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wards will go into the fast freight service and reach their des- 

 tination promptly. He stated that the shipper would have 

 to furnish ice. Cars containing less than 10,000 pounds 

 would move in the loeal freight service. Mr. Flint empha- 

 sized the point that unless he had at once reasonably accurate 

 information as to the extent of the shipments it would be im- 

 possible for him to make provision for the shipment of the 

 crop, as it required some time to equip the cars for the pur- 

 pose. Mr. Flint stated that it would be impossible for him to 

 move freight out of that valley and have it in New York next 

 morning in time for the 2 a. m. market. The best he could 

 do would he later in the morning. On shipments to Provi- 

 dence, Worcester, Springfield and Boston he could give sat- 

 isfaction. Mr. Flint mentioned the perishability of peaches 

 and stated that he wished the growers to understand that he 

 was just as anxious to make a quick delivery as the shipper 

 was to have him. 



At this point President Gold took the opportunity to 

 speak about the New England Fruit Show, which will be held 

 in Boston this fall. Mr. Gold is an enthusiastic advocate of 

 the possibilities of apple culture in Connecticut. He said that 

 he knew 7 of no reason why we should not grow as good apples 

 in Connecticut as are grown anywhere in the east. He spoke 

 of the prizes that will be offered at this exhibition and invited 

 the fruit growers of the state to begin to make selections for 

 the show in order that Connecticut may win its share of the 

 prizes. He requested peach growers to reserve in cold stor- 

 age specimens of peaches. 



The next speaker was Mr. E. D. Curtis of Bantam, whom 

 President Gold introduced as ''a young man who had come 

 to Connecticut to raise apples and pine trees." Mr. Curtis 

 has recently come from New York city, and has purchased 

 a tract of 1,000 acres of land near Litchfield which 

 he will devote to commercial apple orchards. Mr. Curtis 

 said: "I am going into apple culture because I believe it 

 offers the best advantages of any department of horticulture. 

 One reason why we are not successful is because we are 



