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TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION. 
Grand Rapids, Mich.: From the Michigan State Horticultural Society, the 
Michigan State Agricultural Society, the Grand River Valley Horticultural 
Society, and the Grand Rapids Board of Trade. 
Milwaukee, "Wisconsin: From the Citizen’s Business League. 
Cleveland, Ohio: From the Cleveland Business Men’s Convention League. 
Cincinnati, Ohio: From the Cincinnati League, endorsed by Mayor Gustav 
Tafel of Cincinnati. 
Buffalo, N. Y.: From the Bureau of Finance and Industries of the Mer- 
chants’ Exchange, an earnest invitation for 1901, during the Pan-American 
Exposition. 
Niagara Falls, N. Y.: From Mayor A. S. Hastings of the City of Niagara 
Falls, endorsed by the Commission of the New York State Reservation. 
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.: From the Saratoga Convention Bureau. 
An additional invitation (verbal at the present meeting) from the Massa- 
chusetts Horticultural Society, through Mr. Wm. C. Strong, to meet at Boston. 
Mr. J. C. Evans of the Missouri State Horticultural Society extended an 
invitation from Kansas City, Mo. He remarked that more acres of first-class 
fruit land were to be seen there than anywhere else in the country. 
Mr. Wm. H. Barnes of Kansas, seconded the invitation. 
Mr. Evans moved to refer the matter of the time and place of the next 
meeting to the Executive Committee. 
Mr Howard A. Chase, in seconding the motion, urged the choice of Buffalo. 
He said that two years hence, on account of the Pan-American Exposition, 
that city would be a center of attraction to which there would be cheap 
transportation facilities. 
The motion was carried. $ 
On motion of Dr. Hexamer, it was ordered that the evening session be held 
.at .8 o’clock p. m., at Wissaliickon Inn, and the Society adjourned. 
FRIDAY EVENING SESSION. 
September 8, 1899. 
The final meeting was called to order in the spacious parlor at Wissaliickon 
Inn, shortly after 8 o’clock p. m. 
GENERAL BUSINESS. 
The Secretary called attention to the fact that the library of the Pennsyl- 
vania Horticultural Society lacked the Volumes of Proceedings of the 
American Pomological Society subsequent to 1883, needed to complete its 
set, and suggested that the Treasurer be authorized to furnish the Pennsyl- 
vania Society with the missing volumes. 
On motion of Prof. John Craig, it was ordered that the reports be 
furnished. 
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