THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
favor West Baden Springs. The decision to meet next year 
at West Baden Springs was made almost unanimously. 
Upon motion of Mr. McFarland it was the sense of the con¬ 
vention that the invitation of the Pacific Coast Association 
of Nurserymen was duly appreciated and the Association 
thanked the western body for its courtesy and its hearty 
expression of good will and hospitality; that only the dis¬ 
tance and the disadvantages of holding a convention where 
a great exposition is in progress, deterred the American 
Association from going to Portland next year 
Upon motion by Mr. Kels y it was the sense of the meeting 
that the state vice-presidents use every effort to further the 
interests of the Association in their respective states by 
securing new members for the Association and by actively 
representing the Association in their territory. 
Mr. Albertson suggested that committees be appointed to 
confer with the western, eastern and southern classification 
committees of the transportation companies regarding 
freight rates and to report at the next annual convention. 
His motion that three committees of two members each be 
appointed for that purpose and that the Association com¬ 
mittee of three members on transportation be continued; the 
members to be named by the new president, was adopted. 
Insurance Committee. 
Mr. Albertson asked for instructions regarding the insur¬ 
ance question. Upon motion of Fred A. Green the chair 
appointed the following special committee to consider the 
subject further: E. Albertson, George M. Peters, J. H. 
Dayton and C. A. Ilgenfritz. 
Upon motion of Mr. Kelsey of Massachusetts, the president 
was requested to appoint a committee to edit the proceedings 
of the convention for publication. He said much of the 
verbatim report need not be printed at the expense of the 
Association. 
Mr. Henry, of Nebraska, reporting on President N. W. 
Hale’s address suggested that the appropriate portions be 
referred to the committees on legislation and transportation. 
It was also suggested that inasmuch as the finances were in 
good condition the membership fee be not raised as had been 
proposed. The secretary was asked to provide a book in 
which to record the deaths of members of the Association, 
and the secretary requested that full information be sent 
to him in case of a death. 
The committee on final resolutions, J. H. Dayton and 
John S. Kerr, tendered the thanks of the Association to the 
mayor of Atlanta, the nurserymen and fruit growers who 
had entertained the Association, the railroads for courtesies 
extended, and the’press for its reports. The death of Z. K. 
Jewett, of Sparta, Wis., was deplored and a page of the min¬ 
utes was set aside in his memory. 
President Kirkpatrick’s Address. 
President Kirkpatrick was called for. He responded in a 
speech ringing with enthusiasm for the work of the nursery¬ 
man. He thanked the Association for the honor which had 
been conferred upon him. He said that with the sympathy 
and co-operation of the members he could accomplish some¬ 
thing for the organization. “We should remember,’ said 
he, “that in all such bodies the burdens are likely to fall 
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heaviest upon a few but; that there is work for all to do. No 
band ol men is engaged in a more important work than ours. 
No other body ol men does so much to advance the welfare 
of the country as does this Association whose members arc 
fruit makers and advisors to the planters of mammoth 
orchards. You arc homemakers ; you make the wealth 
and health of the land. on an* ministers to preach tlx* gos¬ 
pel of horticulture. It is a grand duty, a great work. You 
are manufacturers and distributors of plants, both producing 
and consuming. You must be among the best of all men. 
This is an opportune time to do business. We are in a flood 
of.prosperity. We have the richest market in the world. 
We are a people that live, know and do better t han anv other. 
He that is the humblest ought to be as proud as the highest. 
Let us be riveted together in this work. When we are ad¬ 
dressed by the secretary and the other officers let us be ready 
to respond. Let us answer the roll call and be there. I 
thank you for your honor.’’ 
Mr. Preston moved that the Georgia papers be asked to 
publish President Kirkpatrick’s speech. The secretary was 
instructed to note in the proceedings the facts brought to 
the attention of the nurserymen during the excursion to the 
peach orchards, regarding the number of trees grown, etc. 
In an eloquent speech, Mr. Smith, of Concord, Ga., invited 
members of the Association to meet with the Southern 
Nurserymen’s Association at Asheville, N. C., August 17-18. 
Standing Committees. 
President Kirkpatrick announced the following standing 
committees, after which the convention adjourned to meet 
at West Baden Springs, Ind., on the second Wednesday of 
June, 1905: 
Transportation—E. Albertson, Bridgeport, Ind.; M. McDonald, 
Salem, Ore.; H. B. Chase, Huntsville, Ala.; Thomas B. Meehan, Dresher- 
town, Pa. 
To Meet Western Freight Classification Committee at Manitou- Col. 
J. W. Hill, Des Moines, la.; E. Albertson. 
To Meet Eastern Freight Classification Committee—Thomas B. 
Meehan. 
To Meet Southern Classification Committee—H. B. Chase; R. C. 
Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. 
Tariff—Irving Rouse, Rochester, N. Y.; Thomas B. Meehan; II. T. 
Jones, Elizabeth, N. J. 
Legislation—C. L. Watrous, Des Moines, la.; N. H. Albaugh, Phone- 
ton, O.; N. W. Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; R. C. Berckmans, Augusta, 
Ga.; George A. Sweet, Dansville, N. Y. 
Programme—Harlan P. Kelsey, Boston; H. B. Chase, Huntsville, 
Ala.; John S. Kerr, Sherman, Tex. 
Publicity—Ralph T. Olcott, Rochester, N. Y.; Orlando Harrison, 
Berlin, Md.; J. Horace McFarland, Harrisburg, Pa. 
Exhibits—R. C. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga.; J. C. Hale, Winchester, 
Tenn.; M. B. Fox, Rochester, N. Y. 
To Edit Report—J. Horace McFarland. C. L. Watrous, George C. 
Seager. 
After the adjournment at noon on June 23 a joint meeting 
with the Greater Georgia Association was held to listen to 
an address on “ Immigration” by U. S. Commissioner of Immi¬ 
gration Sargent, of Washington, I). C., after which the mem¬ 
bers of both associations, the Georgia legislators, city officials 
of Atlanta and members of the Atlanta Chamber of Com¬ 
merce went by trolley cars to Cold Spring grove, six miles 
from Atlanta and enjoyed a Georgia barbecue spread in honor 
of the visitors, 
