FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
may be required to furnish such equip¬ 
ment and help in their service as will 
enable them to handle with care and 
dispatch such fruits and vegetables as may 
be entrusted to their care. 
W. H. Jones, Chairman, 
F. D. Waite, 
B. F. Chilton. 
Dr. Kerr—Mr. President, your Legis¬ 
lative Committee to whom was referred 
the matter of pending legislation in re¬ 
gard to an Annual State Fair makes the 
following report in the form of a resolu¬ 
tion which it asks to have adopted: 
Be it Resolved : That it is the sense of 
of the Florida State Horticultural Society 
now in session that there should be held 
annually a State Fair and that the Legis¬ 
lature should appropriate a liberal amount 
of money to aid this worthy object. 
Geo. Kerr, 
C. T. MicCarty, 
M. E. Gillett. 
The above resolution was adopted. 
The following resolution was introduc¬ 
ed by Mt. Boggs, which on being read and 
discussed was adopted: 
Whereas: The proper regulation of 
rates of transportation is essential to the 
prosperity of Horticulture as an industry, 
be it 
Resolved : That this Society express 
its appreciation of the support given by 
the the Florida delegation in Congress to 
the effort to confer rate-making power on 
the Inter-State Commerce Commission 
and does hereby urge our Senators and 
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Representatives to a vigorous renewal of 
their efforts in the next session and also in 
future sessions of Congress, until said 
Commission is granted full power to pro¬ 
tect commerce from unreasonable charges 
by common carriers, private car lines and 
express companies. 
Resolved: That the Secretary be in¬ 
structed to forward copies of these resolu¬ 
tions to each of the Florida Senators and 
Congressmen and to the Chairman of the 
Inter-State Commerce Commission. 
Dr. Richardson—Mr. President, the re¬ 
port of your Special Committee in final 
resolutions beg leave to submit the fol¬ 
lowing resolution of thanks and ask that 
the same be adopted by a rising vote of 
this Society. 
Jacksonville, Fla., May nth, 1905. 
To the Officers and Members of the Flori¬ 
da State Horticultural Society: 
The undersigned, your Committee ap¬ 
pointed to prepare final resolutions, re¬ 
spectfully submit the following: 
Resolved ; That the sincere and heart¬ 
felt thanks of this Society are due and 
hereby expressed: 
To the citizens of Jacksonville and his 
Honor, Mayor Nolan, for their hearty 
welcome and courteous treatment since we 
have been in their midst. 
To the Board of Trade and its Presi¬ 
dent, Capt, Garner, for their kind recep¬ 
tion and generosity in providing us a 
commodious place for meeting and many 
other favors so freely extended. 
To the Jacksonville I.adies’ Friday 
Musicale for the delightful entertainment 
given us. 
To the several Transportation Lines 
