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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
FREIGHT RATES. 
A. L. Brooke, North Topeka: “We of the Western 
Association of Wholesale Nurserymen had the question 
of freight transportation before us for several years. In 
looking up this matter we found various methods in use. 
We have a leverage which we employed and now we 
have the question back to the old basis as far as the sec¬ 
tion west of the Mississippi is concerned. 1 here should 
be a committee of five, not three, and the members 
should represent the entire country from the Pacific 
to the Atlantic coast. It is hard for us west of the Mis¬ 
sissippi to know what you east of us have. I move the 
appointment of a committee of five on tariff rates.” 
Z. K. Jewett, Sparta, Wis.: “ I suggest as an amend¬ 
ment that the membership of the executive committee be 
increased to five and that it act as the committee pro¬ 
posed.” 
A. Willis, Ottawa, Kan.: “The executive committee 
has considerable work. I think this should be a separate 
committee, composed of some of the best men of the 
association.” 
Mr. Brooke: “ Mr. Willis’ idea is a good one. This 
question of tariff is a question of money to nurserymen. 
A concession has been made west of the Mississippi, but 
the minimum east of the Mississippi has not been 
reduced.” 
President Wilson : “ We will make a mistake if we do 
not have a good committee. The executive committee 
is burdened with other duties. The tariff committee 
should have an ample appropriation and should be 
clothed with all the authority this association can give it. 
Anything short of that will be a mistake.” 
Mr. Watrous: “ I believe we all agree that such a 
committee should be appointed. I believe we ought to 
go one step further. I offer an amendment that there be 
placed at the disposal of the committee $500 or so much 
of it as may be needed, so that it may be ready for an 
emergency.” 
Mr. Brooke’s motion as amended by Mr. Watrous was 
adopted Mr. Willis proposed that the president be 
chairman of the tariff committee, ex-ofificio. Mr. Brooke 
objected on the ground that the presidency would change 
and the position of chairman of the tariff of committee, 
being very important, should not depend upon a con¬ 
tingency. In view of a possible change in the personnel 
of the association’s officers at the election, Silas Wilson 
was elected a member of the tariff committee upon 
motion of J. Jenkins, Winona, O. 
STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
At the afternoon session the following vice-presidents 
from states were elected : 
Alabama, W. F. Heikes, Huntsville; Arkansas, D. Wing, Rogers; 
Colorado, George J. Spear, Greeley; California, Thomas B. Bolander, 
Cliico; Connecticut, J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury ; South Dakota, 
George A. Whiting, Yankton; Delaware, Alexander Pullen, Milford; 
Florida, G. L. Taber, Glen St. Mary; Georgia, R. C. Berckmans, Augusta; 
Idaho, S. S. Lewis, Boise City; Illinois, C. N. Dennis, Hamilton ; 
Indiana, Emory Albertson, Bridgeport; Iowa, C. L. Watrous, Des 
Moines; Kansas, J. II. Skinner, Topeka ; Kentucky, Horace Klingle- 
smith, Cecilian ; Louisiana, Andrew Currie, Shreveport; Maine, 
Herbert A. Jackson, Portland ; Maryland, Howard Davis, Baltimore ; 
Massachusetts, J. W. Manning, Reading ; Minnesota, J. Cole Doughty, 
Lake City ; Michigan, O. E. Fifield, Benton Harbor ; Mississippi, Dr. 
II. E. McKay, Madison ; Missouri, R. II. Blair, Kansas City ; Nebraska, 
II. D. Bryant, Fremont; New Hampshire, Benjamin G. Chase, Derry ; 
New Jersey, David Baird, Manalapan; New York, Irving Rouse, 
Rochester; North Carolina, J. Yan Lindley. Pomona; Ohio, J. Jenkins, 
Winona ; Ontario, M. E. Morris, Welland ; Oregon, J. II. Settlemier, 
Woodburn ; Pennsylvania, George Acheles, WestChester; Tennessee, 
N. W. Hale, Treeville; Texas. T. V. Munson, Denison; Vermont, 
D. J. Camp, East Randolph ; Virginia, W. T. Hood, Richmond ; Wis¬ 
consin, L. G. Kellogg, Ripon ; Washington, C. L. Whitney, Walla 
Walla. 
LAWS AFFECTING NURSERYMEN. 
E. H. Bissell, Richmond, Va.: “ I wish to call atten¬ 
tion to recent Virginia legislation on the subject of the 
San Jose scale. The law was prepared by myself with 
some assistance, and is modified so that it does not 
injuriously affect nurserymen. I also present the Mary¬ 
land law, which was recently enacted and which is very 
stringent in its demands upon nurserymen. I suggest 
that these and other similar laws relating to the San Jose 
scale be published in the proceedings of the association.” 
Mr. Willis : “ There is legislation upon other subjects 
of interest to nurserymen. Would it not be well to have 
a committee to prepare all such laws for publication in 
the proceedings ?” 
Mr. Bissell : “ I would add that Mr. Chase, of R. G. 
Chase & Co., was greatly inconvenienced by the opera¬ 
tion of the Maryland law, which requires that a certificate 
be furnished, showing that nursery stock shipped into 
Maryland is free from all insects. I think some of these 
laws are ill-advised. 
Mr. Albaugh : “ Laws have been passed recently, not 
only in California and other Pacific coast states, but also 
in Michigan, Maryland and New Jersey. It may be well 
to put the substance of these laws in our report. It 
might prove valuable. I should like to know what the 
Maryland law is, as well as the laws of other eastern 
states. 
Mr. Willis : “ I suggest that a committee be appointed 
to examine the laws of all states affecting nursery inter¬ 
ests, with a view to their publication in the proceedings.” 
R. A. Wickersham, Winchester, Va.: “ The laws are 
not long.” 
Mr. Brooke : “ Kansas has the reputation of kicking. 
We have questions interesting the West. If you do this 
you will have a large law book. You ought to publish 
as well the California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado 
laws. If a nurseryman ships stock to Colorado, he must 
furnish a sprayer, an emulsion, buckets, and a white- 
washer, or pay a good price to the inspector. Inspectors 
do not know their business. Why, one of them asked 
‘ What is the aphis?’ And, when shown it, said, ‘ Is that 
the little thing?’ If we have a committee to ascertain 
the laws, it should cover the subject.” 
Amendments and motions providing for the codifica¬ 
tion and publication in the proceedings of the laws 
