FOURTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING. i8i 



Assembly, together with the respectful request that tlie said 

 Committee report favorably on the appropriation required for 

 the construction of this new building'. 



Rcsoh'ed (4), That the Secretary also give a copy of these 

 resolutions to the press. 



The resolutions were duly seconded and unanimously 

 passed by the Society. 



Secretary Miles : I wish to refer to a matter which I 

 think has not been brought up yet in our meeting. On the 

 program for this annual meeting, most of you probably noticed 

 an announcement of the union meeting of the New York 

 Fruit Growers' Association, the American Institute and Farm- 

 ers' Club, and the Connecticut Pomological Society, to be held 

 in New York City February 15-16. Since coming to this meet- 

 ing I have received a program of that New York city meet- 

 ing. I don't know as it is necessary to read it to you now, 

 but such men as Prof. Bailey and Dr. Jordan and Mr. John 

 Jeaceinn, and also President Gulley and Mr. Hale of our own 

 society are to take part in this meeting, and we have been 

 invited to participate in it. If one hundred of our members 

 will signify their intention of going, we can get reduced 

 railroad fares. The railroads' arrangements at present are 

 only for New York State points, but if one hundred can be 

 secured to attend from Connecticut, the rates will be the 

 usual half fare returning, and I hope many of you will see 

 fit to go. 



Mr. T. E. Cross : Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen : 

 A few years ago, up to within two years, the eastern Nev; 

 York fruit growers held their annual meeting in New York 

 city, and I think on the occasion of two or three of those 

 meetings several of the members of your Society were there, 

 and I think those wdio were present will vouch for the state- 

 ment that I make when I say we had a right royal good 

 time. The gentleman in charge of the meeting referred to 

 by Secretary Allies is Dr. F. M. Hexamer of the American 

 Institute, a very genial, capable man, and they have made 

 all possible provision for the entertainment of those who 

 attend this meeting on February 15-16, and every individual 

 who will take the opportunity to visit and be with us at that 



