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bill goes through the way it is and becomes a law, we ask the Com- 

 missioner of Agriculture to appoint two floriculturists and one 

 vegetable culturist as an advisory committee in considering these 

 houses. We want these sixty thousand absolutely for glass, and 

 we don't want a big show house — we want practical houses — experi- 

 mental houses. By having this advisory committee, it can be assured 

 that the state architect will spend this money in the right direction. 

 I have talked with Senators and Assemblymen and proposed a plan 

 which Dean Bailey brought up, that they attach this to the annual 

 appropriation bill. We all know how hard it is to get an appropria- 

 tion. By attaching it, I don't think there will be any trouble. You 

 gentlemen should go to your Senators and Assemblymen and impress 

 this matter on their minds. This must come from the Assembly 

 Ways and Means Committee, in order to be sent over to the Senate. 

 I think there is a good chance to put this bill through this year. 



President White : That is one thing I want to help to impress 

 upon your minds — the fact that the results that are obtained from 

 the Legislature must come very largely from your demanding it. 

 If we could have twenty -five per cent, or even less, of the florists and 

 vegetable growers of New York State wTite letters to the members 

 of the Assembly, there would be no question about it. That should 

 be the case with every measure that is in your interest. There was 

 another question, in regard to horticultural buildings at the State 

 Fair. I am told there is a little rumor that something may be doing 

 before the Legislature is over in relation to that. Whenever that 

 comes up, I think we should stand ready to see that we get our share. 

 We are putting up with a horticultural building that is entirely in- 

 adequate. 



Mr. Kasting: I am afraid there won't be anything done this 

 year. According to the plan suggested, there would be three separate 

 buildings with connections through the center. We shouldn't give 

 up the idea. I have talked with Commissioner Bristol, and he 

 told me that we should stick to our demand, and it certainly would 

 come. 



President White: You have got to get in line for results. 

 There has been a plan spoken of by which bonds are to be issued, 

 and a very comprehensive scheme of putting up all the buildings 

 for the State Fair, and I don't know whether that is going to come 



