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from the orchard to the market. Four years ago JMr. Cole- 

 man built a very fine large house on the top of this great 

 hill, where a most beautiful view can be had of the sur- 

 rounding country, and the Sound. Even the shores of 

 Long Island can be readily seen. All of the heavy tim- 

 ber in the house was cut from the land where the peaches 

 and apples are now growing. The other buildings, which 

 are many in number, were all built from this native lum- 

 ber. The well on top of this hill is 128 feet deep, 10 feet 

 through earth and 118 feet through solid rock. After the 

 majority of those present had taken a two mile walk 

 through the orchards, lunch was served on the piazza of 

 the Coleman home, and it was a pleasant social occasion. 



Then President Rogers called the company to order 

 to listen to words of w^elcome from Mr. Coleman, which 

 were heartily expressed. He referred to his partner's (Air. 

 Hale's) enthusiasm in fruit culture and how it had inspired 

 him to do his best work in these orchards. It had been 

 a big work and hard work, too, but success seems likely 

 to crown the efifort. 



Mr. J. H. Hale was greeted with applause as he took 

 the floor to speak. He said, "These splendid trees them- 

 selves speak more eloquently than I can of the possibilities 

 in our Connecticut soil for the production of choice fruit." 



Mr. Hale said he did not want anyone to be deceived 

 by looking at those trees laden with fruit, for it means 

 much work. No one can invest a little money, do a little 

 work and wait for such results. It means work all the 

 time, and said Mr. Hale, not one man in a thousand can do 

 the kind of work that Mr. Coleman has done for years and 

 come up smiling every time. You people are all welcome 

 to these 400 acres, view them as 3^ou will, but I take off 

 my hat to Mr. Coleman, the man who has done most of 

 the work to improve them and make them bear the fruit 

 you now see." 



The visitors applauded this statement, thus expressing 

 their appreciation of Mr. Coleman's ability and what he 



