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culture, we want also to develop the interests of the amber cane 

 industry. It has been seen proper to have the two societies meet 

 in joint session; now, while I have not been consulted to any 

 great extent in this matter, I certainly was consulted in the be- 

 ginning, but I gave no oi)inion in relation to it. We are here 

 and it seems to me that we can have both meetings held in such 

 a way as to prove of interest to all, and in such a manner as to 

 promote the interests of the State. I am sorry to see so few mem- 

 bers of the Amber Cane Association here; I would like to see 

 them come in and share the meeting with us. 



Prof. Porter. Mr. Kenney is not here and others are absent 

 at IsTew Orleans. The world is very wide, and I hoi)e we shall 

 act in harmony and unite in our efforts to advance the industries 

 in which we are so much interested. 



Mr. Smith. We did not intend in getting out this j)rogramto 

 consult the Amber Cane Association at all; it was understood 

 when the program Wcis arranged that it was to be varied or 

 altered to suit the convenience of the members present and that 

 we would be ready to divide the time with the Amber Cane As- 

 sociation and give way to them at any time except Thursday 

 afternoon, but that we should hold to that part of the program. 

 I simply mention the fact that there was no program made out, 

 and I insisted on a meeting of the executive committee, and when 

 they met they put out this j)rogram; they did so with the under- 

 standing that the Amber Cane Association should share in the 

 exercises in such a way as might be agreed on here, and we are 

 perfectly willing to give way to them and divide the time. 



President Smith. I was afraid we would be unprepared and 

 find ourselves in the same condition we were last year when 

 there was an effort to divide the exercises with the Forestry As- 

 sociation, and the result was, neither one was prepared and we 

 had to fill out the time as best we could. 



Capt. Blakeley. I will say to the convention that I was aware 

 of the condition of things. President Smith called upon me in 

 regard to it and we discussed the matter of joint occupancy of 

 time. It is for want of co-operation on the part of the two exec- 

 utive committees that the order of exercises has not been ar- 

 ranged. I have no doubt to-morrow afternoon will answer our 

 purpose; and, at any rate, it will not take us very long to go 

 through the regular order of our duties, and we shall probably 

 not want to occupy more than the afternoon. If we find we are 

 likely to entrench on our neighbors we may take a part of the 



