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ANNUAL MEETING, JAN., 1895. 487 
FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 
WHEREAS, It has already gone into the history of Minnesota, that 
the State Horticultural Society with the State Forestry Association 
in joint session, held its series of instructive meetings on the 8th to 
the 11th, inclusive, of January, 1895, in Lake City, that is so beauti- 
fully environed by the river lake and the forest studded bluffs, made 
doubly charming for its rural ornamentation, a city justly credited 
for its superior educational facilities and for a nobility of social 
character not excelled in the West; therefore, 
Resolved, That we hereby tender our sincere thanks to the gener- 
ous citizens of Lake City, who have so kindly and pleasantly enter- 
tained us in their genial homes, and that we largely owe the success 
_ of this annual meeting to the competent manner our president and 
his city helpers have provided for our needs and enjoyment with 
them during of the best session we have ever held in the state. 
ae Resolved, That the question, who shall take our places when our 
4 hands can no longer plant, is amply answered in the State Agricul- 
Sf, * tural School at St. Anthony Park, assured as we are that when the 
ei veterans have gone to the fruit lands of heaven, the students there 
3 educated will be qualified to profit even by our mistakes, and will 
advance the cause we have loved so well to higher and grander 
be results. 
e Resolved, That the matter of irrigation, as outlined at the sessions 
f of our society, deserves the special attention of our legislature to 
3 - advance its special interests. 
Resolved, That the hour has come when our legislature must pro- 
Bie 2 - vide ways and means by which forest fires shall be prevented, that 
woodland property and life shall be more secure in the state, and 
that such timely provision is the best possible safeguard to our hor- 
ticultural successes. 
Resolved, That we recommend the establishment of village im- 
provement societies, as organized by Prof. B. G. Northrop of Con- 
necticut, and that too in every part of our state, so that our towns 
and cities may be made more beautiful and more healthful for such 
ornamentation, and more conducive to refinement of character and 
patriotic love of country. 
On motion of Mr. Dartt the resolutions were adopted by a 
rising vote. 
Pres. Underwood: I wishI could express to you the pleas- 
ure I have felt in having you all here at this time. I want to 
express my gratitude to the friends of Lake City who have so 
nobly and ably seconded ever effort on my part to bring about 
this meeting, and to them in a great measure is dueits success. 
I assure you nothing in my experience in all my life has ever 
touched me-so much, where I have been taught to feel what it 
is to have friends, as the occasion of this meeting of the horti- 
cultural society, and I shall always feel as though I should lack 
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