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going to have more than our full share of it. We must have 

 some protection through the law to compel such people who 

 are ignorant of the pest and its effects to take care of it. I 

 hope and trust that this Society will not stand back because 

 they have been beaten back on the peach yellows business. 

 This is of much more importance than the peach yellows, 

 because the peach yellows cannot be propagated so rapidly, 

 and will not be distributed, but wherever this pest is it will 

 be distributed. I hope that the amendment offered by Mr. 

 Innis will be passed, and a bill will be presented, and that 

 this Society will not stand back, but will go ahead and make 

 the fight even if it is beaten down." 



Mr. Ives: "1 think this Society ought to be the promoter 

 of all such good work. I think this is the source from which 

 all bills of that kind should emanate. We come here and 

 represent the interests of fruit-growing. If we do not suc- 

 ceed this time we can try again, and keep at it until we do 

 succeed." 



Mr. Nettleton: "As the law is now, our nurserymen 

 do not have to give any guarantee with their stock, and if 

 you buy anything you do not know what you are getting in 

 this line. If we send out of the state, on stock from other 

 states we get a certificate, and we know something about the 

 condition of the stock. There is no use in calling out 

 'Fire!' when the building is burned up. We want to yell 

 when the building begins to burn." 



Mr. Wadsworth: "Whatever action you take, or what- 

 ever measure you adopt, it seems to me that the proper 

 course is for this Society to point out the peril and ask for 

 the proper legislative remedy. Then you can come before 

 the General Assembly and back up j'our statements without 

 risking the reputation of your Society in any respect. I 

 should judge from what I have heard here that it would be 

 a matter of considerable care and study to prepare a proper 

 bill. You do not seem to be agreed among yourselves as to 

 what is necessary, but it is clear that the agricultural interests 

 of the state are involved, and it seems to me the object can 

 best be attained by adopting the course suggested by Mr. 

 Hale, and without putting the reputation of any Society at 



