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panying the apple I think is a good one. I will offer this as a resolu- 

 tion, that the Executive Committee be instructed to prepare a premium 

 list to be submitted to this Society, not later than Friday morning, for 

 approval and amendment, which premium list that committee shall 

 present next week to the Agricultural Society with a demand of recog- 

 nition by that Society. 



President Smith. We want the list prepared and published in our 

 reports. 



Mr. Gould. I would recommend that the committee go to work as 

 soon as possible and get it ready. 



Col. Stevens. Mr. President, I apprehend there will be no difficulty, 

 as far as the State Fair Association is concerned, in granting us all we 

 claim. Heretofore the Society has been handicapped, they hadn't 

 funds to make such appropriations for premiums as they would like to 

 do. Until the past year officers of that Society and some of the 

 stockholders have been members of this Society, and have always been 

 in favor of making as large premium lists as their funds would allow. 

 I am very well convinced that the Executive Committee of that Society 

 have a friendly feeling towards the State horticulturists. We have 

 had Mr. Harris to represent us there, a gentleman who is favorably 

 krown throughout the whole State, not only in the interest of horti- 

 cui ure, but in the interest of agriculture as well; and I think that if 

 we in a gentle manner make known our wants to them, that they will 

 grant them at once. It has been exceedingly necessary in the past, 

 and it is necessary now, that everyone should do all in his power to 

 advance the interests of the Minnesota State Agricultural Society, 

 especially when its fair grounds are located as they now are, within 

 the easy reach of these two big cities, and when our railroads are ex- 

 tending to every neighborhood in the State. It is necessary that we 

 do all we can to sustain that Society, and at the same time to help our- 

 selves. 



President Smith. I would state that the horticultural exhibit has 

 always taken place entirely under our charge up to two years ago. 

 Why they should change, that I don't know. I took it for granted 

 they had something against me as President of the Society, and I ten- 

 dered my resignation when the Agricultural and Horticultural Society 

 had met in conjunction, bui" that resignation was not accepted. They 

 never printed a premium list until the 12th day of August, I spoke 

 to Mr. Clarke about it, as President; he said they hadn't thought any- 

 thing about it. They thought the Society of Horticulture was of very 



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