THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN. 
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Professor L. H. Bailey then delivered an address, an 
abstract of which appears in another column of this issue. 
President Berckmans referred to Professor Bailey’s address 
as timely and highly instructive, and voiced the sentiment of 
the nurserymen when he thanked the professor for the sug¬ 
gestions made. A recess of ten minutes was announced for 
the selection of the vice-presidents by the state delegations. 
STATE VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
The reports and election of state vice-presidents were as 
follows : 
Alabama, W. F. Heikes, Huntsville ; Arkansas, G. A. Gamble, Fort 
Smith ; Colorada, George J. Spear, Greeley; Connecticut, J. H Hale, 
South Glastonbury ; Delaware, Alexander Pullen, Milford ; Georgia, 
Charles T. Smith, Concord ; Illinois, Irving E Spaulding, Spaulding; 
Indiana, E. Albertson, Bridgeport; Iowa, Samuel Lorton, Davenport ; 
Kansas, A. C. Griesa, Lawrence ; Kentucky, F. N. Downer, Bowling 
Green; Indian Territory, J. A. Taylor, Wynnewood ; Maryland, C. 
M Peters, Snow Hill ; Massachusetts, Jacob W. Manning, Reading ; 
Michigan, C. E. Greening, Monroe ; Minnesota, E. A. Smith; Missouri, 
J. W. Schutte, St. Louis ; Nebraska, H W. Marshall, Arlington; New 
Hampshire, John C. Ghase, Derry ; New Jersey, Hiram T. Jones, 
Elizabeth ; New York, D II. Henry, Geneva ; North Carolina, J. Van 
Lindley; Ohio, J. W. Gaines, Xenia; Pennsylvania, Earl Peters, 
Uriah ; South Dakota, George H. Whiting, Yankton : Tennessee, J. 
C. Hale, Winchester; Texas, E. W. Kirkpatrick, Sherman ; Virginia, 
R. A. Wickersham, Winchester; Wisconsin, T. J. Ferguson, Mil¬ 
waukee. 
OFFICERS AND MEETING PLACE. 
At the meeting of the state vice-presidents on Wednesday 
afternoon, J. C. Hale of Tennessee presided, and D. H. Henry 
of Nevv York was secretary. Their report was as follows : 
For president—Charles A. Ilgenfritz, Monroe, Mich. 
For vice president—D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
For secretary—George C. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. 
For treasurer—Charles L. Yates, Rochester, N. Y. 
For executive committee—William Pitkin, Rochester, N. Y.; N. W. 
Hale, Knoxville, Tenn.; Peter Youngers, Geneva, Neb. 
For place of meeting 1903—Detroit, Mich. 
MR. ALBALGH’S ADDRESS. 
N. H. Albaugh delivered an address on “Who’s a What?” 
in the course of which he said : 
I would advise nurserymen to keep an eye out on the entomological 
buggers, smooth ’em down, and tell ’em they don’t know it all. Over 
in New York, there was passed a bill requiring fumigation of all stock 
shipped in there, but I know on excellent authority that the nursery¬ 
men of New York had nothing to do with it. It seems to me the Can¬ 
adians have had a somewhat richer experience than have we. They 
passed a law providing that nothing should be shipped into Canada in 
the way of nursery stock. Soon they found that they did not have 
enough nursery stock to do business, and they had to ask Ohio and 
New York nurserymen to come to their assistance. They came to 
their senses. 
The price of nursery stock has steadily risen in the last few years 
—some of it three-hundredfold ; and from the way business men talk 
since I have come to this convention, it seems that the prices will go 
on up with no rope to hold them down. By the time a few more 
restrictive laws have been passed we may find apples selling at $1,000 
per thousand and peach and cherry trees at twenty-five cents apiece. 
After all, it seems to me the best plan for us with regard to legislation 
affecting our interests, is to keep still. It is about all we can do, and 
we will come out all right. I believe we should look the enemy, if 
there be any, right in the eye. I think the outlook for the nurserymen 
of the United States is first-class. 
President Berckmans appointed the following committees : 
On Exhibits—F. C. Edwards, Wisconsin ; E. S. Welch, Iowa; 
Howard Davis, Maryland. 
