THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Excellent Meeting. Geo. A. Marshall, Arlington, Neb., Elected President 
Report by Secretary E. J. Holman. 
The Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the Western 
Association of Nurserymen commenced Wednesday, Decem¬ 
ber 14, 1910, 10:30 A. M., at the Coates House, Kansas City, 
Mo., President J. H. Skinner in the chair. The following 
members were present: E. P. Bernardin, C. W. Carman, 
Des Moines Nur. Co., The Elmhurst Nurseries, B. E. Fields 
& Son, T. E. Griesa, Harrison Nursery Co., Holman Bros., 
Holsinger Bros., Kansas City Nurseries, Kelsey Nurseries, 
D. S. Lake, J. A. Lopeman, Marshall Bros., Montana Nur. 
Co., Mt. Hope Nurseries, C. W. Murphy, The National Nur¬ 
series, New Haven Nurseries, W. C. Reed, J. W. Schuette & 
Co., The Sedgwick Nurseries, J. H. Skinner & Co., F. H. 
Stannard & Co., Stark Bros., N. & 0 . Co., L. R. Taylor & 
Sons, H. J. Weber & Sons Nur. Co., E. S. Welch, Geo. H. 
Whiting Nur. Co., The Winfield Nur. Co., A. Willis and 
Youngers & Co., and the newly admitted members to wit: 
The Southwestern Nur. Co., The Frazer Nur. Co. and C. C. 
Elwell. The secretary’s report was read and approved. 
Letters were read from the cities of St. Louis, Omaha, 
and Portland inviting the association to their respective 
cities. Resolutions favoring New Orleans as the location 
for the 1915 Panama Exposition were read and endorsed. 
Messrs. Brown, Welch and Schuette were appointed a com¬ 
mittee on nominations, on audit, Messrs. Merkel, Lopeman 
and Fields, on Missouri Inspection Law, Messrs. Bagby, 
Weber and Ferguson. Luncheon was called at i p. m., when 
the association repaired to the banquet hall seating them¬ 
selves at one long table which had for its center display the 
Loving Cup, the gift of the Eastern Brothers of the Ameri¬ 
can Association, containing an immense bouquet of carna¬ 
tions, while the sides were flanked with grand specimens of 
the Stark Delicious Apple. We ate in the garden though no 
Eve was present. A happy event concluded the feast when 
Mr. C. G. Ferguson arose and feelingly spoke of Mr. W. P. 
Stark’s annual Delicious treat and moved the association to 
a standing vote of its appreciation. Mr. Stark responded 
felicitously. At 2:15 p. m., President Skinner called the 
meeting to order and read his address which was very favor¬ 
ably received and secretary instructed to send copies to the 
trades journals. The treasurer’s report showed receipts 
$461.45, expenses, $122.72, balance in treasury $338.73. 
Audited and approved. 
Committee on nominations reported the following names 
for officers of the Association for the ensuing year: Presi- 
