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good, but it would not stand the test. I 
say that I cannot again follow the same 
leader. 
I am afraid of this 1.30 standard. If 
this law is adopted, it is adopted for a 
long time. As my brother said, let him 
get them out of the way if they are fit; 
if not, don’t let him ship them. Do you 
suppose a jury would convict a man for 
shipping fruit that was good? 
Do you suppose people will ever con¬ 
vict a man under a 1.30 acid test, when 
his fruit is good to eat? They will not 
do it. Now, let us enact a law that no 
decent man will disobey. If you believe 
1.30 is the right standard, you are just 
as conscientious as the man who believes 
1.50 is the right standard, probably, and 
the man wiho will tell me 1.50 is right, I 
have as much confidence in as the man 
who tells me 1.30 is right. 
Mr. -: Make it 1.10. 
Mr. Skinner: Now, why can’t we 
adopt some middle ground which we can 
adopt conscientiously? It is very appa¬ 
rent you will never have the support of 
the 1.30, and a half resolution is no good 
resolution. 
I move an amendment; I would rather 
put this at 1.50, but I will make an 
amendment to put it at 1.40. Now, you 
people come half way and put it at 1.40, 
and I believe we will have a law that we 
can enforce. The grapefruit is all right 
where it is. 
Mr. -: I second the amend¬ 
ment. 
Mr. Nye : Since the meeting of that 
committee in Tallahassee, it was brought 
down to Orlando, and the present law 
or bill as before the house was given to 
Mr. Massey. He, I believe, was the man 
who introduced the original bill in the 
Senate. At that time, he was censured. 
I understand that the chairman wrote to 
Mr. Massey asking for his personal 
views. Those views of his are to the 
effect that the present law as already en¬ 
acted is a law that is good enough. I 
do not suppose I have a right to quote 
Mr. Massey, from the fact that he stated 
this to me personally, but I believe I have 
the right to say it before convention as¬ 
sembled here today. 
A meeting of the growers in Orlando 
was held to discuss the matter. I have 
here a resolution that was passed and 
signed by different growers, and if this 
convention would like to hear it, I will 
read it, or I will give it to the chairman 
to be read: 
“The undersigned orange growers and 
shippers met at Orlando, April 29, 1913, 
to consider the Green Fruit Bill now be¬ 
fore the Legislature. 
" Resolved , That it is the unanimous 
opinion that the proposed bill now before 
the Legislature is undecisive, and should 
not be passed. 
“Resolved, That there should be an 
open market after November 1st. 
“Resolved, That ,we recommend the 
adoption of an acid test of 1.60 for or¬ 
anges. 
“Resolved, further, That Messrs. Sper¬ 
ry, Nye and Drennan represent this 
meeting at the Florida State Horticultu¬ 
ral Society, and present the resolutions 
adopted.” 
Mr. Prouty: I rise to make a mo¬ 
tion— 
