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dangers of this disease, or this pest. I think we shall get a 

 stronger and better law if we turn this matter over with just 

 a note of warning to the present General Assembly, and let 

 them consider it as they see fit, and we shall be further on 

 five years from now than we will be with a special bill from 

 ourselves. Let us ask for one thousand dollars for the work of 

 this Society, and let the whole state become roused up on the 

 subject of the San Jose scale, and when that comes there will be 

 a demand for action by the Legislature that cannot be resisted, 

 and in which we can join." 



The President: "It is the opinion of the chair that the 

 longer it is delayed the more it will cost. A thousand dollars might 

 do as much execution to-day as five thousand would next year." 



Mr. Sternberg: "The amendment, I believe, is in order. 

 There is no harm in presenting a bill, but this Society ought to 

 be assumed to father it. We have been talking about the peach 

 yellows law, and it has been said that we should not attempt 

 this because that was a failure, but the circumstances in con- 

 nection with that law were entirely different from the circum- 

 stances in connection with this pest. I believe it is our duty 

 to father this movement. Every man of us ought to jump in 

 and back it up. I, for one, am ready to do so. Whatever 

 bill the committee may report can be modified or changed before 

 the Agricultural Committee. I hope that Brother Hale will 

 not oppose it for that very reason ; that he can amend the bill 

 after it is submitted to the committee in any way he thinks 

 proper. I think we owe it to the Society, and we owe it to 

 the interests of the state at large to present a matter of so much 

 importance before the General Assembly for relief. I think 

 this Society is the proper body to take that action, and it is 

 composed of the very men who have the right, and the 

 authority, and who ought to take the responsibility of bring- 

 ing this matter to the. attention of the General Assembly. I 

 hope the amendment will pass." 



Mr. Farnham: "I fully agree with Mr. Sternberg. I did 

 not have the privilege of being connected with the peach 

 yellows trouble, but I think all of us are going to have the 

 privilege of being connected with this San Jose scale trouble, 

 as well as other things of that kind, whether we want to or 



