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the members of the Board of Agriculture ; but I feel as 

 though I could not proceed to do that without saying one 

 word more in regard to the town that has given us so pleas- 

 ant a reception. 



I have spoken of these foundation stones in which it takes 

 its pride. There is something more. The one Avho pre- 

 sented the greeting represented the Board of Trade here, 

 — the Board of Trade, — an important institution in any 

 community ; an institution that may make much for the 

 prosperity of a people. I was pleased on the train to-night 

 to learn of the enterprise of your citizens, who are not satis- 

 fied with their beautiful homes, and their schools, and their 

 choice farms, and their industries already established, but 

 are reaching out to gather in more ; and I was pleased to 

 know that your efibrts are likely to be successful, and that 

 you are soon to locate another industry here. I want to 

 congratulate the town on the reputation that it has for 

 enterprise, and as a clean, wholesome place of residence, 

 that makes it a place that people like to live in and to 

 establish industries in. 



The State Board of Agriculture is but one indication of 

 what Massachusetts is doing in the interest of the farm. 

 We produce each year about $1,200,000,000 worth of 

 manufactures. I think the value of the farm products of 

 Massachusetts is about $42,000,000. The manufactures are 

 about thirty times as valuable, and yet we have no Board of 

 Manufactures, we have no Board of Commerce, we have no 

 Board of Trade under the authority of the State and sup- 

 ported by the State. The only industries which have ofBcial 

 recognition in that Avay are the fish industry, which is par- 

 tially recognized in the Fish and Game Commission, and the 

 agricultural industry, which is recognized in the Board of 

 Agricultiu"e. I presume one reason for this is the recog- 

 nized fact that all industries are in a way dependent upon 

 the agricultural industry. We speak of our cotton mills, 

 and Ave have at once to recognize that they are de))cndent 

 upon a<j:ri('ultur(' for the raw material. We speak of our 

 woolen mills, and we recognize that they are also de[)endent 

 upon the farmers for the raw material. So it is also with 



