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and floriculture, and would it not be to the advantage of the State 

 and the inmates to have these trades and the interest in them in- 

 creased in some way that they might send out more competent 

 help in that line than can now be obtained. 



I will call the attention of the society to the practice of paying 

 salaries before being earned, or in other words of paying a quar- 

 ter's salary at the beginning or middle of the quarter. I found 

 such liad been the practice and, of course, I could not well adopt 

 new rules; but nevertheless I believe it wrong and would call 

 your attention to it so that by a vote of the society it may be 

 stopped, and it may save us from some trouble in the future; at 

 least it can do no harm to have a time stated by a by-law or vote 

 so that the president and secretary will know and understand 

 when orders should be drawn. 



I hope all the expectations and benefits to our State from our 

 State exhibition at New Orleans may be realized, and if within 

 the power of human efforts and the possibility to do so, I believe 

 our secretary, Mr. Oliver Gibbs, Jr., and Prof. E. D. Porter and 

 their assistants may help all they can to accomplish that result. 

 "With their knowledge and experience in such matters I think 

 Minnesota has her interests intrusted to good men, and I believe 

 this society and its members have and will aid them in every 

 way they can. And this brings to mind that the next meeting 

 of the American Pomological Society will be held at Detroit, 

 Michigan, next September. In order to keej) up our reputation 

 it behooves us as a society to make the best show possible of fruit, 

 especially of ajjples and grapes, which will then be just in j^rime 

 for exhibition. We should make extra efforts to win another 

 medal, or some other prize, and show them and our sister states 

 we can show the finest fruits as well as number one hard wheat, and 

 that we can and do grow almost anything that can be i^roduced 

 from the soil. I would recommend that you, at this meeting, 

 appoint one or more suitable delegates to attend that meeting, to 

 get up and take charge of the collection of fruits, and that you 

 appropriate a sufficient amount for the same, and by commencing 

 early and systematically the work can be done much cheaper and 

 to better satisfaction to all parties concerned. 



I must not forget to call your attention to the need of economy; 

 our resources are small and the amount we receive from the State 

 and members will not go far in large expenditures or pay big sal- 

 aries, and so we must economize in every way consistent with our 

 aims and the work to be done, and do the most good for the least 



