FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
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The President—The chair would like 
to announce that we have with us Capt. 
Garner, president of the Jacksonville 
Board of Trade, who desires to offer a few 
remarks upon the question before the so¬ 
ciety. 
Capt Garner—Mr. President, Ladies 
and Gentlemen. On behalf of the Jack¬ 
sonville Board of Trade and business in¬ 
terests of the city of Jacksonville, I desire 
to extend to you a most cordial invitation 
to hold your next annual session in the 
city of Jacksonville, in the auditoriumi of 
the Board of Trade. Jacksonville has been 
in the past, as she will ever will be in the 
future, your sincere friend, a friend to 
your every interest. She appreciates the 
great work you are doing for our fair 
State, and we promise you the best and 
cheapest rates of transportation that can 
be offered. Jacksonville is the geographi¬ 
cal center of the state; as in ancient days it 
was said that all roads led to Rome, so 
it is with Jacksonville, all roads of Florida 
lead to Jacksonville. It is the most central 
point you could select, we extend to you 
always a hearty welcome; Jacksonville is 
essentially a convention meeting city. 
When the time arrives that you can con¬ 
sider the adoption of a permanent place 
for your annual meetings we would gladly 
welcome you, and rejoice with you should 
you determine to erect for yourself a 
building in the city of Jacksonville and 
have your own permanent home with us. 
However, Mr. President, I wish to say that 
your best interests should first be consid¬ 
ered. If (in the judgment of the society) 
its interests would be enhanced by meeting 
at some other of our sister cities, we 
should have nought to say detrimental to- 
such a course, for we do not wish to ap¬ 
pear selfish. All that we desire is for yoir 
to know and feel that we want you to 
meet with us, and we will at all times use 
our best endeavor to make your sojourn 
with us of profit as well as pleasure. Of 
one thing be assured; that the latch string 
of the folding doors of the auditorium 
hangs on the outside, and you are always 
welcome. 
The President—The society begs to ex¬ 
press its appreciation of the kind invita¬ 
tions extended for the holding of its next 
annual session. There are two candidates 
before you, Jacksonville and Miami, a mo¬ 
tion to close the nomination prevails. You 
will prepare your ballots. 
Mr. Painter—Mr. President, the ballots, 
have been prepared, cast and counted.. 
Jacksonville receives 41 and Miami 24. ■ 
The President—It has been decided by 
ballot that our next annual session will be 
held in Jacksonville. The date will be 
fixed by the executive committee. 
