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beautiful vineyards and orange groves of Riverside and San Bernardino 

 counties. I then told them that while they had seen the southern part of 

 California, that we would undertake to show them the northern part, and I 

 felt assured that they would be as pleased with the northern part of the State 

 as they had been with the other districts. It has certainly been a pleasure 

 to us Californians to welcome our Eastern guests, and I hope that they 

 will carry away with them fondest recollections of the friends that they 

 have made here, and that they will all have an opportunity of coming back 

 to us some time in the future." 



UNFINISHED BUSINESS. 



Mr. Sheehan: "For the benefit of those who are present here today and 

 did not attend the preliminary meeting of the officers of the Congress held 

 last Sunday morning, I want to state that one matter of very vital impor- 

 tance was taken up at that meeting, and that was the publication of the 

 proceedings of this Congress, including all of the papers submitted and read 

 whether in full or by abstract or by title. 



"At this meeting President Alwood, who has kept in touch with the 

 finances of the Congress through the Treasurer, stated that there was not 

 enough money in the treasury to pay for publishing a report, and that some 

 means would have to be devised to raise this money. 



"I think all of you will agree that every paper submitted at this Con- 

 gress should appear later on in printed form in connection with a general 

 report of the proceedings. I do hot know of anything, for instance, that 

 would be more useful in libraries, more up to date and more timely than a 

 report of these proceedings, including the very excellent papers that have 

 been delivered here. There is scarcely a question that might be asked in 

 relation to viticulture that could not be answered in one or more of the 

 papers that have been submitted here. 



"In California, a number of the wine makers imagine they are rich. At 

 any rate, the State Board of Viticultural Commissioners believes that it is 

 so important a topic at this time, and that the publication of the report 

 should be assured without a doubt, that I have been asked to state to you 

 that the furnishing of money necessary to affect the publication of this report 

 will be guaranteed to the extent of $200 by the State Board of Viticultural 

 Commissioners of California." 



President Alwood: "Mr. Secretary of the State Board of Viticultural 

 Commissioners of California, I think the business of the Congress is finished 

 and this order has been disposed of by the very generous action of your 

 Board. I am relieved of the matter of begging, and we sincerely thank you." 



President Alwood: "Dr. Cleonthes Vassardakis, Consul General for 

 Greece and Commissioner to the Exposition, is the delegate from Greece to 

 this convention. I have asked him at this time to say a word of greeting 

 to us before we adjourn. I take great pleasure in introducing Mr. Vassar- 

 dakis." 



