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AIr. PeniX : Two years ago the telei^hone company prom- 

 ised to gi\e us imDroved service and better rates; they carried 

 out their promise to a few of the big fellows and the rest of lis 

 are in the same boat as we were before. The law should be 

 repealed. I say. 



The resolution was then unanimously adopted by the 

 .society. 



Prksidknt Eddy : I understand the comnn'ttee appointed 

 to judge the fruit exhibit at this meeting is ready to report. 

 We will now listen to Mr. Orlando Harrison. 



Mr. H.vrrison : Mr. President, our committee desires to 

 preface its report by complimenting the society on the excellent 

 display of fruit downstairs and to say that we have been con- 

 \incingly shown that the soil of Connecticut is particularly 

 adapted to the growing of apples and especially the Baldwin 

 variety. We liave awarded premiums as follows: (Com- 

 plete report of awards will l)e found on page 155.) 



Secretary Miles: I would like to suggest that it would 

 be very desirable if the county vice-presidents of our society 

 could be induced to take a more active part in our work. At 

 present they are largely officers in name only. We need an 

 active representative in each county, working through the year, 

 to 1)uild up the organization. 



In order to get at this matter, I have drawn up and would 

 propose for your action the following amendment to the 

 by-laws : 



•Tt shall be the duty of the County Vice-Presidents to 

 acti\-ely re])resent the society in its various lines of work in 

 their respectixe counties, — to arrange for at least one meeting 

 of the society in their county during the year and to report to 

 the societ\- the progress of the fruit-growing industry in their 

 respecti\'e .sections of the .state." 



The adoption of the amendment was moved and seconded. 



President Eddy : I would remind you that a two-thirds 

 vote is necessary for the adoption of an amendment. 



Upon being put to vote the proposed amendment was 

 adopted. 



