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miums should be of the best. I think it is hig-hly desirable 

 that we put out premiums of sterling- standard and merit, 

 something that will stay b}- us. We want to send out ])remi- 

 ums that we can hand down to our children, and something" 

 that we need not be ashamed to show to our friends ; some- 

 thing that has intrinsic merit and value to it. I, for one, 

 would earnestly desire the passage of this resolution. 



President Rogers : You have heard the resolution 

 which has been read b\' Mr. Root. Would you like to re- 

 mark on this resolution further? If not, all those in favor of 

 this resolution signify by saying "Aye." Contrary minds, 

 "X^o." The "Ayes" have it and it is a vote. 



I think at this time it would be well to hear from our 

 \'ice-President in regard to the New England Fruit Show. 

 It comes right along in line with what we have heard. I 

 believe that Mr. Gold was our representative at the Fruit 

 Show. I will call on Mr. Gold for a report. 



Report on the New England Fruit Show. 



Mr. C. L. CioLD: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: The 

 committee in charge of this show began last spring to urge 

 the fruit growers of the state to bear the show in mind, and 

 take a special interest in their fruit, and try to produce 

 something which would be worthy of sending to the show, 

 and assist the state in putting up a creditable exhibition at 

 Boston. The committee met with a very fair response, and 

 a good many growers took a decided interest in their fruit, 

 in spraying, and thinning and caring for it. Later on we 

 called on some of the different growers to O'ffer fruit for ex- 

 hibition at Boston. It was the endeavor of the committee to 

 co'llect fruit from as many growers as possible, for several 

 reasons. — one was to have all parts of the state represented, 

 also to get a large variety of fruit, and to interest the grow- 

 ers about the state in the exhibit. We considered that a 



