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THEODORE J. SMITH 
Geneva, N. Y. 
Of Executive Committee 
THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
THOMAS B. MEEHAN 
Dreshertown, Pa. 
Chairman Executive Committee 
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,T. H. DAYTON 
Painesville O. 
Of Executive Committee 
BETTER- VARIETIES AND METHODS OF PROPAGATING THEM. 
We need and must have better varieties of all kinds of 
trees and plants—varieties with improved qualities and, in 
increased supply to meet an increasing demand. 
We need and must have better methods in propagating, 
growing and handling our wares and thereby winning better 
prices for our product: better reward for our effort. Presi¬ 
dent Roosevelt was right when he said all workers should 
have “fair prices and a square deal.” 
SUPPORT THE COMMITTEES. 
The welfare of our association demands strong and gener¬ 
ous support of all our committees. Also of our efficient 
Secretary who should with increased salary be chairman of our 
Program committee. 
Our committees have done an immense amount of onerous 
and efficient work for this society. Much of this work has 
been done at heavy sacrifice of personal interests and yet it 
has been a cheerful voluntary work. Our warmest friend¬ 
ship and highest appreciation should and will be extended 
to these loyal servants. 
Our committees on Transportation and on Legislation should 
be requested to cooperate with our kindred organizations in 
securing more rational postal laws; such as extended domestic 
and foreign parcel post, abatement of the stamp nuisance, 
and other needed reforms. Close and sympathetic relation 
and cooperation should be maintained with all schools, de¬ 
partments and periodicals bearing upon investigations in 
common with our purposes. 
We are fortunate in having a government in most efficient 
cooperation with all industrial enterprises. Our committee 
on exhibits should have most liberal encouragement in secur¬ 
ing samples of the many valuable fruits introduced each year 
and in placing them on exhibit each year in our halls. We 
should appreciate our favorable conditions for unlimited 
horticultural development, by improving the quality and by 
increasing the demand for our product. 
NATIONAL NURSERYMAN BOOKLET PRAISED. 
[President Kirkpatrick then drew special attention to the 
fact that in completing the thirtieth annual meeting we were 
rounding out important epoch in the life of the association. 
He, here took occasion to draw attention to the important 
historical record presented to the members of the association 
in the attractive booklet received by each member at this 
meeting. This booklet, by the National Nurseryman 
Publishing Co., presents the only complete record of the 
officers and places of meeting of the association ever published 
and as the early copies of the association’s reports are difficult 
to obtain the record is most valuable.] 
Ours is a rising sun-hopeful star of ascendancy, just beginning 
to draw men away from war and greed and lead them up to 
universal peace and to generous prosperity. Teaching him 
to feast upon the fruits of the garden and regale his senses 
with the beauties of motion, form and color, the symphonies 
of music and harmonies of fraternal love. 
The degree of success attending this session depends upon 
the concord among our members, the spirit of toleration and 
the amenities towards each other and upon the aid and sym¬ 
pathy you extend to your presiding officer, who is sensible 
of his unworthiness to assume such distinguished honor and 
such grave responsibilities as you, unsolicited, have inrposed 
upon him. 
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. 
important work of the year. 
We regret that our report consists more of an account of 
efforts made than of actual results secured; yet, we hope that 
the work done in the past year, if followed up, will in the 
near future secure modifications and changes in classifications 
that will be of great benefit to the nursery trade. 
Under your instructions of last year your committee, con¬ 
sisting of A. L. Brooke, Peter Youngers, P. A. Dix and the 
writer, went before the Western Freight Classification Com¬ 
mittee at their meeting at Manitou, Colorado, July the 8th. 
We succeeded in retaining the flat minimum of 20,000 pounds 
on all car loads of trees, in place of the change to 20,000 
pounds on 36 feet cars with their scale, as they had proposed. 
While there we tried to interest them in some other changes, 
but found they had a regular trial docket made up, and that 
unless applications had been made thirty days previous to 
