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ot chart, and it is very noticeable that the Canadian line on 

 that chart is way at the top. None of the American Baldwins 

 average as well as the Canadian. Next comes the Maine, on 

 the average considerably above the rest, and our Boston 

 Baldwins stick consistently at the bottom in most cases. 

 The Maine advancement is more noticeable in recent years. 

 To my mind it is simply the effect of the Canadian law hav- 

 ing been in effect longer than our Maine law, and the eft'ect 

 also of their having the law and our not having any here. 

 "We all know that in spite of this fact, the Canadian law 

 isn't anywhere as good as ours. They will admit that off- 

 hand, but people have confidence in the pack, and they have 

 that confidence because the government is standing back of 

 it and seeing that the thing is handled properly. So far as 

 that fearful army of inspectors is concerned, I don't think 

 we need be afraid of that. Our friend i\Iann thinks an in- 

 spector is going to look inside every barrel as it is packed. 

 That isn't necessary. If every man was as honest as Mr, 

 Mann we wouldn't need any inspectors, Init unfortunately 

 some of us are not, and you have got to have men to look out 

 for those other fellows, and if they feel that their apples are 

 likely to be inspected — (it isn't that they are always going 

 to be, but that they are likely to be, for the inspector has the 

 privilege of coming to that packing house or warehouse and 

 inspecting them, or he can do it in transit or anywhere else) 

 —that will keep that sort of man up to the mark. You 

 don't legislate them so as to make them honest, but legislate 

 them so they act as though they were honest, (Applause.) 



DR, TWITCHELL: Coming up on the train yesterday I 

 met a man who told me that he had bought 125 cars of apples 

 and shipped them to Boston. He was on his way up yester- 

 day with the lot. He had packed a good many himself and 

 & good many he had bought already packed by others. I 

 asked him what his impressions were in regard to the law, 

 told him I was coming here to-day to speak on this question, 

 f.nd asked him what he, as a buyer, thought of this law, and 

 he said, "I am frank to say I would rather be allowed ray 



