THE NEW YORK STATE FRUIT GROWERS* 

 ASSOCIATION 



E. C. GlLLETT 

 Secretary of the Association, Perm Yan, N. Y. 



There are no records in the Secretary's 

 office concerning the organization and work 

 of this association for the first two years 

 of its life. The first record is of the an- 

 nual meeting held at Buffalo, K. Y., in 

 Jjnmary, 1903. 



From different reports since that time 

 I learn that the association was organized 

 two years previously, or on February 28, 

 1901. A preliminary meeting was held 

 in Rochester at the time of the meeting of 

 the Western New York Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Over a hundred men, who were fruit growers and who felt 

 that their interests as growers would be better served by an or- 

 ganization not so closely connected with the nursery trade, met in 

 a hotel and organized this association. 



The 1902 meeting was held in Syracuse. Mr. L. T. Yeomans 

 of Walworth was elected president. Mr. Yeomans served as 

 president two years, or until January, 1903, when T. B. Wilson, 

 of Hall, was chosen. Mr. Wilson served as president four years, 

 1903-4-5-6; Mr. J. R. Cornell, of Newburg, served in 1907-8; 

 .Mr. B. J. Case, of Sodus, in 1909-10; Mr. Clark Allis, of 

 Medina, in 1911-12; Mr. L. L. Morrell, of Kinderhook, in 

 1913-14. Mr. Frank Bradley, of Barker, was elected last 

 January and is now president. 



Mr. F. E. Dawley, of Fayetteville, served as secretary until 

 1904. Mr. W. L. McKay, of Geneva, servedHwo years, 1904-5. 

 E. C. Gillett, of Penn Yan, was elected secretary in 1906, and 

 has served continuously since that time. 



Mr. C. H. Darrow, of Geneva, was treasurer until 1910, when 

 the office of treasurer was combined with that of secretary. 



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