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ings of those in charge of the work done in the interest of the public 

 good and correct nomenclature, can do no harm. These contentions 

 have not been worthy of consideration in the past, nor are they at 

 present, for the public does not give more than an ordinary patent 

 medicine advertisement- weight to news matter that has to be paid 

 for to get into print, and only in as far as they cast a reflection upon 

 the officers of the Society would we make any reply. 



If all the citizens of Missouri could have been at the St. Louis 

 meeting it would not be necessary to do even that. The officers of 

 the Society court investigation, and in this connection I desire to 

 state that, while some through spite have tried to cast reflections 

 upon Secretar^ Goodman, the records of the Society are open to the 

 public. Every cent of its funds are accounted for with a nice balance 

 in the treasury, part of which is deposited with the Mississippi Valley 

 Trust Company, St. Louis, in the name of the Society, subject only 

 to the check of the Treasurer by the authority of the Executive Board. 

 Formerly this money was deposited in the name of the Treasurer, 

 subject to check by the authority of the Secretary and President. 

 This was the case when Treasurer Nelson died. The funds being 

 in his name at the time, it took some time to get it in shape so it 

 could be checked out. 



After consulting with legal authorities and the officers of the 

 Trust Company it was decided that it would be best to deposit this fund 

 in the name of the Society subject to the check of the Treasurei, 

 after being authorized by the Executive Board. This was done so in 

 case of the death of the Treasurer, his successor could check it out 

 on the same authority without any delay as was before experienced. 



I have been a member of the Society the past two years, during 

 which time the Gano-B. B. D. investigation was made, which has 

 caused all the trouble (and had the findings of the committee been 

 on the other side there would not have been any trouble and no 

 charges), and if they could have succeeded in getting the Society to 

 rescind its action there would be no trouble now. 



No act in this connection has been to serve any selfish or per- 

 sonal interest. 



Recognizing the importance of the work done by our Society for 

 correct nomenclature, and in view of the fact that many of the most 

 serious experiences and losses to fruit growers come from misnaming 

 varieties, the National Pomological Society, at its last annual meeting, 

 took similar steps looking to the correction of abuses along the same 

 lines, adopting among others, the following: 



