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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
Mch. 
23 
f. M. Pitkin, Washington, D. C., trip. 
1 43 56 
j. H. Dayton, Washington, D. C., trip. 
64 50 
Wm. Pitkin, Wasliington, D. C., trip. 
176 38 
John Hall, letterheads, etc. 
8 00 
April 
I 
John Hall, tri]) to Boston. 
29 62 
May 
10 
John Hall, envelopes, cards, etc. 
22 13 
Davis Steel Co., printing. 
I 25 
Winter ,Schrocder. 
6 10 
i.S 
United Litho. & Printing Co. 
11 30 
10 
United Litho. & Printing Co. 
I 35 
18 
T. B. Meehan, Washington, D. C., trip. 
28 00 
Peter Youngers, Wyo., suit and attys. 
70 00 
? 2,372 33 
June 
6 
1912 Cash on hand . 
5-974 23 
S 8,346 5 h 
All of which is rcsi)ectfully submitted, 
C. L. Yates, Treasurer. 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CO-OPERATION WITH 
ENTOMOLOGISTS 
Chairman, L. A. Berckmans 
The entomologists and the nurserymen 
should be on the most friendly terms. 
It is to the interest of all parties that all 
differences be wiped out. Within the 
past year the entomologists and the 
nurserymen have been drawn closer to¬ 
gether than ever before. Conferences 
have been the means of establishing 
better understanding. It is the duty of 
the entomological department to prevent 
the entrance of injurious insects and 
dangerous fungous diseases, and to stand 
ready to come to the assistance of the 
fmit grower and nurseryman and farmer 
when threatened with invasions. Some 
of the officers are incompetent. These 
men have caused the whole entomological 
'department to be unjustly criticized. I 
would most earnestly urge the continu- 
anee of all committees on legislation and 
cooperation with entomologists. The 
interests of the country demand closer cooperation than 
ever before. We are all working to the same end. I 
believe the entomologists realize that it is not the almighty 
dollar alone the nurserymen are seeking. We want to con¬ 
serve the interests of the people of our own state and nation. 
The San Jose seale was not considered a pest in China, 
but it eame here without its natural enemies and developed 
into the worst enemy our fmit has ever known. If the 
national quarantine bill becomes a law, there may be amend¬ 
ments offered that should be watched from time to time, 
and the entomologists and nurserymen should stick close 
together. 
Appointment of Committees 
The President ap]iointed committees as follows: 
Committee on Resolutions: J. W. Hill, Iowa; John C. 
Chase, New Hampshire; L. A. Berckmans, Georgia. 
Auditing Committee: John Watson, New York; W. C. 
Reed, Indiana; W. L. Hart, New York. 
President Dayton: I think we had better call the atten¬ 
tion of the meeting to the fact that the vice-presidents must 
report tomorrow at nine o’clock. It will be neeessary for the 
representatives of every state to hold a meeting and see that 
vice-presidents are selected. 
Mr. Watson: I move that the Committee of Vice- 
Presidents be a committee to confine their reports to other 
matters than those relating to the election of officers and the 
recommendations of place of meeting, and that those matters 
be taken up directly from the floor. 
Colonel Watrous: That is a very radical change that is 
proposed. I think I have been at the meetings of this 
society pretty nearly from the beginning, and my under¬ 
standing has always been that the province of the viee- 
presidents was to recommend officers and place of meeting 
as a basis for the work of the convention. It is a very radical 
innovation, and I don’t know what vice-presidents are for if 
it is not to make those two recommendations which they 
have always made. 
Mr. Watson: I don’t want to pro¬ 
pose anything radical. We have regu¬ 
larly, year after year, seen those recom¬ 
mendations ehanged from the floor. If 
the Association prefers to make ah 
expression of its own, it ought to. Pos¬ 
sibly we could have nominations from 
the floor. 
Secretary Hall: The by-laws say it 
shall be the duty of the vice-presidents 
to look after and promote the interests of 
the Society in their respective states. 
(Motion not carried). 
W. P. STARK 
Chaiiman Committee on Publicity and Trade 
Opportunities 
Thursday Morning, June 13, 1912 
The first order of business was the 
presentation of the report on the Stand¬ 
ardization of Grades by Chairman E. P. 
Bernardin. 
It will be remembered that this report 
was presented to the American Associa¬ 
tion of Nurserymen as an ad interim 
report by Mr. Bernardin several months ago. It was 
published in full in The National Nurseryman, February, 
igi2. On motion of Mr. Youngers the report was received 
and its recommendations adopted. 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLICITY AND TRADE 
OPPORTUNITIES 
Presented by Chairman W. P. Stark 
Your Committee has been handicapped in its work by 
a number of complications, principal among which has 
been lack of funds for the prosecution of its work. It 
was the intention of the mover of the resolution which led to 
the appointment of this Committee that the Assoeiation 
provide funds for the outlay required by its investiga¬ 
tions. Through his failure properly to word the resolu¬ 
tion, however, this was not understood at the time 
of its adoption. Notwithstanding the conditions which 
have hampered its work, the Committee has 
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