NINTH ANNUAL MEETING. 67 



inspectors in the different cities, as to the number of cars 

 be wants in that city at that time and the class of fruit he 

 wants; and thus the fruit is loaded into cars and shipped 

 to the various cities as per the instruction of these inspec- 

 tors. Large and small growers put their fruit right into 

 the same car and when it reaches its destination, it is 

 inspected by the inspector in that city and then put into 

 the hands of the commission man, and the growers have 

 nothing to do with the market, except packing and load- 

 ing the fruit, and finally receiving their returns from the 

 inspector. This has been carried on very successfully and 

 has brought more money to the growers than they got 

 before the organization of this association. If you here 

 enter into an arrangement of this kind and pack your fruit 

 honestly and label it so people will know they are getting 

 just what they buy, you will have no trouble is marketing 

 your fruit. 



Mr. Innis: I have thought this over a good deal in 

 times past. Something in the way of intelligent distribu- 

 tion of our fruit must be done in order to produce good 

 markets, and right along the lines you have been speaking 

 a committee should be appointed to look over the matter 

 throughout the State. The old motto "In God We Trust" 

 is a good one, and we do, but I believe right along that 

 same line, "In union there is strength," and some kind of a 

 union ought to be made, and I would therefore suggest 

 that a committee of five be appointed by the Chair to look 

 this matter up and canvass the orchardists of the State and 

 see what can be done, with the understanding that a 

 reasonable sum be appropriated to that end. 



The sentiment of the members present was freely 

 expressed and seemed to favor the plan of raising a com- 

 mittee to look into this matter and to support any business 

 arrangement reported by such committee, the larger peach 

 growers being especially desirous of cooperating in this 

 plan of marketing. 



At this point the hall was darkened to allow of some 

 very attractive pictures being thrown upon the screen, and 

 the President introduced Professor L. R. Jones, Botanist of 



