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the branding of the fruit of one state as the fruit of an- 

 other state ; To prevent the marking of one variety as being- 

 another variety; To compel every man who ships his own 

 apples to put his name on them, and if a shipper, to put his- 

 name on. 



' ' What would it amount to with a law drawn as loosely 

 as the one read to us where the inspector can pass fruit or 

 not and a man shipping 1000 barrels of apples can induce the- 

 inspeetor to pass them while the small shipper cannot. 



"I believe in honestly packed and marked goods and 

 these methods will be the most profitable for any grower or* 

 dealer to adopt. 



Dr. Twitchell: "Mr. Mead wants so much more legis- 

 lation than the rest of us that I should want time before 

 agreeing with him. 



Mr. D. H. Knowlton, Secretary of Pomological Society 

 of Maine : 



"I have enjoyed very much the presentation of Prof. 

 Craig's paper and I know that on account of its value it 

 will have widespread circulation. 



"At the Buffalo exposition my attention was called tc 

 the Fruit Marks Act. In the autumn of that year I was 

 in Halifax and called upon one of the inspectors there and' 

 found out how they were enforcing the law. I have 

 watched the operation of that law ever since and I am con- 

 vinced that the price of Canada apples has advanced be- 

 yond that of Maine apples. It was only at the time this 

 act was passed that Maine Baldwins were selling for more- 

 money than Canadian fruit was selling for and I have known 

 instances where Canadians did just what our friend here 



"At our annual meeting this matter of legislation along" 



At our annual meeting this matter of legislation along" 

 the lines of the Fruit Marks Act was called up for our con- 

 sideration and Dr. Twitchell was chosen as agent of our so- 

 ciety to bring about the better packing and marking and' 

 grading of our fruits. 



"I am very proud to stand before you here as a dele- 

 gate of our society with delegates from all over New Eng- 

 land for whenever there is difficulty in anything there is- 

 wisdom in counsel. 



"I have in mind that once a year when our annual 

 meetings are held a delegate could be sent from each society 

 and an annual meeting of representatives of the different 



