The National Nurseryman 
FOR GROWERS AND DEALERS IN NURSERY STOCK. 
Copyright, 1900, by the National Nurseryman Publishing Co. 
“JYo tree in all the grove but has its charms.”— Cowper. 
VOL. VIII 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., JULY. 1900 
No. 6. 
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING 
OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN. 
Over Two Hundred In Attendance—President Peters’ Address- 
Questions of Legislation and Culture of Stock Cause Lively 
Discussion—Reminiscences of a Quarter of a Century- 
Retail Nursery Business-Financial Reports—State 
Vice-Presidents—At Niagara Falls Next Year. 
When the opening session of the twenty-fifth annual conven¬ 
tion of the American Association of Nurserymen was called to 
order by President Wilson J. Peters at n a. m. on June 13th 
the assembly hall at the Chicago Beach Hotel was filled with 
nurserymen. Several ladies were in attendance. President 
Peters delivered the following address which was received 
with applause: 
Fellow Nurserymen — I feel to congratulate you on the large 
attendance here on this our twenty-fifth annual meeting, and especially 
so because situated as we are here, we can so fully fulfill some of the 
original intentions of the Association, the rest, recreation and social 
intercourse. While we cannot entirely lay business aside, yet we cau 
this year speak of it with pleasure, and far more hopefully than in 
some of the years that have passed and gone. 
I congratulate all on the view of prosperity that seems opening be¬ 
fore us and that promises some years of remuneration for the nursery¬ 
man’s labor and toil. The growing of fruits for the markets is becom¬ 
ing more and more a profitable business and the purchase of trees for 
large plantings is becoming more and more common. With the 
knowledge gained by such associations as this, we are the better 
enabled to learn of and circumvent the new insects that appear from 
time to time to trouble the nurserymen and fruit grower, and adopt the 
best methods to keep the old ones in check. 
I hope this session may be noted even above previous ones for its 
complete harmony, its renewal of old and long time friendships, the 
forming of new ones which may last far into the new century, and for 
its general interest and happy sociality. 
Permit me to suggest the propriety of passing a resolution to limit 
debate to the end that all who desire to speak may be heard and that 
discussions may not become too protracted. 
Id was in my mind to ask the programme committee to limit the 
sessions to the mornings, and to reserve the afternoons for social or 
business diversions, but feared to do so because such action would 
necessitate a three days’ stay instead of our usual two days, but I 
respectfully suggest the propriety of such a course, for the coming 
year’s meeting. 
With these few preliminaries, and asking your kind indulgence and 
assistance in accomplishing all that we may most fondly hope for, in 
the meeting, I am now ready to do your commands. 
SECRETARY’S REPORT. 
C. L. Watrous, Iowa, moved that a committee of three on 
order of business be appointed. Secretary George C. Seager 
presented the following report: 
Receipts—M embership fees, $092.00; advertising, 1567.40; ex¬ 
change, $3.15; total, $1,262.55. 
Disbursements— July 13, 1899 , C. L. Yates, treasurer, $ 250 . 00t 
October 19 , C. L. Yates, treasurer, $ 100 . 00 ; June 11, 1900 , C. L. Yates 
treasurer, $ 900 . 47 ; exchange and revenue stamps, $ 12 . 08 - total 
$ 1 , 262 . 55 . 
This is the most successful year, financially, since I have been your 
secretary. I was elected in 1893 . Receipts since then have been as 
follows: 1894 , $ 1 , 120 . 31 ; 1895 , $ 1 , 050 . 05 ; 1896 , $ 1 , 123 . 20 ; 1897 , 
$ 1 , 007 . 30 ; 1898 , 1 , 143 . 24 ; 1899 , $ 1,164 97 ; 1900 , $ 1 , 262 . 55 . 
During these six years this association has paid out in expenses for 
legislative work about $ 1 , 289 . Balance on hand when I became secre¬ 
tary was $ 1,383 and I am in hopes that Mr. Yates’ report will show a 
gain, even though your association has been put to unusual expense. 
We ought to increase the membership to 500 and receive $ 1,000 in 
membership fees. We are going to try it the coming year. 
TREASURER’S RERORT. 
Treasurer C. L. Yates presented the following report: 
C. L. ^ ates in account with the American Association of Nurserymen: 
1899. RECEIPTS. 
June 14—To balance on hand.$ 345 19 
July 24—To cash, George C Seager. 250 00 
Oct. 19- “ “ “ “ “ 100 00 
1900. 
Feb. 10— “ “ N. A. Whitney. 1,629 80 
June 11— “ “ George C. Seager. 900 47 
$3,225 46 
1899. DISBURSEMENTS. 
June 23—By cash, C. L. Yates, salary and stamps, 1898-99. .$ 51 82 
July 8—D. Hill, four RR. tickets. 5 00 
“ 25—G. C. Seager, salary, 1898-99. 300 00 
“ 27—Miss E. Jacobson, expenses. 50 00 
“ 31—Prof. S. J. Hunter. 19 00 
Aug. 7—T. II. Douglas, expenses, RR ticket. 4 90 
Oct. 21—Geo. C. Seager, express charges. 3 61 
“ “—Union & Advertiser Co. 203 45 
1900. 
Jan. 30—M. E. Wollf, bond for treasurer. 18 75 
Feb. 15—Silas Wilson, Washington.. .. 103 85 
“ “—C. L. Watrous, “ . ... 100 05 
March 10 -N. II. Albaugli, “ .. 50 00 
“ 23—Silas Wilson, “ 108 15 
“ 28—Central Passenger Association. 7 00 
“ 29 C. L. Watrous, Washington. 102 17 
April 17—Western Passenger Association. 7 00 
May 4—Theo. J. Smith, expense to N. Y., C. II. Committee.. 22 00 
Balance on hand.. .. 2,068 71 
$ 3,225 46 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 
C. L. Yates, Treasurer. 
Mr. Yates announced that there were outstanding „ bills to 
the amount of $600, leaving a net balance on hand of about 
$1,400. 
A. L. Brooke, Kansas, moved that the reports of the secre¬ 
tary and the treasurer be referred to an auditing committee. 
Secretary Seager called for railroad certificates and 97 were 
promptly handed up. Considerably more than 100 were after¬ 
wards procured. A vote of thanks for his persistent and suc¬ 
cessful work in the matter of railroad certificates was accorded 
the secretary. 
