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Resolved, That the Board of State Harbor Commissioners be appealed to to carry out 

 the provisions of the law, and if in their judgment further legislation is necessary, 

 that they recommend such additional enactments as will enable them to speedily and 

 effectually establish such a free public market as the producers and shippers desire. 



Report and resolutions adopted. 



SELECTION OF THE NEXT MEETING PLACE. 



President COOPER. We will now take up the selection of the next 

 meeting place of this convention. You will understand that these con- 

 ventions are held for the benefit of the fruit-growers throughout the 

 entire State and are not local organizations. They are held under the 

 auspices of the California State Board of Horticulture, and it is the 

 desire of the State Board that the people of the State shall make requests 

 where these meetings shall be held. It is not a local affair, and the 

 meetings ought to be held in the central, the middle, the northern, and 

 the southern parts of the State. That is to the pleasure of the fruit- 

 growers of the State. This being the central part of the State, it was 

 held at San Jose, The last one was held in the southern part of the 

 State north of the Tehachapi. The next one ought to be held in the 

 northern part of the State, their needs being equally great in that 

 section. I will say that the motion or request must be to the State 

 Board of Horticulture to hold a convention at any certain point, as the 

 Board claims the right to change the place if the conditions and circum- 

 stances are such that it will make it necessary to choose some other 

 place. 



Mr. HUTCHINS, of Marysville. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of 

 the Convention : I desire to place in nomination for that distinguished 

 honor — for I do think it is an honor to any city to be chosen as a meet- 

 ing place for such a body as this — the City of Marysville. 



Mr. SWEETSER, of Santa Rosa. Mr. President: It affords me 

 much pleasure to nominate the "City of Roses" — Santa Rosa. 



On a vote being taken, Marysville was selected. 



ACCOUNT OF WORK OF THE BLASTOPHAGA, OR CAPRI FIG 

 INSECT, IN FERTILIZING THE SMYRNA FIG. 



Essay by GEORGE C. ROEDING, of Fresno. 



California has established such a worldwide reputation as a producer 

 of high-grade fruit, both green and dried; our fruits have come into 

 such active and successful competition with similar varieties grown and 

 imported from Europe, that it seems strange indeed that, with the well- 

 known activity, energy, intelligence, and persistency displayed by 

 growers in dealing with horticultural problems, we have not succeeded 



