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they be sent at the expense of this association. (]\Iotion was sec- 

 onded and carried.) 



Mr. Bassett. I desire to express my appreciation of the kind- 

 ness shown me while here. I came here prepared to have a good 

 time and to meet good people. Mr. Hiester said this was one of the 

 g"arden spots of the earth, and I believe ]\Ir. Hiester spoke the truth. 

 I knew I was going to have a good time, and I was not disappointed. 

 Though I know Michigan is a long ways off, if any of you ever 

 come to Alichigan, I shall try to make it as pleasant for you as pos- 

 sible. We have a good State Association, and are proud of our 

 country; and you should be proud of yours. I was richly repaid 

 for my trip, and shall carry pleasant recollections with me. 



The Fruit Committee will now make their report. Will call on 

 ]\Ir. Anderson. 



REPORT OF FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



Mr. Charles E. Bassett, Secretary of the ^Michigan State Hor- 

 ticultural Association. 



Air. Albert T. Repp, President Xew Jersey Horticultural Asso- 

 ciation. 



Joseph W. Anderson. Orchardist, and Director of the York 

 County Agricultural Association. 



]\Ir. Anderson, on behalf of the Committee, made the following 

 report : 



I want to say, I\Ir. Chairman, that I believe this is the first time 

 I was appointed on a committee when the chairman of the committee 

 declined to make the report. I believe they went down gently from 

 the top of the list to the bottom of it, and I came right in at the bot- 

 tom of the list. The chairman has placed me in a position that he 

 observed himself was a critical and difiicult one to get through with 

 without offending a Xew York man, an Oregon man, or some other 

 man ; but then, I am safe, I believe ; I am near the Mason and Dixon 

 line, and if I should make any statement that offends, I can just 

 steal down across the line into ^Maryland, and avoid all further dif- 

 ffculties. 



Almost anyone, I think, would be better able to make this re- 

 port than I ; but then, in order to get you to accept my report, I 

 suppose I must say that I do know some little about such things, 

 having been connected with the York County Agricultural Associa- 

 tion, as Director, for a number of years. York County has always 

 claimed to have the best fruit in the State. Yes, York has good 

 fruit, I must say ; but when it comes to butting up against anything 

 like this, York County simply cannot do it. It is safe for me to say 

 this, as I am a little way from York. I hope no one will carry this 

 back ; but I honestly think we are completely beaten. As you know 

 no premiums are offered. I should have been glad to have gone 

 over the whole display and pass judgment on the best fruit. The 

 only thing we can do is to make a general report and give premiums 

 to all. I have no report written out. I tried to think of something 



