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of Mr. Tuttle and of Mr. Sias, but I would like to see men placed on 

 these committees who are known to be disinterested, so that it will 

 not look as if our Society was run in the interests of the nurserymen. 

 For that reason I would object to Mr. Sias; but I would be very much 

 in favor of Mr. Hoag. He lives close by Mr. Sias, has seen his trees 

 and knows how they behave. Mr. Peterson would be a good man, or 

 almost any other man that knows how the Russians behave. We 

 want a competent committee, for in making a report, the committee 

 will have to state that they recommend such and such varieties. 



Mr. Sias. Mr. President, my neighbor, Mr. Hoag, although not a 

 nurseryman, was brought up in a nursery, and is one of the best 

 posted men in the State in horticulture. 



Mr. Pearce. My object in nominating those men was to get a report 

 from the men who were most likely to be the best informed. I like 

 my information fresh from its source. I contend now if you do not 

 put them on the committee, you have got to go to these men and take 

 the results of their experience and your committee will have to get 

 their report from them after all. But if objection is made to it, I will 

 withdraw my motion and nominate Mr. Hoag. 



The motion was adopted. 



The Chair then announced that he would appoint M. J. Hoag, M. 

 Cutler and A. Peterson, as a committee on Russian apples. 



Mr. Pearce. Mr. President, I move that a committee on grapes be 

 appointed who shall recommend a certain number oj£ varieties for 

 cultivation, and a certain number of varieties for trial. 



The motion was adopted. 



President Smith. In appointing this committee I will say thiit I 

 feel the responsibility of it, and will appoint men that I think have 

 had some experience. I will appoint J. S. Harris, J. T. Grimes and 

 W. E. Brimhall. 



Col. Stevens. Mr. President, I would like to see the western part 

 of Minnesota represented, and I move that Mr. Regester, of Granite 

 Falls, be added to the committee. 



Mr. Regester. Mr. President, I would object to serving; I am ex- 

 pecting the president of our home Society here to-day. His name is 

 (). E. Saunders. T would decline in his favor 



Col. Stevens accepted the amendment, and the motion making Mr. 

 Saunders a fourth member of the committee on grapes was adopted. 



(Jol. Stevens. As this makes an even number on that committee, 

 I would suggest that another member be added, a man that knows all 



