 
thing about it. After I tried to get him mad I was swindled into 
buying $2.50 worth of the Russian Emperor, Rubicon, and Utah 
Hibrid Cherry. 
Mr. Emery. Think our nurserymen are to blame a good deal 
for this swindling. They have not held their own ground in can- 
vassing. 
Mr. Sias. The nurserymen have not done their duty, but they 
could not remedy the matter entirely. Mr. Sias told of a man - 
that would not pay for trees bought of a home nurseryman, say- 
ing he had not received them. The matter went to court, and 
was decided against him; and the man, to show his respect for the 
nurseries at home, bought $300.00 worth of these agents. Now 
he has nothing to show for his money. 
Mr. Dart. Seems to me this matter is rather lightly treated. 
This is really obtaining money under false pretenses, and the 
penitentiary is the place for such swindlers. As to reaching the 
masses with these resolutions, I say we will not; they are already 
reached. Don’t believe the nurserymen are to be blamed. 
Mr. Woods. Most agents go to the farmers when they are 
busy, and gain by it. Wasswindled out of $22.50 for *‘ excellent’” 
trees, and have one “‘ pie-plant’’ left. I had plenty of good com- 
pany. The fact is, few farmers know much about fruit. It wilh 
be impossible to swindle me again with new trees, 
