ANNUAL REPORT. 275 



Connecticut was ably represented on the Board of Vice- 

 Presidents by President (has. L. Gold of the Pomological 

 Society, having been chosen at the annual meeting of 1909, 

 at which time it was also decided our state ought to send as 

 fine an exhibit of fruit to the Show as possible. 



In the work of preparation for a state exhibit the Pomo- 

 logical Society naturally took the lead, a conference of those 

 interested in the matter was called early in March by Mr. 

 Gold, when the question of financing the undertaking was dis- 

 cussed. As a result, a bill calling for an appropriation by the 

 state was prepared and introduced in the General Assem- 

 bly. This appropriation of $500 was granted, and together 

 with funds from the Society's treasury and several subscrip- 

 tions received from interested citizens proved sufficient, with 

 careful management, to meet the expenses of collecting and 

 installing the exhibit. In addition Conyers Manor offered 

 a silver cup as a prize ; Mr. Chas M. Jarvis $25 as the "Berlin 

 Prize," and the Pomological Society put up a Connecticut 

 State Prize. 



In order to arouse interest in the Fruit Show among 

 Connecticut farmers and fruit growers information was cir- 

 culated through the press and at meetings, and by various 

 means, the matter was kept constantly before the public dur- 

 ing the entire summer. In July the officers of the Society is- 

 sued the following circular, sending copies broadcast over 

 the entire state : 



"An important event, and one of unusual interest to all 

 lovers of choice fruit, will be the New England Fruit Show 

 to be held in the City of Boston, October 19-24, 1909. The 

 project is an outcome of the now famous New England Gov- 

 ernors' Conference held last Fall, and the object is to unify 

 and emphasize the importance of the horticultural interests 

 of the six New England States. Already the success of the 

 undertaking is assured. While the interests of the several 

 New England States are to a large extent identical, no effort 

 has been made heretofore to concentrate these interests along 

 any one special line. This the Boston Fruit Show will aim 

 to do, and will show conclusively that the possibilities of New 

 England agriculture are second to none. 



