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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
biig'g’ostioiis wliidi are as api)lic*a])le to-day as tlioii, 
and are reprodueed here: 
To join tlie American Association costs Five Dol¬ 
lars. Send tliat amount to the Secretary tlie day 
yon read tins notice. 
It costs money to do the work of the Association. 
It yon are not a mend)er yon are letting others pay a 
])art of yonr ol)ligation. \ on may say, “T am ask¬ 
ing no favors;” oiir answer is that the work is being 
done for you anyway and yon are reaping tlie henelit. 
Yon are saving on freight rates, for example, sums 
whi(‘h wonld worry you if yon had to ]iay them. I or 
yon all })ay the freight rates whatever they are, 
whether dired to the railroads or to the growers in 
increased ])rices, if they pay. 
fJnst where yon wonld he in tariff matters if it were 
not for this Assodatioii is a ipiestion of serious im- 
]iort. 
The interstate laws have had mnch attention and 
thev needed it hadlv, and in several instances have 
been snccessfnlly contested. 
CVmie in and help. It’s a homely motto hut a good 
one, “Do yonr stunt, don’t grunt.” 
A nurseryman should he a member of the Asso¬ 
ciation whether he attends the Convention or not. 
THE BADGE BOOK 
This uniipie publication will he issued just iirevious 
to the convention. There are many lists of nnrsery- 
men to be had. There is hnt one Badge Book. Tlie 
names in that hook re])resent the live progressive 
])eo]de. They are members of the American Asso¬ 
ciation of Nurserymen. It is the roll of honor of the 
trade. If you have not been in it heretofore, com¬ 
mence in 1914. 
Advertising in the Badge Book is a xirivilege ac- 
,corded to memhers only. It is an advantage you can 
get in no other way. The membership fee entitles 
you to publication of name and address only. Rates 
foi* advertising and fnll instructions will he found on 
blank sent herewith. If yon order advertising with 
membership, send copy with order, as you cannot be 
assigned a nnniber until space taken is known. If 
you order advertising and say “Copy will follow” 
yon get a later number than otherwise. 
ENTERTAINMENT 
AVe are assured by the committee that the citizens 
of Cleveland and the Ohio Nurserymen will use their 
best elf oils to make the visit of the Association one 
to be remembered with ])leasure and profit, and that 
means that no money or pains will be spared in pro¬ 
viding for the enjoyment ot members and aldy visit¬ 
ors. Full details of the various features will appear 
in the Badge Book. 
THE EXHIBITS 
Have become a very iiipiortant feature of our meet¬ 
ings, and arrangements for ample space have been 
made at The Hollenden. Exhiliits are invited from 
nurserymen and manufacturers of tools, implements 
or anything used by nurserymen. Early application 
(for s})ace should be made to Mr. T. B. A\ est. Perry, 
Ohio, chairman of Committee on Exhibits, who ex- 
])ects this year’s exhibition to ecli])se all former ones. 
RAILROAD RATES 
AVe have done onr best to secure reliable advance 
information with results given below: 
Ronnd-trip tickets will be sold from North Pacific 
Coast points, viz.: Erom Bellingham, Everett, Ta¬ 
coma, Seattle and Spokane, in AVashington; Portland 
Oregon; New AYestminster, A'ancouver and ATctoria, 
B. C., to Chiccago, for $72.50. Those residing in Cali- 
ifornia, as well as those in North Pacific Coast points, 
should confer early with their local ticket agents. 
One way rates from various iirominent points to 
Cleveland, quoted below, are in effect at the present 
time, bnt are subject to slight change in the new tar- 
filf to be issued Alay 1st. Therefore, we urge those in¬ 
terested to see their local ticket agent early for latest 
information. 
Boston, Alass.$14.90 
Philadelphia, Pa. 11.50 
Baltimore, Md. 11.00 
AVashington, 1). C. 11.00 
C’hicago, Ill. 7.75 
St. Louis, Alo. 12.50 
Atlanta, Ga. 18.50 
Chattanooga, Tenn. 14.70 
Alemphis, Tenn. 18.99 
Kansas City, Alo. 18.50 
Omaha, Neb. 17.75 
St. Paul, Alinn. 15.90 
Portland, Oregon . 64.90 
San Francisco, Cal. 66.50 
Los Angeles, Cal. 66.50 
Seattle, AVash. 64.90 
Salt Lake City, Utah. 46.90 
Buffalo, N. Y . 4.25 
Rochester, N. . 6.03 
Svracuse, N. . 7.65 
Utica, N. Y. 8.70 
Albanv, N. Y. 10.75 
Troy, Nk A". 10.75 
New AMrk, N. Y. 13.00 
Air. AVill B. Alunson, vice-president of this Asso¬ 
ciation for Texas, is arranging so that all Texas nur¬ 
serymen will attend the Convention in one party and 
go on the same train to Cleveland. Alembers and 
friends living in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and 
Alissouri are invited to join the party. AVrite to 
Air. Alunson, Denison, Texas, for full particulars. 
This is an excellent idea, and is commended to 
other vice-presidents who might be interested 
enough to adopt it. 
