THE LUTHER BURBANK SOCIETY 



made anew, and that the mass of records must be 

 reclassified, recompared with contemporary sci- 

 ence, and rearranged to serve as the backbone of 

 the work. 



This, together with the rearrangement of the 

 work done by those who had already been in The 

 Society's employ, was quickly effected, and the 

 whole matter placed in the hands of capable edi- 

 tors, whose scientific and literary qualifications 

 seemed to fit them peculiarly for the task. 



As soon as the new editors took charge of The 

 Society's editorial affairs, with Mr. Burbank, as 

 always, loyally giving his time and support, the 

 work in hand began to assume definite final shape, 

 with the result that it was finished, complete, so 

 far as the Editorial Board of The Society and Mr. 

 Burbank were concerned, within six months, or 

 exactly two years, almost to the day, after The 

 Society had received its charter from the state. 



Yet with the work done to the satisfaction of 

 Mr. Burbank and of the Editorial Board of The 

 Society, what, from many standpoints, was to be 

 the most important phase of the operation was 

 still to be begun. 



This phase, absolutely unique in the making 

 of books, will need a word of explanation here, 

 in order that both its character and its importance 

 may be comprehended. 



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