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sion may require. If each gardener acts for and by himself, 

 we cannot hope to advance. By organization we can settle 

 transportation and marketing difficulties, advertise our goods 

 as other business men are doing; it will elevate the profes- 

 sion of gardening and place it on a level with other progres- 

 sive industries, and cause us to have a higher regard for our- 

 selves and our chosen work. 



The manufacturers of various kinds of goods, when they 

 come face to face with the labor problem, such as the gar- 

 dener is facing at the present time, have a way of overcom- 

 ing it, and it is through organization. If labor is increased 

 10 per cent, the prices of their goods are increased to the 

 same extent, so their is practically no loss to them through 

 the raise of prices. The gardener, however, is unable to off- 

 set the advance in labor, as he is at the mercy of the markets 

 by not being organized and able to fix to any extent the price 

 of his products. 



There is one stumbling block, it seems to me, in the way 

 of co-operation, and that is, a feeling on the part of the 

 larger growers that by organization they are lifting the 

 weaker growers or brothers up to their level and making of 

 them rivals, while they are narrow-minded in overlooking 

 their real competitor, — the southern grower. Through or- 

 ganization we may not succeed at once in accomplishing all 

 we desire, but step by step we should attempt its accomplish- 

 ment. 



Governor Guild. There are other interests that claim my 

 attention, and I shall have to leave you, but I want to con- 

 gratulate you most heartily on the auspicious opening of this 

 session, and especially on the highly interesting paper to 

 which we have all listened with such great pleasure. 



I notice with a great deal of interest that one of the other 

 papers is to be on insect enemies to fruit trees; and, if you 

 will excuse a rank outsider, who really uses agriculture merely 

 as a student, and not from any practical point of view, I 

 trust this session will bring out something in regard to our 

 historic friend since the ancient world, — the apple. What- 

 ever theological faith we have, there isn't much doubt but 



