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changed results.. Whether will- 
fully or not the grower kept these 
things to himself I cannot say, but 
this one thing I have observed, 
that the growers are now very 
frank and open hearted about any- 
thing pertaining to the growing 
and handling of the cranberry, 
which surely is a good sign of the 
better conditions. If this spirit 
could prevail more throughout the 
world, what a grand thing it 
would be. If selfishness could be 
entirely eradicated how much bet- 
ter it would be for all mankind. 
Suppose for a moment that Luther 
Burbank or some of those men 
who have achieved such wonderful 
results with fruits and vegetables 
would have been selfish and kept 
to themselves the results of their 
labors, would not the whole world 
have been losers thereby? Cer- 
tainly it would. We can apply 
this spirit in all things in life. 
We can see what the selfish spirit 
has done for Russia. The ruling 
class have kept to themselves bles- 
sings which should have gone to 
all alike, and now since opportun- 
ity has come to them to get things 
and a new found liberty, they do 
not know what to do with it. They 
are a good deal like a Texas steer 
on a rampage. Just simply doing 
things. 
If my observations are correct, 
we certainly have made good 
progress, and the right spirit is 
more and more made manifest as 
we meet in convention. 
Henry H. Gebhardt, 
Black River Falls, Wis. 
First Summer Meeting of the Wis- 
consin State Florists Associ- 
ation 
The W. S. F. A. was organized 
in Milwaukee, September 10th, 
1918, state fair week, forty florists 
participating. A constitution and 
by-laws were adopted and the fol- 
lowing officers elected : President, 
C. C. Pollworth, Milwaukee.; vice- 
pres., J. PI. Matthewson, Milwau 
kee, secretary, H. J. Seel, Milwau- 
kee; treasurer, G. Ruscli, Milwau- 
kee. 
The first semi-annual or sum- 
mer meeting was held in Fond du- 
Lac June 27th. 
Nearly one hundred members 
were in attendance and at least 
one half as many wives of mem- 
bers. 
No formal session was possible 
in the forenoon as the members 
crowding the hotel lobby were de- 
termined on getting acquainted. 
Men who have transacted busi- 
ness for years with others were 
mighty pleased at the chance to 
meet face to face and become really 
acquainted. 
The afternoon meeting was 
largely taken up with reports of 
officers and closing the charter. 
One hundred and twenty-four 
were on the roll as charter mem- 
bers when the charter was de- 
clared closed. 
Following the business session 
several problems of interest to the 
trade were discussed informally. 
Secretary Cranefield of the 
State Horticultural Society ex- 
tended to the Association an invi- 
tation to join the W. S. IT. S. as an 
auxiliary giving to every member 
of the florists association full mem- 
bership in the horticultural society. 
The proposal was well received 
by the members and altho of neces- 
sity referred to their executive 
board there seems little doubt it 
will go thru at the annual meeting 
in September, which will be held 
in Milwaukee during the State 
Fair. 
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