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Tlic Grape Ciilturist. 



to us seoms an insult to the noble pro- 

 fession they follow. However, others 

 niav l-.ok at the matter in a dilTeront 

 li<;jht, and our eohinins are open to 

 l.otii parties to discuss this question, 

 provided they do it without bitter- 

 ness an<l in a (•(•urleous manner. 



Editor. 



At a preliminary meetin<jf of the 

 fi*ape "growers resident on the south 

 shore of Lake Erie, held at North 

 Kast, Pa., on Saturday, March Gth, 

 the fullowiui^ resolutions were, on 

 motion, adopted : 



ResoJrcd, That, in the opinion of j 

 this meetiui^, the action of the late 

 Tiako Shore Grape Growers' Associa- I 

 tion, in chanf^ing its name, and prac- j 

 tically confining its influence to the ! 

 State of Ohio, renders it expedient for 

 the grape growers on the shore of 

 Lake Krie, without regard to State 

 divisions, to organize an association 

 to ])roniote the culture of the grape 

 on the Lake shore. 



Resolved, That the grape growers 

 on the south shore of Lake Erie and 

 vicinitv be invited to meet at Erie, 

 Pa., oii Saturday, :\[arch 20, 1869, for 

 the purjjose of organizing a ''Lake 

 Shore (irapc Growers' Association," 

 and that a committee of five be ap- 

 pointed to issue a printed call, and 

 make arrangements therefor. 



"William Griffith, t'A'n. 



Edward F. I^nderhill, Sec'y. 



The undt'i-signed committee,, ap- 

 )»ointcd under the foregoing resolu- 

 tions, cordially invite gentlemen inter- 

 ested in grape culture on the south 

 shore of Lake JM-je, without regard 

 to State divisions, to meet in the 

 Court House, in the city of Erie, Pa., 

 at 12 M., for the ])urj)ose of organiz- 

 ing a Lakk: Smork (iRAPE Growers' 

 Association. 



The increasing magnitude of grape 



culture in America, and the marked 

 success which has attended it in the 

 States of Ohio, Pennsylvania and 

 New York, on lands in immediate' 

 proximity to the Lake waters, ren- 

 ders it eminentl}' fitting that those- 

 possessing such advantages of soil, 

 situation and climate, should recog- 

 nize a unity of interest by acting in 

 concert for the promotion of that im- 

 portant branch of industry. 



Confident in this belief, the com- 

 mittee express the hope that there 

 Avill be a large attendance of grape 

 growers in response to the invitation. 

 J. E. Mottier, North East, Pa. 

 G. W. Starr, Erie, Pa. 

 E. Luce, Ashtabula, Ohio. 

 "Wm. Griffith, North East, Pa, 

 E. F. Underiiill, Brocton, N. Y. 



The following gentlemen have signi- 

 fied their approval of the call : 



Stephen Griffith, Charles S. Mottier,, 

 John French, John W. Fall, W. A. 

 Ensign, J. M. Mills, Horatio Church- 

 hill, William Randall, James Philli2)s, 

 Ebenezer Munger, S. S. Spencer, Al- 

 fred Leet, Calvin Leet, James Allis, 

 A. Pierce, Joel Loomis, Wm. Dewey, 

 Henry Southard, Edward Grenette, J. 

 M. Mills, John Griffith, John Newton, 

 J. B. Moorhead and Alexander Mc- 

 Cord, of North East, Pa. 



George W. Palmer, E. C. Bliss, Lo- 

 renzo Bliss, Eobert Thompson, Henry 

 Eemer, liobert Hall, Niagara Hall, E. 

 S. Bartholomew, Orris Parsons, L. A. 

 Skinner, Dr. A. S. Couch, Dr. G. A. 

 Hall, A. L. Blowers, H. A. Blowers, 

 W. T. Hines, J. Eeckembrode, Thos. 

 Horsecraft and Elisha Sanders, of 

 West.field,N. Y. 



G. E. Ryckman, Florence Hilde- 

 brand, Hon. J. B. Fay, Clinton Brad- 



