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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
The seedsmen were in the same position as we, in trying 
to secure a specific duty, and were even worse off if possible 
under the Dingly Act. They succeeded in the Senate 
Finance Committee in getting pretty nearly what they 
wanted, although the Payne Bill made no change in the 
schedule. 
As the Senate Finance Committee gave no hearings it 
was imperative to get some member of that committee to 
look after our interests. Through Mr. Abner Hoopes, who 
is a personal friend of Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, 
Senator Penrose agreed to take the matter up. He obtained 
the repeal of a paragraph which had put Evergreen Seedlings 
on the free list, which was claimed to be a clerical error and 
may have been one as it was tacked on a paragraph relating 
to free seeds only. 
Last Wednesday on the telegraphic request of Senator 
Penrose I went to Washington and the nursery paragraph 
was finally arranged as fqllows: 
^ 260. Stocks, cuttings, or seedlings of Mvrobolan plum, 
Mahaleb or Mazzard cherry, Manetti multiflora and briar 
' rose, three years old or less, one dollar per thousand plants; 
stocks, cuttings, or seedlings of pear, apple, quince and the 
Saint Julien plum, and evergreen seedlings, three years old 
or less, two dollars per thousand plants; rose plants, bud¬ 
ded, grafted or grown on their own roots, four cents each; 
stocks, cuttings and seedlings of all fruit and ornamental 
; 
trees, deciduous and evergreen, shrubs and vines and all 
trees, shrubs, plants and vines commonly known as nursery' 
or green-house stock, not specially provided for in this 
section, twenty-five per centum ad valorem. 
If there is no objection in the Finance Committee the 
rates will be reduced but the specific features retained. 
Mr. Sharitts, Chief U. S. Appraiser has given his endorse¬ 
ment of the schedule to the Finance Committee and we 
confidently expect the bill will pass finally as they recom¬ 
mend. 
The Chairman of the Committee desires to put on record 
his thanks to the members of the Committee for their ready 
help and assistance. 
In no case has personal business been allowed to inter¬ 
fere in the quick response, often at telegraphic notice of 
work required. 
Very respectfully submitted, 
Irving Rouse 
The members of the .Committee were: William Pitkin, 
F. H. Stannard, J. H. Dayton, Theo. J. Smith, J. M. Pitkin, 
Abner Hoopes. 
Note: I consider the present system of allowing the 
Chairman of a Committee to make up his Committee, a 
most necessary and useful one. It is really the greatest 
improvement in doing business the Association has made in 
recent years. 
Irving Rouse, Chairman 
NEW YORK FRUIT GROWERS ORGANIZE SELLING 
EXCHANGE 
An important meeting of prominent fruit growers of 
Western New York was held in Rochester on July 17th. 
The purpose of the occasion was to organize an exchange 
which would handle the products of Western New York 
orchards. There were over one hundred growers present 
representing the producers of Central and Western New 
York. A temporary organization presented a slate contain¬ 
ing the names of fifteen directors. These men were elected 
and impowered to incorporate the institution under the 
laws of New York. After the incorporation the directors 
will prepare a constitution and authorize the sale of stock. 
The following were elected to the Board of Directors: 
C. H. McClew, Burt; Frank Bradley, Barkers; Jay Allis, 
Medina; Irving Rowley, Medina; Sam Smith, Albion; 
Clark Topley, Holley; Francis J. Miller, Byron; William 
Roeper, Wyoming; S. W. Wadhams, Clarkson; Luther 
Collomer, Hilton; A. Emerson Babcock, Brighton; Frank 
Murphy, Morton; W. R. Teats, Williamson; T. B. Wilson, 
Halls; E. W. Catchpole, North Rose. These directors will 
elect officers of the organization, as follows: President, 
three vice-presidents, treasurer, secretary, general sales 
agent and a general manager. I 
While no definite scheme of organization has been , 
adopted it is probable that it will take some such form as the 
following: A company is to be incorporated with a capital 
of about $40,000, of which 20 per cent, is to be paid in at 
once, as working capital. The remainder is to be held as 
treasury stock. The shares are to have a par value of $100. 
The stock is to be fully paid and non-assessible. Each 
must purchase at least one share. The limit of treasury 
stock to be sold to any one person is to be decided by the 
Board of Directors. New' York state growers and shippers 
are eligible to membership, but must be approved by the 
Board of Directors. The exchange is to handle products 
for the members on a 5 per cent, basis, and for others upon a 
basis to be fixed by the directors. 
NURSERY CONTROL 
The following are the two chief clauses in the proposed new Act 
to regulate the sale of nursery stock drafted by a joint committee 
of nurserymen, and members of the Ontario Fruit Grower’s Associa¬ 
tion, Canada. 
An Act to regulate the sale of nursery stock. 
Nursery stock means any fruit-bearing trees, vines, shrubs or 
plants. 
No one shall engage in such business or shall import without a 
license. 
All stock sold shall be labelled with its true name. 
No firm shall substitute without the written consent of the 
purchaser. 
Any nurseryman shall be liable, under this Act, till one year 
after the trees come into bearing. 
Nurserymen cannot contract out of this liability. 
The Department of Agriculture shall publish a list of licensed 
nurserymen. 
Licenses to be issued and good for one year, and can be cancelled 
for infringement. 
Any person can be fined for infringement .—Free Lance. 
Dear Sir: 
Enclosed please find $1 to pay for the Nurseryman to 1910 . 
We have got to have it. 
Yours truly, 
W. W. Hunt & Co., 
Hartford, Conn. 
