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ful to lis or to anyone who is attempting to do anything for 

 improving the growing or estimating the crop, and in turn 

 will be useful to you and I would like to urge upon you the 

 making out of a list and mailing it back to me promptly. 



MR. MARGESON : There are one or two things I think 

 we should not forget; we have enjoyed the hospitality of 

 the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in having the use 

 of their hall here and many other courtesies, and I would 

 like to move a vote of thanks to the ^Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society, 



The motion was seconded and adopted. 



MR. MARGESON: There is another matter I think it 

 would be well to take up at this time; we had a good repre- 

 sentative of the Department of Foods and Markets last 

 evening in ]\Ir. Emerson and I am sure we appreciate what 

 New York has been doing for the grower, and I would move 

 that it be resolved that the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' 

 Association congratulate the people of New York State on 

 having their Commission and Department of Foods and 

 Markets and on the valuable and progressive work that has 

 been done in marketing farm products, and that we send a 

 copy to the Governor and other officials of New York. 



The motion was seconded and adopted. 



MR. JENKS : I Avould like to move you that the Asso- 

 ciation extend a vote of thanks and appreciation to the 

 Superintendent of the Trade Exhibit. Mr. Sawyer. Mr. 

 Sawyer has worked hard in this matter for two or three 

 months, even going as far west as Rochester, New York, to 

 get those t,\vo fine graders for us, and has done more than 

 any other officer of the Associatit>n to make this convention 

 the fine success it has been. 



The motion seconded. 



THE CHAIRMAN : I should like to suggest in this con- 

 licction that Ave have at least one or tw.o other members oF 

 the Association who are constantly working hard and we do 

 not always pass a vote of thanks for them, and that is our 

 L'ood Secretarv and his wife. If there are no remarks on 



