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and talk a good deal about it ; but when it comes right down 

 to practice, each fellow thinks he can go it alone and do a 

 little better. We have tried it somewhat in peach marketing, 

 and we are (juite willing to cooperate in it. If things were 

 not so good in Connecticut with us, it might be difiterent. If 

 it was going against us, we would go in and helj) put u]) a 

 fight. If our markets were not so good, then we would 

 have cold storage in every town on the cooperative plan. I 

 would like to pray for Iiard times a few years in the fruit 

 business in Connecticut and on the farm, and then I assure 

 you the cold storage problem would be solved. 



Report on Legislation. 



Now, as to the Legislative Committee, there is nothing 

 doing yet, except we want something. We always do in 

 institutions of this kind, and every institution wants some- 

 thing. We want our same appropriation of $1,500 a year 

 from the Legislature to keep this association going along 

 the same lines and better ones in the future, and I want you 

 to help us get that. 



■ Then the wonderful stimulus that came to Connecticut 

 and New England horticulture through the New England 

 Fruit Show in Boston a year ago, where our vice-president, 

 and your worthy president, and your secretary, and some 

 others did such splendid work that put Connecticut in the 

 forefront. That big show at Boston has stimulated our peo- 

 ple and all New England to have another tussle at it next 

 year, and it is going to be a bigger, grander New England 

 Fruit Show, and we want Connecticut to get up and show 

 them a thing or two, but to do that takes time and money. 

 We want the Connecticut legislature to give us $2,000 for 

 that New England Fruit Show. If any of you think we can 

 get $4,000 we will try for it. and we want you to come there 

 and help us get it. We are going after it, and wc are going 

 to have it if you will help us. We want you to see your 

 representatives at home and tell them about it. The legisla- 



