NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. 229 



Congress, and commonly known as the Lafean Apple Pack- 

 age and Grading Bill, and would urge upon our Senators and 

 members of Congress their support for this bill as in the in- 

 terest of both consumer and orchardists who are interested 

 in the new apple culture that is just now developing upon the 

 hills of Connecticut. 



President Rogers : You hear the report of the Chair- 

 man of the Legislative Committee, and what he has presented 

 to you in regard to the passage of this bill before Congress. 

 What is your pleasure? Those in favor of the acceptance of 

 this report and the passage of Mr. Hale's motion say "Aye." 

 Contrary minds, "No." It is a vote. 



I wish at this time to call your attention once more to 

 these little pamphlets which have been issued by the Publicity 

 Committee. I want to have you carefully read those and cir- 

 culate them among your friends at home. 



I will now call on Mr. Wilfred Wheeler of Massachu- 

 setts, to make a few remarks in connection with this publicity 

 work. 



Mr. Wheeler: Mr. President and Friends of the 

 Pomological Society : I do not know as I care to take up 

 very much time, but there was just a word that I wanted to 

 leave with you about this publicity matter. The work of the 

 Society, I think, should be directed along two lines, — not 

 only to educate the grower to grozv better fruit, but we 

 should educate the public to consume better fruit, and our 

 institute work should be largely along those lines at present. 

 We have commenced to organize a tremendous interest in 

 fruit culture, and it seems to me the time has come when 

 we ought to take up seriously the question of how we are 

 going to educate the public to take that fruit which is going 

 to come into the market, so that we may have an increasing 

 market all the time. One of the points that I want to leave 

 with you, the point of value, is the value of fruit as an article 



