Resolutions 
The following resolution was intro¬ 
duced by Mr. M. E. Gillett, Chairman 
of the Legislative Committee: 
“Whereas, it has long been recog¬ 
nized by every member of this Society, 
that without proper legislation such as 
obtains in nearly every other State in 
the Union, protecting their agricultu¬ 
ral and horticultural interests from the 
introduction of insects, pests and dis¬ 
eases from without, we are laying the 
foundation for future trouble,and this 
is especially true of the State of Flor¬ 
ida, semi-tropical as it is, where our 
industries are so varied and so subject 
to the inroads of insects, pests and dis¬ 
eases. 
And Whereas, on two occasions crop 
pest bills endorsed by this Society have 
been submitted to the legislative bodies 
of our State and were turned down, re¬ 
sulting as we believe in the loss to the 
citrus industry of hundreds of thou¬ 
sands of dollars, by allowing citrus can¬ 
ker to gain a foothold, which could have 
been prevented if proper precautions 
had been adopted—the same is true of 
white fly, as well as the disease which 
is causing such havoc among our pota¬ 
to growers, 
And Whereas, realizing the enor¬ 
mous losses which must inevitably en¬ 
sue without immediate legislative relief 
is obtained, another bill is now pend¬ 
ing at Tallahassee, wdiich bill is in 
charge of our worthy president, H. Har¬ 
old Hume, who has given it almost his 
entire time for months; 
Therefore, be it resolved, that this 
Society unanimously and unqualifiedly 
endorses said bill and urges its imme¬ 
diate passage to the end that this seri¬ 
ous menace to the great citrus indus¬ 
try of the State be eradicated. 
And be it further resolved, that the 
thanks of this Society as a body and of 
its members individually be tendered 
to our president, H. Harold Hume, and 
his able co-worker, Lloyd S. Tenny. 
for the great work they are doing for 
the wdiole State of Florida, in giving 
so unselfishly of their time and talents, 
to the end that our best interests may 
be subserved.” 
Mr. Chairman, I move the adoption 
of that resolution. 
Resolution seconded and adopted. 
Resolution or motion introduced bv 
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Mr. Lloyd S. Tenny following the pre¬ 
sentation of the valuable paper by Mr. 
J. C. Chase, as follows: 
Just here I would like to offer a mo¬ 
tion. Mr. Chase has touched upon the 
Forts of the Growers’ and Shippers’ 
League to secure a reduction of freight 
rates on grapefruit. A good deal of 
the information Mr. Chase has given 
was given at the St. Augustine meet¬ 
ing, but in not so good or concise a 
manner as that in which he has given 
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