SYNOPSIS OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



Twenty-ninth State Fruit-Growers' Convention, 



HELD U>-DER THE AUSPICES OF THE 



STATE HORTICULTURAL COMMISSION, 



FRESNO, DECEMBER S-U, 1903. 



Fresno, Tuesday, December 8, 1903. 



Pursuant to call, the Convention met in Armory Hall at 9:30 o'clock 

 A. M., December 8, 1903. 



President Ellwood Cooper, State Horticultural Commissioner, called 

 the Convention to order. 



Rev. Thomas Boyd, of Fresno, opened the proceedings with prayer. 



PRESIDENT COOPER. The address of welcome will be made by 

 the Honorable Mayor of Fresno, Mr. Stephens. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 



Hon. L. 0. Stephens, Mayor of the city of Fresno, delivered an 

 address of welcome, as follows: 



Mr. President and Members of the Convention: I assure you that 

 I feel it to be not only a privilege, but also an honor to be invited to 

 say a few words to the members of this Convention, and especially do 

 I deem it a pleasure to extend to you a welcome on behalf of the city 

 which I as Mayor represent. I believe that a fruit-growers' convention 

 should be held in a fruit-growing county, and, looking at the question 

 from that standpoint, this Convention is called together in the proper 

 place, for Fresno is not only a fruit-growing county of considerable 

 magnitude, but it is also a growing fruit-growing county. We appre- 

 ciate the fact that your deliberations here will be of much benefit to us, 

 and we also believe that your visit here can be made one of pleasure 

 and interest to you. We trust that while you are here you will make 



