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gladly cut it for you. (Voice from rear of hall: I will give 

 you five dollars if you will cut that apple you hold in your hand 

 and show us it is seedless.) In time we shall do away with 

 the core, for, as you know, the core is for the purpose of 

 holding the seeds, and when there are no seeds there is no use 

 for the core. Our apples have been weighed on the Fair- 

 banks scales and pronounced to be the heaviest apples of their 

 size of any variety, and what further evidence we can produce 

 as to the genuineness and firmness of the fruit, I don't know. 

 (Cries of "Cut it!" "Cut it!") Under the present feeling 

 against us it is impossible to do more than we are doing until 

 we get more apples to scatter broadcast among the people who 

 doubt our sincerity. I think there ought to be charity for us 

 who have put so much money and time and ability into this 

 business for several years. John Ashe of Connecticut has 

 four trees and he says it is a good tree, and you can go and see 

 his trees and fruit. 



Mr. J. H. Hale: You say people are prejudiced against 

 }^ou. Why did you send to Professor Gulley the samples you 

 did of only half an apple? 



Mr. Gildersleeve : I had the sample sent from Buffalo. 

 If I had known that kind of a sample was coming I would not 

 have sent him any. 



A Member: Why are the people prejudiced against you? 



Mr. Gildersleeve : Because their nurseries are stocked 

 full of trees to sell and they don't want to take on anything 

 new until their old stock is disposed of. 



Mr. Harrison of Maryland : I represent the Nurserymen 

 of America and I resent what he sa}'S regarding the nursery 

 business; the nurserymen are not prejudiced against the seed- 

 less apple for the reason he gives. (Applause.) 



President Eddy : The time has come to close this dis- 

 cussion, and we must now take up the next address. 



It has been decided to make a slight change in our program 

 and the next speaker will be IVIr. C. E. Bassett of ]\Iichigan, 

 who entertained us so well last evening". Mr. Bassett will 

 now talk to us on "Co-operative Shipping and ^Marketing." 



