ecretary’s (Yorner. 
At the last meeting of the executive committee several matters of 
interest to the members were transacted, to which your attention is 
here called: 
RESIGNATION OF TREASURER DaAy.—Mr. Ditus Day, who has so 
long and faithfully filled the office of treasurer of this society, has 
seen fit to tender his resignation. We all regret very much parting 
with Mr. Day in his official capacity, as this relation has always 
proved an agreeable one. The vacancy was filled by the board by 
the appointment of Mr. F. G. Gould, of Excelsior, to serve the 
remainder of the year. 
A NEW EXPERIMENT STATION.—An experiment station has been 
located at the residence of Mr. Wm. Somerville, Viola, Minn. A 
number of the experiment stations of the state are located in posi- 
tions not very favorable to pomology, and the success in Mr. Somer- 
ville’s locality would indicate the probability that this place is espec- 
ially well adapted to successful fruit growing, and we all know that 
Mr. Somerville combines in himself the qualities needed to make a 
successful fruit grower. We hope for very interesting reports from 
this new station. 
BacCK NUMBERS OF THE “HORTICULTURIST.”’—There are several 
hundred copies of last year's HORTICULTURIST still remaining in 
this office, and there are a hundred or two also of each month of this 
year’s numbers to spare. The secretary will be very glad to send 
these surplus numbers in any quantity, from one to a hundred, to 
any address as sample copies, without expense to the receiver. 
Could you use any in your neighborhood, either by distribution 
among your friends or at some gathering, or are there parties 
somewhere in the country to whom you would like to have copies 
sent? Please assist me in placing these in good hands where salu- 
tary results may follow. 
SUPERINTENDENTS OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS.—The executive com- 
mittee decided that, in recognition of the gratuitous services of the 
superintendents of the experiment stations and to insure their very 
helpful attendance at the annual meetings, hereafter the traveling 
expenses of the superintendents of unpaid stations should be 
returned to them, provided they made full detailed reports of every- 
thing of interest to our society growing at their respective stations- 
The interest of our meetings is much increased by the presence of 
these practical investigators, and, as their work is entirely gratui- 
tous, the only thing in the way of compensation being the small 
amount of experimental stock sent them from the central station, 
this is no more than a proper recognition of the obligation of the 
society to them. We hope hereafter to have a full attendance of the 
superintendents. 
