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business. Immediately after the fair I had a conversation with 
some of the officers and was told that larger premiums would be 
hereafter offered on fruits. In view of this I would move that 
two committees, one composed of florists and the other of fruit 
growers acting as one, be appointed to arrange a premium list 
with the proper committees of the Agricultural and Mechanical 
Association. 
Mr. Harris. I object to this motion. In the first-place this 
society, being a State society, has no business asa society with 
the Minneapolis fair. In the second place, the greatest attraction 
at the fair are the flowers. It takes great trouble and care to get 
them there, and the exhibitor often has to spoil a beautiful flower 
bed and lose some valuable plants. Hence the flowers need as 
liberal premiums as do the fruits. If we have the right to dictate 
at one place we have the right to dictate at another, and if we 
should go to the St. Paul fair with our petitions, I am pretty 
sure they wouldn’t be granted, and I think they wouldn’t be 
granted here. Think it is better to drop the matter as a society 
and make our requests individually. 
President Grimes. The motion is not seconded, and hence is 
not up for discussion. 
The Secretary. I second it for the sake of the discussion. 
Mr. Gould. We needn’t go into this matter as a society. We 
will exhibit individually, but while we have an opportunity to do 
something for the fruit-growers we Ought to make the best of it. 
My. Brimhall. Inasmuch as there were no worthy premiums 
offered for fruit, Iam in favor of this motion. We do not want 
to go to the trouble of making an exhiblt of our fruits, and then 
get no pay for it. We want some reward for our labor. 
Mr. Harris. Have no objections to these remarks, but under 
the present circumstances we are in duty bound to stand by the 
State Agricultural Society. 
Pres. Grimes... Wouldn’t it be better to refer the question to a 
committee ? 
The Secretary. Think it would be better to leave it with the 
present executive committee. 
Mr. Brimhall. Our society fixed a premium list last year that 
was favorable to both florists and pomologists. If we can get a 
guarantee for the payment of premiums, I am in favor of adopting 
that list and submitting it to the fair associations. 
Mr. Gould. Uclaima vote on my motion. I want the sense”* 
of the meeting on it. The object of the two committees is to 
