STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 9 1 



Resolved, That our thanks are extended to the Maine Central Rail- 

 road and Grand Trunk Railroad for excursion rates over their lines. 



Resolved, That we are under special obligations to the local press 

 for the wide spread publicity they have given the meetings and for the 

 extended reports they have given of its transactions. We would also 

 extend to the Maine press at large our thanks for similar courtesies. 



Resolved, That we regret to note the absence of any exhibit of fruit 

 from the State Farm at Monmouth at the New England Fruit Show, 

 Portland Exhibition and our own exhibition here. 



Resolved, That the members of the society hereby express their 

 thanks to our officers for the efficient services they have rendered the 

 fruit interests of the "State. 



For the committee, 



D. H. KXOWLTOX, Chairman. 



Voted, that the report be accepted. 



Voted, that a committee be appointed to take under consider- 

 ation the matter of the Maine Frtiit Farm. The president ap- 

 pointed John \\\ True, New Gloucester. F. H. Morse, Water- 

 ford and Stanley Bisbee, Rumford Falls. 



W. H. Conant read the report of the committee on the presi- 

 dent's a^Vlress. as follows: 



To the Officers and Members of the Maine State Pomologkal 

 Society: 



Your committee appointed to consider the annual address 

 of the president respectfully submit the -following report: 



1st. We heartily approve of the recommendations embodied 

 in the address. 



2nd. We move that a committee be appointed to devise 

 means for carrying these recommendations into effect, said com- 

 mittee to submit its plans to the next annual meeting of this 

 Society. 



R. T. PATTEN, Skowhegan, 

 \\\ H. CONANT, Buckfield, 

 V. P. DeCOSTER, Buckfield. 



\'oted, that the report be accepted. The following were ap- 

 pointed a committee as recommended in said report: R. T. 

 Patten, Skowhegan ; \\^ H. Conant. Buckfield, E. F. Hitchings, 

 Orono. 



Voted, that in view of the efficiency with which our outgomg 

 president has managed the affairs of this Society, we extend to 

 him our thanks and appreciation by giving him a rising vote, 

 v/hich was accordingly done. 



Adjourned. 



