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THIRTY-FOURTH FRUIT-GROWERS ' CONVENTION. 



missioner with the machinery for doing the work intended, and which 

 no other department can do. 



This address has now gone to the limit of the time and perhaps of 

 your patience. There are many topics of great importance that have 

 not been reached at all, but I believe one subject con>sidered in detail 

 is worth a dozen merely brought to your attention. I have presented 

 the subject of the proper equipment of this office, and without prejudice 

 or resentment toward any other interest that may have been more 

 fortunate in receiving support from the State. You will notice that I 

 have not boasted of what the office has done since I took charge last 

 October. There is too much time given to telling of one's achievements, 

 and it is so easy to magnify one's work and make believe things have 

 been accomplished that have only been attempted. But we have been 

 busy all the time, and yet I hope these meetings will find occasion to 

 inquire more minutely into the policies and work attempted by my 

 office, and try to find out if your Commissioner is doing his duty. There 

 is simply no limit to the field in which this office could make itself 

 useful and yet not encroach upon the duties of any other department. 

 This body of fruit growers is able to secure the means of making my 

 administration more effective, and if 3'ou give the matters herein set 

 forth your most earnest attention it will be but a short time that we 

 Avill have to skimp and economize and even borrow money with which 

 to fight the greatest peril of the fruit industry. 



MR. JAMES MILLS. I think one of the most important matters 

 that this Convention may consider, or can consider, is this address so 

 Rhly made. It contains information that every grower who shall attend 

 this Convention should be in possession of ; and I believe, ^Ir. Chairman, 

 that the discussion of this address should be deferred until the largest 

 number of growers who can attend here at this Convention are present. 

 I move you, therefore, that the address be referred to a special com- 

 mittee of three, to be appointed by the Chair, for their consideration, 

 and for the placing of it before the Convention at a -later date. 



Motion seconded, put, and carried. 



PRESIDENT JEFFREY. Would you like to make suggestions, 

 Mr. Mills, about the committee ? 



]\IR. MILLS. I would suggest that ^Ir. J. H. Reed be chairman of 

 that committee. 



PRESIDENT JEFFREY. That is very acceptable to the Chair, 

 and I am sure it is to the house. ]Mr. Reed will be the chairman of 

 that committee. I have not been able to find out who are here yet, and 

 I will appoint the balance of the committee this afternoon. 



Now, if there is nothing of a business nature to bring up at this 

 time, we have Dr. Jordan with us, and I am sure you will all be pleased 

 to hear Dr. Jordan. (Applause.) 



