THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Fig. 2212. Senator Kerr, 



who gave our Association a public address of welcome. 

 The Hon. Wm. Kerr, K. C, is a B. A. graduate of Victoria of 

 1855, and LL. D. in 1887. He was Mayor of Cobourg in 1867, 

 created Q. C. in 1876, called to the Senate of Canada in 1899. 



that your committee therefore recommend that the 

 Government of Canada be memorialized to appoint 

 a Railway Commission without delay to fix reason- 

 able rates for the carrying of goods by freight and 

 express, and to provide for the enforcement of the 

 rates and regulations made by such Commission 

 by the most summary and simple process possible, 

 with heavy penalties for all infringement of such 

 rate and regulations. 



A new committee, consisting of Messrs. 

 H. W. Dawson, of Toronto, R. W. Graham, 

 of Belleville, and E. D. Smith, M. P., of 

 Winona, was appointed to push the matter 

 of Railway Legislation. 



PRACTICAL SUBJECTS. 



Among the educational and practical sub- 

 jects discussed in the afternoon meetings 

 was the Fruit Marks Act. Prof. Robertson 

 stated that so far the work of the inspectors 



had been educative but that, hereafter, per- 

 sons transgressing the Act would be pros- 

 ecuted. 



Mr. H. N. Hutt of Southend, one of the 

 speakers on fruit topics at Farmers' Insti- 

 tutes gave an excellent address on Pruning, 

 which we give elsewhere in full. 



The addresses of Prof. Saunders on the 

 work of the Dominion Experimental Farms 

 in producing hardy fruits, and Prof. Macoun 

 on the American and Nigra plums are of 

 much value, and will appear in full in our 

 report, which will be published earlier than 

 usual. 



POPULAR SESSIONS. 



At the evening meeting on Wednesday 

 addresses of welcome were delivered on be- 

 half of the town of Cobourg and the united 

 Counties of Northumberland and Durham 

 by His Worship, Mayor Huycke, Senator 

 Kerr, Mr. McColl, M. P., of Cobourg, and 

 that most active and enthusiastic fruit- 

 grower and shipper. Warden Rickard, of 

 Newcastle; all these gentlemen united in 

 giving the Association a most cordial wel- 

 come to this beautiful town. Mr. T. H. 

 Race, of Mitchell, responded in a most 

 happy manner. These gentlemen were fol- 

 lowed by Prof. H. E. Van Deman, of Wash- 

 ington, D. C, and Prof. J. W. Robertson, 

 of Ottawa, who held the attention of the 

 large audience until a late hour. 



On Thursday evening Mr. C. C. James, 

 Deputy Minister of Agriculture, gave a 

 valuable address on the possibilities open- 

 ing out before young Canadians, and em- 

 phasized the fruit industry in this respect. 

 He was followed by Mr. G. C. Creelman, 

 Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, on 

 " Our Horticultural Societies ; their relation 

 to the Home, School and Province. Rev. 

 Father Burke gave a very interesting account 

 of the fruit interests of Prince Edward 

 Island. 



The list of gold and silver medals won at 

 the Pan-American Exposition was then read 



