THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS 
J. W. Hill, Chairman 
To the President and Members of the American Association 
of Nurserymen in Convention Assembled: 
Wc, your Committee on RovSolutions, respectfully submit 
the following for your couvsideration: 
Year by year as we assemble in annual convention, we find 
vacancies in our ranks; and since our last meeting, seven of 
our members have passed beneath the low green tent whose 
curtain never outward swings. Lewis Chase, Norman J. 
Coleman, James J. Harrison, William H. Moon, John 
Siebenthaler, William Smith, and W. F. Heikes are no longer 
with us. Ripe in years, their earthly work ended, they have 
left behind a record of energy, activity, and accomplishment, 
as a precious legacy to their relatives and associates. We 
recommend that suitable biographical memoirs appear in 
the proceedings, and that the Secretary transmit to the 
families of our deceased brethren our appreciation of their 
work, and our deep sympathy in their and our personal 
bereavement. 
“More homelike seems the vast unknown 
vSince they have entered there; 
To follow them were not so hard 
Wherever they may fare.” 
Resolved, that the Secretary be directed to send a telegram 
to Mr. Irving Rouse of Rochester, New York, expressing on 
behalf of the Association our sincere sympathy in the great 
bereavement recently placed on him in the loss of his devoted 
wife, and the anxiety caused him at the present time by the 
severe illness of his daughter. 
I move, Mr. Chairman, the adoption of the resolution as 
read by a rising vote. (Resolution adopted). 
Resolved, that it be the sense of this Association that our 
vital interest demands the prompt enactment of a sane, safe, 
practical and effective federal inspection bill, by which 
adequate protection may be afforded the interests of the 
members of the Association and horticultural and agricultural 
interests at large. 
Resolved, further, that we urge upon the Legislative Com¬ 
mittee the necessity of putting forth every effort to secure 
such legislation with the least possible delay, and pledge the 
said committee our most hearty cooperation and support. 
Resolved, that we take this method of expressing to the 
Legislative Committee and Professor Hunter our highest 
appreciation of the valued services rendered during the past 
year in their efforts to avoid drastic legislation and secure 
instead of the bill pending last year the passage of a sane and 
safe bill which will afford proper protection to our interests. 
Mr. A. J. Brown: It seems to me that matter was 
thoroughly covered by the report of that committee which 
was adopted some time ago. 
Mr. Youngers: I move that this resolution be withdrawn. 
(Carried). 
Comment: —We shall in future years recall with much 
pleasure the thirty-seventh annual meeting of the American 
Association of Nurserymen, held in Boston,_ June 12-14, 1912. 
We regard this meeting as being one of the most enjoyable 
and profitable in the history of the Association, due largely 
to the efforts of entertainment committee, composed of 
Messrs. Manning, Wyman, Kelsey, and Robinson. We 
appreciate greatly the courtesy extended us by Prof. Charles 
S. Sargent in affording us the |)rivilege of an auto ride through 
the Arnold Arboretum and the valuable object lessons 
derived therefrom; also the rare privilege of visiting the 
estate of Professor Sargent. We appreciate also the privilege 
of the delightful drive through the boulevards of Boston, and 
take this opportunity of congratulating the city upon its 
extensive and attractive park system. We desire to express 
to the gentlemen sincere thanks for the pleasant afternoon 
thus afforded us; to the City of Boston for the use of the city 
boat Monitor; to the Mayor for his instructive talk to the 
Association; to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for 
the lectures by Dr. Shaw and Professor Sears; to Jackson 
Dawson, America’s greatest propagator, for his cordial greet¬ 
ing to the nurserymen; and again to the entertainment com¬ 
mittee for the many special attentions shown the ladies of our 
organization. We shall bid adieu to the City of Boston and 
our hosts with the deepest feelings of gratitude in our hearts, 
and assure them that they stand at the head of the list as 
entertainers. (Resolutions adopted). 
(Resolution by Mr. F. W. Kelsey): 
Whereas, the frequent freight delays in the shipment of 
nursery stock have become a source of great annoyance, 
very heavy losses, and an unnecessary burden to the trade 
and purchasers, and 
Whereas, the heavy transportation charges on nursery 
produce should assure its prompt forwarding as perishable 
material. Therefore, be it 
Resolved, that the Committee on Trans])ortation is 
hereby authorized to take up this subject with the proper 
officials with full authority to act for the Association toward 
accomplishing the desired results. (Motion to lay this on 
the table was carried). 
To Retiring Officers 
We desire to present to our retiring president our sincere 
thanks for the very efficient and impartial manner in which 
he has presided over the Association during this meeting. 
We feel that we voice the sentiment of every member of the 
Association when we state that this has been one of the 
most successful meetings that the Association has held. 
(Carried). 
Time of Meeting 
Mr. Will. Pitkin: At the risk of being thrown out of the 
convention for bringing up an old, moldy subject, I would 
like to bring up the matter of the date of the meeting for next 
year, or a possible change in the date. My excuse is that it 
seems to be an organization matter, and as a good organiza¬ 
tion man, I am always willing to do as I am told. It seems 
there is some question in the minds of the Western men as to 
the proper date of the meeting. It has been suggested that a 
good many of our members from the East who would like to 
go to Portland woulj find it difficult to get away from home 
early enough in June if the meeting is called for the usual 
time, and that the question ought to be referred to the 
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