STATS POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. II9 



New Hampshire exhibit at Chicago I had to attend to our fruit 

 exhibit there, where Maine also had a most creditable exhibit, — 

 one of the finest exhibits there, so the judges said. In that 

 exhibit there were 75,000 plates of apples, but I see represented 

 upon the tables here many varieties while the samples are supe- 

 rior to anything- that was shown there at Chicago ; and I want 

 to congratulate you again upon this most meritorious display. 



Now we have heard for a great many years of Maine Bald- 

 wins, in fact Maine Baldwins are known almost the world 

 around. What has given them this reputation? I was in Bos- 

 ton two years ago and a prominent shipper said to me : "About 

 one-half of all the apples I shall ship from the Boston market 

 to European markets are grown in New Hampshire, but three- 

 fourths of those that go are labelled 'Maine Baldwins.' " Now 

 why is it? They must have been pretty good apples or they 

 couldn't have come in the same class with yours. I will tell you 

 why I think it is. You have had in your State for thirty years 

 a live, active pomological society, composed of men who believed 

 in their State and who were using every endeavor to show to the 

 world that they were raising one of the best products possible 

 in the world in the fruit line, and you have advertised your 

 product by putting up nice goods and raising good goods until 

 today a "Maine" Baldwin is a synonym for a good Baldwin. 

 Now we hope at some time with our little horticultural society 

 over there that is only nine years old, to get for our New Hamp- 

 shire fruit something of your reputation, but I don't believe, 

 after looking at this exhibit — I am not going to slander my own 

 state, but I shall be honest enough to say that I don't believe 

 that time is coming in the very near future. 



Mr. Gilbert : Before Mr. Baker leaves us for his home, 

 perhaps it may be well to call his attention to the fact that the 

 law of Congress has recently been passed prohibiting counter- 

 feit labels, and we give them a little warning in regard to selling 

 New Hampshire apples for Maine Baldwins. 



Mr. Baker : Mr. Chairman, I can't allow Brother Gilbert to 

 put me in a false light, the branding was not done in New Hamp- 

 shire but by men who came up there and picked them and sent 

 them for Maine Baldwins. 



Mr. Sampson, Secretary of the Franklin County Agricultural 

 Society : 



