K.EFOK.T 



OF THE 



MONTANA STATE BOARD HORTICULTURE 



TO GOVERNOR 



To His Excellency 



ROBERT B, SMITH, 



Governor of Montana 



To the Governor and the Legislative Assembly of the State of Montana: 



In compliance with the provisions of law, I have the honor to submit 

 for your inspection and consideration the following report of the work of 

 the State Board of Horticulture and its officers and appointees for the two 

 years of its existence, and matters pertaining thereto. 



\ The law creating this board was passed in February, 1899, and in obedi- 



ence thereto the governor appointed the following persons as members, the 

 governor himself being ex-officio member of the board: I. D. -O'Donnell 



J of Billings, S. M. Emery of Bozeman, Paris Gibson of Great Falls, D. E. Band- 



l mann of Missoula and J. H. Edwards of Kalispell. 



The board organized by the election of Mr. O'Donnell as president and 

 Chas. H. Edwards of Missoula as secretary. 



