THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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Professor Craig: May I suggest that the chaimian of the 
eastern and western committees be placed on that committee? 
(Carried). 
Mr. Wm. Pitkin: I would offer this resolution: That if, 
in the judgment of the Legislative Committee of which Mr. 
Youngers is chairman, the case of Mr. Reed is a good case to 
fight, and will establish the points that we are anxious to have 
brought out, this Association ]ffacc a sum not to exceed $i ,000 
at the disposal of the Committee on Legislation West of the 
Mississipjii for this puriiose. (Carried). 
REPORT OF VICE-PRESIDENTS 
The Committee of Vice-Presidents reported that invita¬ 
tions for the next annual convention had been received from 
organizations representing Niagara Falls, Indianapolis, 
Atlantic City, Chicago, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Port¬ 
land, Oregon. Portland receives the recommendation of 
the state vice-presidents. 
OFFICERS 
For officers the following recommendations are made: 
President, Thomas B. Meehan; vice-president, J. B. Pilking- 
ton; secretary, John Hall; treasurer, C. L. Yates; Execu¬ 
tive committee, Henry B. Chase, J. W. Hill, P. A. Dix. It 
was recommended that in future the Secretary be paid 
travelling expenses in addition to salary. 
Mr. Morey: I move that the report of the vice-presidents 
be accepted and adopted, and that the Secretary be instructed 
to cast one ballot in accordance with sueh recommendations. 
(Carried). 
President Dayton: I will name as a committee to report 
tomorrow on legislation Mr. Wm. Pitkin, Air. Youngers, Air. 
W. P. Stark, Air. Aleehan and Air. Abner Hoopes. 
Friday Morning, June 14, 1912 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITS 
The exhibits this year make up in quality what they lack 
in qtiantity. Alany varieties or rare conifers, shrubs, and 
peonies are shown, while catalogue makers and supply 
houses exhibit fine samples of their products. 
This report was placed on file to be printed in the 
report. 
REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE 
We, your auditing committee, beg to report that we have 
exatnined the books and accounts of ^mur Secretary and 
Treasurer, together with their vouchers and receipts, and find 
the same to be eorrect. 
John Watson, 
W. L. Hart, 
W. C. Reed. 
Air. AIcFarland: I move that we appoint a member to 
attend the Conservation Congress, in accordance with the 
wishes of Professor Worsham. (Carried). 
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION 
Air. Wm. Pitkin: A^our committee understood that it 
was to consider a form of resolution to be presented at the 
meeting this morning for the consideration of the convention. 
The committee unanimously agreed to report the following 
resolution: 
Resolved, that the report of the Legislative Committee on 
matters of federal legislation be accepted, and that their 
endorsement of House Bill No. 24119 be approved, and 
further that the new legislative committee be instructed to 
cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture 
in urging the speedy passage of the bill referred to or any 
other bill not materially changing the provisions therein. 
Wm. Pitkin, 
Peter Youngers, 
Thos. B. Meehan, 
Wm. P. Stark, 
Abner Hoopes. 
Colonel Watrous: I move the adoption of that resolu¬ 
tion. (Carried). 
PACIFIC COAST HEARD FROM 
President Dayton asked Mr. P. A. Dix, President of the 
Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s Association, to say a few words. 
Mr. Dix: I want it distinctly understood to begin with 
that the Pacific Coast Nurserymen’s Association is not an 
antagonistic association to the American. We organized to 
cooperate with you; we organized to protect our interests a 
little more definitely than you can do by so large an associa¬ 
tion, our conditions and surroundings being very different. 
I am glad to bring to you this morning the greetings of that 
association. We held our tenth annual meeting in Salt Lake 
City recently. It was a three days’ session, well attended, 
and one of great interest. We hope, in view of the fact that 
we will hold our next meeting at Portland at the same time 
this association meets there, to be able to lend a helping hand 
to the American Association of Nurserymen. 
Probably the most important thing we did at our last 
meeting was to set in operation the machinery for creating a 
fund of $20,000, ten per cent, of which is available imme¬ 
diately and the balance as fast as required. This fund is for 
the purpose of aiding in legislation, in unifonn inspection. 
We hope to have at least a unifonn legislation act in our 
Pacific Coast States, and a uniform inspection law. Operat¬ 
ing with us along this line are the horticultural commissioners 
of the States of Idaho, Utah, and Alontana, and we trust that 
the others will join in later. These gentleman organized 
themselves at Sale Lake, and are ready to cooperate with us 
in getting sane and proper legislation. This fund is not a 
war fund—a war fund if necessary, but a peace fund if possi¬ 
ble. We shall hope for your cooperation with us along this 
line. 
Now, we bid you a hearty welcome in the name of our 
association to Portland next year. 
THE INCOMING PRESIDENT 
President-elect Meehan was escorted to the platform and 
spoke as follows: 
It is surely a great honor for any man to be elected presi¬ 
dent of this association, and I assure you that I value that 
distinction most heartily. After the brilliant career of our 
retiring president, I feel that I am not very well fitted to carry 
