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been the purpose of the officers to have as few meetings as possible 

 on account of the expense connected with them. At the first 

 meeting the premium list was revised. At the annual autumn 

 meeting the accounts of the fair were examined and approved, and 

 arrangements were entered into between the Executive Committee 

 and the Executive Commissioner of the World's Columbian Fair, 

 and in November the committee were again called together on 

 account of matters connected with the World's Fair. 



The Executive Committee were not inclined to have anything to 

 do with the World's Fair, as they did not think at so late a date it 

 would be possible to make a creditable exhibition of Maine fruits 

 and their products. Just btfore the time of our fair we were noti- 

 fied by the Executive Commissioner that he was ready to make a 

 contract with our society to make a fruit exhibiticn at the World's 

 Fair, and that for that purpose the sum of 81 000 had been placed 

 at his disposal. The matter was refened to our annual meeting, 

 and the executive officers were authorized to take such action as 

 their judgment might dictate. They were in doubt as to the best 

 course to pursue, but many members urged the officers to undertake 

 the collection of the fruit exhibit and do all the means at the disposal 

 of the society would permit, it was not, however, until the 30th 

 day of September that arrangements were finally determined. At 

 this time the committee appointed H. W. Brown and A. E. Andrews 

 to have '-charge of collecting, preserving and preparing fruit for 

 the exhibition of fruit at the World's Fair." Later having com- 

 pleted the collection and placed it in cold storage, the Executive 

 Committee contracted wiih Mr. Willis A. Luce to forward the fruit 

 at the pioper time and install the exhibition. Some fifty varieties 

 of fruit were collected, some of which were contributed, and others 

 purchased. The following is the list of fruits contributed by the 

 members of our society and others. 



Alexander — Miss Grace M. Sleeper. Lewiston, specimens. 



American Beauty — Benson W. Brown, East Wilton, " 



American Golden Russet — Alonzo Butler, L'nion, " 



American Golden Pippin — •' " " " 



Bailey Sweet — Mellen Hayes, Farmington, " 



.J. B. Knowlton, Strong. " 



Baldwin — C. C. Cushman, Farmington, " 



I. C. Dudley. Readfield, *' 



Miss Mary Addle, Readfield, " 



