THE ST. CATHARINES MEETING. 



Fig. 1498. — Lock 2, Old Welland Canal. 



be useless. In speaking on the sub 

 ject of trans-atlantic transportation of 

 fruit, Professor Robertson said that 

 the early ripening apples should be 

 cooled to below 50 degrees as soon as 

 they were taken off the trees, and then 

 before being packed they should be 

 cooled below 40. This would ensure 

 their arrival in England in good con- 

 dition if the carriage was right. There 

 was no possibility of carrying the tender 

 apple except by cold storage. He 

 urged very strongly the necessity of 

 grading and packing apples intended 

 for export. Fruit growers should be 

 aroused to the importance of not allow- 

 ing the commission men to buy their 

 apples unless they graded them, as on 

 this their market largely depended. 



A GOOD YEAR'S WORK. 



The evening session was enlivened by 

 several pleasant features. Mayor Gille- 

 land gave a cordial address of welcome, 

 which was responded to by President 

 Wellington, and during the evening Miss 

 Daisy Torrey, B.E., of Gravenhurst, a 



graduate of Philadelphia College of 

 Oratory, gave several recitations. Miss 

 Torrey is an elocutionist of rare ability, 

 and her renditions were received with 

 great applause. 



In his annual address, President W. E. 

 Wellington congratulated the members 

 on a successful year's work and on the 

 excellence to which the monthly journal 

 had attained. Last year, he said the 

 members' fees had netted $3,375, and 

 this year they had risen to $4,147. Last 

 year they had 3,315 members, and this 

 year 4,151, who had paid their fees, and 

 375 who had not. The total receipts this 

 year had been $6,585, which left a 

 balance on hand of $784. He suggest- 

 ed that the size of the journal should be 

 increased by one-third. After dwelling 

 on the practical work of the Association, 

 the President spoke of the reception by 

 Hon. Sidney Fisher of the deputation 

 which had gone to Ottawa to interview 

 him regarding the San Jose scale. By 

 his courteous and prompt action in re- 

 sponding to the wishes of the deputa- 



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