84 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



know, missus, but he do like he do." Up to this time vou "do 

 hke you do" have a good time. 



At the meeting this afternoon and at this session here to- 

 night I have wished many times that President Roosevelt's 

 Commission on Country Life could have their meeting with 

 us. T think after they finished with this convention they 

 would certainly have some information as to country life con- 

 ditions here in Connecticut. I am especially glad that we 

 have with us a man from New York State and a man from 

 Pennsylvania. You know New York State boasts and calls 

 itself the Empire State and yet in all its history I would ask 

 Professor Craig if they have ever had such a meeting as this, 

 and if he tells you the truth, he will tell you "No." On the 

 subject of co-operati(jn. it has been said that Connecticut fruit 

 growers could not work together ; that they could not work 

 for one common end. I would like to have the man who said 

 that be here to-night and see how you men have worked for 

 the same purpose, and by what I see you have pretty nearly 

 accomplished that purpose. That same co-operation you 

 have shown to-night, if carried into your every-day work will 

 accomplish great results, and there isn't any force in Con- 

 necticut that can stop you from getting what you want. If 

 the three or four various farm organizations in this State 

 could get together and would say what they wanted with ref- 

 erence to their interests, you would find the people at the Cap- 

 itol would just fall over themselves in granting their requests. 



I had just time to-day to read the headlines in my daily 

 paper, and a part of one article — the report of the Commis- 

 sioner of Education of this State. If you have not read it. 

 get a copy of the Courant or Times and read that article 

 from beginning to end. If there is anything the matter with 

 Connecticut, you are going to find it right along the line of 

 our countr}' school system. Some of you live in the country 

 and are somewhat familiar with the country district schools, 

 but not as familiar as you ought to be. I wonder how many 

 of you within the last ten years have visited the little school- 

 house in your district. I wish you would make one resolve, 

 and that is, that vou will learn the conditions existing in your 



