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All of which is respectfully submitted, 
C. L. Yates, Treasurer. 
Reports of Committees. 
The Committee on Transportation reported that there 
was no action to be recommended at that time but that the 
committee would submit some important matters to the 
next session of Congress. Wm. Pitkin, Chairman of the 
Committee on Legislation stated that a test case had been 
made of the inspection law in South Dakota and that the 
decision had been favorable to the Nurseryman. He 
recommended that test cases be made of the laws in Wis¬ 
consin, Oklahoma and Wyoming. At this point in the 
proceedings a committee composed of Messrs. Dayton, 
Murray and Stark was appointed to act upon the Pres¬ 
ident’s report. 
The Entomologists reported that in their opinion the 
best way to secure uniform inspection was to request Con¬ 
gress to order the Commissioner of Agriculture to issue 
uniform certificates of inspection and that all state inspectors 
be requested to accept the Government’s certificates. Two 
bills to this effect were to be prepared and sent to Congress. 
With this report as an introduction, the Report of Orlando 
Harrison, Chairman of the Committee on National Inspec¬ 
tion was read. Mr. Harrison made plain the difficulty of 
obtaining uniform inspection because of varying and un¬ 
equal state laws. There is no way of obtaining a national 
law until all state laws are repealed. This is practically 
impossible. 
Mr. Harrison recommended that the matter of uniform 
national inspection be dropped and that attention be given 
to the inspection of imported stock. Nurserymen favor a 
national law but realize that it is impossible to obtain such 
a law r . C. L. Watrous and Kirkpatrick seconded Mr. 
Harrison’s recommendation to drop the subject. Prof. 
Svmonds of Maryland, drew a distinction between importa¬ 
tions and inter-state shipments. Speaking of the inspection 
of foreign importations he gave as his opinion that the place 
for inspection should be the point to which the stock was 
consigned and not the port of entry. Prof. Burgess reviewed 
the number of years given to agitation of the question and 
advised the tabling of the question for the present. 
J. W. Irvine, chairman of Publicity Committee, 
reviewed the -work of the committee for the past year. 
Items of interest had been sent out to all journals dealing 
w r ith Horticulture. At the afternoon session, Thomas B. 
Meehan, made clear the value of exhibits by stating cases in 
which benefit had been received. The Transportation 
Committee through its chairman, F. H. Stannard, reported 
nothing of importance. The railroads, because of the 
recent agitation against them are on the defensive. Peter 
Youngers of the committee of Mutual Fire Insurance stated 
the same ideas as were expressed by the president in his 
annual address. He gave a few concrete examples of the 
obstacles encountered in arranging for a system of insurance. 
Arkansas and Indiana require $100,000.00 cash assets and 
Minnesota, $200,000.00. 
The Report of The Vice-Presidents. 
In accordance with the report of the vice-presidents, 
the following representatives from the various states were 
elected: 
Alabama, James Fraser. Montana, C. F. Dallman. 
Arkansas W. B. Vincenheller. Missouri, W. P. Stark. 
Colorado, Geo. B. Fra vert. Nebraska, H. S. Harrison. 
California, F. W. Powers. New Hampshire, J. C. Chase. 
Connecticut, C. R. Burr. New Jersey, C. A. Bennett. 
Delaware, D. S. Collins. New York, Wm. Pitkin. 
Florida, G. L. Tabor. North Carolina, Van Lindley. 
Georgia, L. A. Berckman. Ohio, J. W. McNary. 
Illinois, David Hill. Oregon, J. B. Pilkington. 
Iowa, E. S. Welch. Oklahoma, J. A. Lopeman. 
Indiana, H. M. Simpson. Pennsylvania, T. B. Meehan. 
Kansas, G. L. Holsinger. South Dakota, Geo. Whiting. 
Kentucky, J. F. Donaldson. North Dakota, J. W. Maher. 
Louisiana, A. K. Clingman, Tennessee, J. C. Hale. 
Maryland, Reese C. Peters. Texas, J. B. Baker. 
Massachusetts, W. H.Wyman.Utah, P. A. Dix. 
Michigan, C. A. Ilgenfritz. Virginia, C. D. Wenger. 
Minnesota, O. F. Brand. West Virginia, B. T. Southerd. 
Mississippi, S. W. Crode. Wisconsin, M. F. Foley. 
It was recommended that Seattle, Wash., be chosen for 
the convention city for 1909. A motion to this effect was 
made and seconded. Wm. Pitkin of Rochester amended 
the motion to read, “Rochester, N. Y.,” instead of Seattle, 
Wash. At this point one of the liveliest parts of the meet¬ 
ing was reached. W. H. Wyman in speaking for the 
motion described the great and glowing West and asserted 
that it would well repay anyone to visit that section. Geo. 
Whiting of South Dakota spoke in the same strain and 
claimed that the holding of the convention in the far West 
would result in more members from that section. J. W. 
Irvine stated that it was an education to drive through the 
tremendous orchards and to learn of the wonderful busiress 
methods and manner of cultivation. At this point in the 
discussion, D. W. Moss, Immigration Agent for the Great 
Northern put in a word for the West. Two things in his 
estimation made the trip well worth consideration; the 
wonderful scenery en route and the hearty welcome that 
would be accorded the nurserymen in Seattle. Some of his 
statements were amusing, as for example, “Why, mut West 
you can plant an umbrella a.nd in 15 minutes it will grow up 
into a rosebush.” “There are 3,225 more colors in Yellow¬ 
stone Park than there are in the rainbow,” “The people of 
Seattle live in such a wonderful country that they hate to 
think of going to Heaven. J. B. Pilkington of Oregon, made 
the same general points as made by the others and urged the 
convention to vote for Seattle. 
