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Lindley and Young’s were of much interest and the hosju- 
tality shown greatly enjoyed. 
Next place of meeting is Augusta, Ga. Officers: E. A. 
Chattin, president, Winchester, Tenn.; 0 . J. Howard, vice- 
president, Pomona, N. C.; A. J. Smith, sec-treas., Knoxville, 
Tenn. The success of the convention was due in no slight 
degree to the efficient work of the secretary. 
John C. Chase. 
MAINE LICENSE LAW 
To THE Members of the Association doing Business in 
Maine ; 
At the St. Louis Convention the Legislative Committee 
was instructed to bring a test case in connection with the 
State of Maine Law requiring a license fee of $10.00 for each 
salesman operating in the state. 
Steps have been taken to start such a test case by sending 
an agent with our attorney to the Commissioner of Agricul¬ 
ture, stating that the law had been violated, and that the 
agent was ready to be arrested. 
The Commissioner of Agriculture declined to arrest him, 
and the Attorney General claimed to have no authority in the 
matter. 
It is evident that the Maine authorities have very little 
faith in the validity of their law. It is further evident that 
they plan to get as much money as they can in the way of 
license fees by threats of prosecution, and stop there. 
It is the opinion of our attorneys that no attention should 
be paid to the law, that your agents should be instructed to 
decline to pay the license fee, and if arrested should com¬ 
municate by wire at once with Thaxter & Holt, Attorneys at 
Portland, Maine, who are acting for the Association, and will 
be prepared to defend any case arising at any point within 
the State of Maine; thus, if an arrest is made a test case will 
be immediately started, but I do not believe that any attempt 
will be made to enforce the law. If your agents get into 
trouble have them communicate as above, and I wish you 
would also advise me. 
Wm. Pitkin, 
Chairman Committee on Legislation. 
ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY HALL 
The report of the St. Louis convention has just come from 
the press. John Hall, secretary, is noted for his promptness. 
As usual the report is a good one. All nurserymen should 
have it. Fuller notice in next issue. Write John Hall, 
Secretary American Association of Nurserymen, Granite 
Bldg., Rochester, N. Y. 
The storehouse and packing building of the New Eng¬ 
land Nurseries, Bedford, Mass., were destroyed by fire Aug. 
26, causing a loss of $10,000, more than half of which was on 
growing plants and stock in storage. The adjoining build¬ 
ings were saved by the work of the firemen. 
The Central Nursery & Floral Co., of Kalamazoo, Mich., 
has retired from business. 
Obituary 
MRS. WILLIAM H. MOON 
Mrs. William H. Moon, wife of the well-known nur¬ 
seryman of Morrissville, Pa., died on July 22. She was a 
sister of Mrs. Walter P. Stokes. 
W. F. HEIKES 
Major W. F. Heikes, of Huntsville, Ala., manager and 
founder of the Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, died suddenly 
at Cleveland, 0 ., August 25, 1911. Major Heikes had been 
in Chautauqua, N. Y., with his family on a visit for the last 
few weeks and from Chautauqua he went down to Cleveland, 
where he was taken ill. 
Mr. Heikes came to Huntsville about thirty-seven years 
ago and was known among its most substantial citizens, being 
manager of the Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, which are the 
pioneer nurseries of that section. Mr. Heikes came from a 
family of nurserymen. Andrew Heikes began the nursery 
business at Carlisle, Pa., in 1798; his son, George Heikes, on 
moving to Dayton, O., established a nursery in 1822. Jacob 
Heikes, a son of George Heikes, established himself in the 
nursery business near Dayton in 1839; and W. F. Heikes, son 
of Jacob Heikes, succeeded him in the business at the same 
place in 1866, and in 1882 founded the Huntsville Wholesale 
Nurseries. The death of Mr. Heikes is sadly felt by the trade 
as it leaves vacant the office of president of the Alabama State 
Horticultural Society, a position to which Mr. Heikes was 
re-elected at the last meeting.— Florists’ Review. 
McGlennon & Kirby Co. of Rochester, N. Y., has been 
incorporated. They will do a general nursery business. 
Capital stock, $50,000. 
The Oregon Nursery Co. has filed suit in the district 
court at Hillsboro against George A. Bradbum, of Roseburg, 
asking $20,000 damages for alleged false statements regard¬ 
ing the nursery stock of the plaintiff. The statements in 
question were published in a Portland Daily June 26, 1910, 
and the article, which forms part of the complaint filed, was 
in the form of an interview with Mr. Bradburn, who in the 
published statement is quoted as saying that the trees tvere 
affected with anthracnose. The complaint states that such 
charges are injurious to the company’s business.— Flordst 
Review. 
