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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
MEETING OF THE PACIFIC COAST NURSERYEM’S 
ASSOCIATION 
[Account of meeting delayed because of pressure of National Society's meeting on our columns.] 
The Pacific Coast Association of Nurserymen held their 
tenth annual meeting at Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City, June 
4, 5, and 6. The time of the convention was dated to favor 
the convenience of those who desired to go on to the meeting 
of the National Association at Boston. 
W. W. Armstrong, president of the Salt Lake City 
Commercial Club, said in part in his address of welcome: 
“Salt Lake City and Utah are historic in the West. 
Utah is the mother of irrigation. Utah is not only a pioneer 
in irrigation, but has been the pioneer in the development 
of the interior basins. 
“Salt Lake has nearly one hundred thousand people. 
Utah has five hundred million tons of iron ore; her mines 
have produced five hundred twenty-five million dollars; 
has immense undeveloped oil fields and all known minerals. 
Near Salt Lake we have the greatest smelter in America. 
Of Irrigable lands Utah has doubled those watered by the 
Nile. The mortality rates of Salt Lake are only one-half 
of the usual. The Commercial Club building was erected at 
a cost of four hundred thousand dollars, and the members 
of the Nurserymen’s Association are cordially invited to 
make use of it during their stay in Salt Lake.’’ 
Mr. McDonald of Toppenish stated that in 19ii fifteen 
million apple grafts were planted in the Yakima Valley with 
the result that they grew more trees than could be sold. 
Quite a number would be carried over into two year old 
form. Mr. McDonald estimated the planting of apple 
grafts in the same district for 1912 about three million grafts 
or one-fifth of the previous year. 
Mr. C. P. Hartley of Emmett, reporting for Idaho, 
stated that the nurserymen of southern Idaho had been able 
to close out nearly all their, mierchantable stock and were 
increasing their planting somewhat for the season of 1912. 
C. F. Lansing of Salem, Oregon, reported but a small 
amount of stock carried over, and an active demand for 
Italian prune trees; and that they had already booked as 
many orders for prunes as they cared to accept until July 
when they would make a count. 
Reports from other parties indicated the scarcity of Italian 
prune trees, an insufficient supply to meet the prospective 
demand. Apple trees both one and two year were, however, 
in ample supply to meet the demands of prospective trade. 
The President’s Address 
The ])resident’s address opened with the thought “What 
can we do to elevate our business to a higher plane, establish 
it on wider and deeper business principles, and standardize 
it?’’ 
Our Opportunity 
“The world is our market basket and the people are 
growing more fond of feeding from it. The foreign and 
domestic demand for the fruits of our labor, is growing all 
the time. 
“Our western red apples have a reputation around the 
globe. 
“This is an age of big business, and the nursery business 
is no exception. 
“The legitimate nurseryman no longer depends upon a 
new field of operation each year for his business. He has an 
established trade and works to the end of holding and en¬ 
larging that trade. 
“He is trying each year to give his customers better 
trees, better grades, better packing, and more of them. He 
is surrounding himself with better facilities, better employees, 
more skillful labor, and more conscientious salesmen. 
“The nurserymen have planted their business on higher 
planes of business ethics, demanding and receiving the proper 
and respectful consideration of the business world. 
Transformation 
“Many ‘side issue’ nurseries have gone, many more will 
go, the dealer is passing, and the business is going to con¬ 
centrate in the hands of larger and more responsible con¬ 
cerns. 
“The man or corporation achieving large success in 
the nursery business henceforth will find it necessary to 
devote his entire efforts to nursery lines. 
“The trade is enlarging, the buyers are gradually learn¬ 
ing that often the cheapest is the dearest tree. 
. Our Inspection Laws 
“Our inspection laws are improving and they will con¬ 
tinue to improve as our law makers become better ac¬ 
quainted with the nurserymen and the needs of the people 
along this line. 
“The inspectors and nurserymen are fast being changed 
from enemies to the best of friends. Inspection is right, 
but inspectors, may be wrong sometimes and so may the 
nurserymen. 
“The wholesalers should not enter the domain of the 
retailers and unload at prices so ruinous that they cannot give 
their customers clean, merchantable stock. 
Legislation 
“It is possible for our assoeiation to do mueh toward 
guiding the legislative committees to wholesome and sane 
laws, bearing upon our interests. 
Transportation 
“I desire especially to call attention to express rates, 
and am of the opinion that handsome concessions may be 
obtained, especially on large shipments, if taken up in time. 
“Toward the close of the shipping season much rush 
business comes in that must be handled by express. There 
is then no time to advertise rates as provided by inter-state 
commerce, therefore, to be effective our work on such 
