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ANNUAL REPORT 1920 AND 1921 



PRESIDENT SALLMON FOLLOWING MR. HODGSON 



There are several things I wish to refer to before we adjourn. There has 

 been placed in my hands a rather flashy circular and a letter of protest against 

 the issuance of this circular through the country. One of the contributions which 

 this association has made has been the suppression of misrepresentation of facts 

 about the avocado. I am not sure — not having looked over this circular care- 

 fully — that facts are misrepresented, but some of our members believe that the 

 facts are misrepresented, especially in that it is announced that this man, or firm, 

 is selling avocados from Mexico. You know that is against the law and cannot 

 be done legally in California. As this is not a business meeting of the Avocado 

 Association and I think it would be unfortunate to attempt to delay this audience 

 for the consideration of any such matter as this which requires investigation before 

 we really can take action, I take the liberty of taking charge of this matter and 

 bringing it to the attention of the Board of Directors at our approaching meet- 

 ing. If there is any attempt at fraud, sufficient action will be taken. 



It is the custom, when an exhibit of fruit is over, to sell all of the fruits 

 which remain. Those of you who wish to purchase may find them for sale at 

 the hotel lobby after this meeting. 



There are several people and institutions who ought to be thanked for their 

 co-operation in making this meeting a success. At our annual meeting it is cus- 

 tomary to do this through the Committee on Resolutions. At this meeting it is 

 the custom of the President to name these friends and institutions and to return 

 thanks in our printed annual reports. 



In behalf of the Association I wish to thank the speakers, Messrs. Griffin, 

 Braunton, Coolidge and Hodgson for their helpful and inspiring messages; the 

 exhibitors who have given us such a fine display of fruit, nursery stock and at 

 this time especially, such a notable display of other semi-tropical fruits; the 

 press which has been liberal in giving notices of our meeting; Mr. Rideout for 

 that generous proposal of his to continue his gift of trees to the one who secures 

 the largest number of new members. Next May someone will be given ten 

 good trees through the generosity of Mr. Rideout. I wish to thank the manager 

 of this hotel, Mr. Reid, for his courtesy, and Mr. Prentice for caring for the 

 exhibit; Mr. Fred W. Herbert, of the Department of Agriculture, Chula Vista, 

 who volunteered to take the stenographic report of this meeting, and our energetic 

 secretary. Miss McNally, who has worked day and night for the success of 

 this meeting which has brought greater care and responsibility than any meeting 

 we have held. 



