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control over them. Cities are quitting the business, and by con- 
demnation for sanitary and other reasons, are forcing others 
to quit; and this is done without adequate protection to the 
lot owner. The citizen has as good a right to demand state 
protection for his cemetery as well as his banking interests. 
Mr. Root recommended the appointment of a com- 
mittee on legislation by this association to investigate 
state cemetery laws and to report what laws were 
needed for the public good. 
Under the subject of “Generalities” Bellett Lawson, 
Jr., of Buffalo, N. Y., discussed various matters of 
timely interest. He considered “Keep off the grass” 
signs out of place in a cemetery, and thought it not 
right to prohibit automobiles, as some cemeteries have 
done. Undertakers are now using them and horseless 
planting in various situations. With few exceptions he 
considered early fall planting advisable, particularly 
such plants as have soft, fleshy root stocks, which are 
so likely to suffer if not firmly established before frost. 
Most cemetery superintendents can spend more time in 
the preparation of their plant beds and borders in the 
fall than in the busy spring months, and by so doing 
they will get better results. 
“Some Epitaphs,” compiled and read by George 
Hebard, of Rochester, N. Y., ranged from the sub- 
lime to the ridiculous. 
Third Day. 
Several papers were on the program for the closing 
session. Frederick Green, of “Lake View,” Cleve- 
vehicles are destined to become popular. How new 
cemeteries should advertise in order to effectually reach 
the public he found a difficult problem to solve, but 
favored illustrated write ups in the reading pages of 
the best papers and magazines. He said the unsightly 
billboards, advertising signs, telegraph and telephone 
poles were matters that demanded legislative action. 
Mr. J. B. Keller of Rochester, an authority on her- 
baceous plants, prepared a paper on that subject, which 
was read by J. Michael Keller. He said that with few 
exceptions perennials have given entire satisfaction ; 
when failures were made they could usually be traced 
to mistakes in selecting the right things for the right 
places. The best results can only be had when one is 
familiar with all the requirements of the various spe- 
cies. Without attempting to give any long list of 
plants, Mr. Keller’s paper abounded in suggestion for 
land, read an excellent paper on “A System of Admin- 
istration,” in which he outlined the workings of a 
cemetery from the duties of the board of trustees,, 
its executive committee, secretary, treasurer, superin- 
tendent, clerks and men in charge of the grounds and' 
burials. He advocated working men as individuals and 
not in gangs. For instance, a man should be given 
a part of the cemetery, say, a section, and it should 
be his business to keep it in order and become familiar 
with every lot and know the lot-owners in his section. 
In large cemeteries, contiguous sections should con- 
stitute a division and be placed in charge of a foreman. 
In Lake View, good discipline is largely enforced by 
a committee of the employees originally selected by 
them. Complaints of lot-owners are referred to this 
committee and report is made at the next monthly 
meeting of employees ; if any one has been at fault, a 
