176 The Connecticut Pomological Society 



Mr. Hoyt : "I believe if this Society goes before the 

 Legislature with a just and wise bill, and a bill which we 

 know will accomplish the object, that thej' will grant us the 

 law, but do not let us be over-zealous in trying to be wise. 

 This is a matter of tremendous magnitude, but it has to be 

 well considered. It is an easy thing to make a law, but it is 

 another thing to make a law that does the work. We want 

 a law that will do the work and do it effectually. Now, then, 

 just look at this matter a moment. Do we know how we 

 are going to do this business, and can we present to our Leg- 

 islature a bill which will prevail ? Has this matter been 

 studied up enough ? Have we discussed among ourselves a 

 plan whereby this thing can be eradicated ? I do not think 

 we have. I think if we try to force the passage of a law now, 

 with that state of affairs among ourselves, it will be premature. 

 I do not think it is wise to do it." 



Mr. Innis: "I want to say right here that I have no 

 object whatever in trying to force anything through this body. 

 I believe, with Brother Hoyt, that it is well for us to be 

 careful how we go ahead, but in making this amendment I 

 made it for a specific object. This morning, when that part 

 of the recommendations of the committee was struck out, it 

 was done without proper discussion. This amendment has 

 brought out just such a discussion as we need on this floor, 

 and if the amendment is voted down at this time I shall have 

 no hard feelings. I believe it is wise for us to be careful how 

 we ask for any bill pertaining to our interests, and, as Brother 

 Hale has well said, if the Agricultural Committee of the Gen- 

 eral Assembly sees fit to put in a bill of that kind and push 

 it through, it takes the responsibility off our shoulders and 

 gives us an opportunity to stand back and help with those 

 who are going to profit by it. This bill, should it be pre- 

 sented, not only affects the fruit-growers of the state of Con- 

 necticut, but does to a very considerable extent, as much as 

 the fruit-growers, the general horticultural interests of the 

 whole state. In the city of Bridgeport it will be but a few 

 years before the whole east side will be so generally infested 

 that chey will be willing to join with other interests in some 

 plan to suppress this pest. Very many of the ornamental trees 