On Resolutions—George A. Sweet, New \ork; C. M. Hobbs, 
Indiana ; J. W. Gaines, Ohio. 
REPORT ON FEDERAL BILL. 
The Committee on Legislation presented the following 
report, through the chairman, C. L. Watrous : 
One year ago, the report of your Committee on Legislation recounted 
its successful efforts to prevent certain Federal legislation. That pro¬ 
posed legislation, while beneficial to certain important fruit growers’ 
interests, would have imposed heavy and needless burdens upon the 
business of growing and distributing trees and plants, which are abso¬ 
lutely necessary before the business of fruit-growing can begin. 
It will be remembered that our legislative committee had its origin 
in the necessity of united action by this Association for its protection 
against the efforts of fruit growers to secure legislation most injurious 
and burdensome to our business. Your committee framed a bill which 
met with your approval, and it has been the belief of the committee 
since that time that this Association is practically unanimous in 
desiring the enactment of a reasonable and well-guarded Federal 
quarantine law, providing uniform regulations for the inspection and 
transportation of nursery products in interstate and foreign commerce. 
Following out this line of duty, the chairman of your committee 
wrote numerous letters, last autumn, to men in places of influence and 
responsibility in an effort to secure harmony among all interests, to the 
end that uniform action might be had, either to ask for no legislation, 
or else to write to urge legislation which, while affording reasonable 
protection for all, should not impose unnecessary burdens upon any. 
Various opinions were offered in response that no action seemed advis. 
able. But in early winter word came that the entomologists of the 
several State Experiment Stations had, in national convention, passed 
strong resolutions endorsing our bill and urging its passage. A letter 
came from Mr. Alexander Craw, chief quarantine inspector for the 
State of California, saying that their fruit growers’ association, in 
convention, had also endorsed and agreed to urge the passage of our 
bill. Thereupon.a letter was written to the Secretary of Agriculture 
asking what attitude his department would take towards such pro¬ 
posed legislation. The answer was favorable. 
IN THE SENATE. 
In January, Senator Dolliver, a member of the Senate Committee on 
Agriculture, and Senator Allison. Chairman of the Senate Appropria¬ 
tions, were in Des Moines. Their advice was sought. Senator 
Dolliver promptly offered to do all he could to secure the bill 
a safe passage through the Senate committee. Senator Allison shook 
his head over the proposed appropriation of $ 100 , 000.00 annually for a 
new undertaking. He advised us to try for half the amount at first, 
saying that if the bill answered the expectations of its friends, it would 
be easy to secure all necessary appropriations to administer it in the 
future. His judgment was that, with such reduction, the bill would 
be safe to pass the Senate, if sent over from the House. The advice of 
Chairman Wadsworth of the House Committee on Agriculture, was 
next asked. He promptly replied that he believed such legislation 
desirable, and would do all in his power to assist it through his com¬ 
mittee, and through the House. 
So far, the funds of this Association had not been touched, but in 
view of all the circumstances, the chairman felt it his duty to call the 
committee to meet in Washington in the near future, and endeavor to 
secure favorable action upon our bill. Only two members acted, Mr 
Brown and Mr. Chase not feeling able to leave home. 
The responsible men in the Department of Agriculture, who are 
especially interested in our line of work, were first called upon. They 
were ready to assist in every way possible, and expressed themselves 
very favorably. The bill was carefully gone over and modified in 
some slight particulars to meet their views as to its administration. 
The Secretary was then called upon. He was very cordial, and said 
that whatever could pass muster with the entomologists and patholo¬ 
gists of the department would be entirely satisfactory to him, ending 
with the words, now go and push it.” The Department of Agricul¬ 
ture has always favored our bill, and has assisted this committee as far 
as possible. Members of the House Committee on Agriculture were 
sought out and interviewed. The provisions of the bill were fully 
explained, and their good offices besought. The effort was so success¬ 
ful that a meeting of the subcommittee was soon secured, at which 
Chairman Wadsworth presided, and the members of your committee 
were accorded the unusual privilege of being present and heard during 
the discussion and revision of the measure. Chairman Wadsworth 
