, 1876-06-15

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The afternoon session convened 1T lille after 3
o'clock, and WINS called 10 order by Edgar SANDERS,
The Committee on Programme Of Dusineas made A
report embracing tho bnrIhcss to coIuo up before
The Convention.
The Committee on Permanent Organization r..
ported thAt thu Sucirty sla1l be known ~ the
American Association Ut Nurserylncn Florists, sud
Stedrncn. md inclntlu manufacturers Of horticnl.
tnral implements, etc. The Committed also re.
pnrted thu draft of q constitution and bylaws for
It's government. Tic report was received
hhd accepted, ind The constitution
snl by-!aws adapted, after considerable dis.
eusrlon upon what should bu the title OF tho A4so-
clatlon. Tho annual moutlngs Of the Association
Scro fixed Tor the third Wednesday Of juno In each
year. at such place as may DO selected.
Tho Comnlttteu Oh Permanent Officers reported
the following list:
i'rrsilcnt. l.. Moody, Lockpa.t, N. Y; Vice.
Presidents, T. &. Maxwell, GcnoyA, N. Y. J.J.
Harrison, Iainesyl1le, o.; John g. lIcIn,I, Terre
llanic, Ind. ; !. +. llgcnfr'tz, Monroe. Mich. l..
H. 3cufcid, Ftcoport, Ill. Dr. j. &. Ennls, CIln.
Ion, Ia. j. Il. Stlckncy, Wawatosa, Wis. &; T.. A.
Jewell Lake City, Minn.; ]. Y. Loxvtt, He'd
Nank Nj. Josiah lIuopea, Wcst Chester, Pa !;
!, W. stonoF, Shreveport, In. +. J. nurckman,
Augnsta. GH.; franklin Dayis, lichrna,vl W.
Randolph Peter. Delaware; ". u. breckenridge,
Maryland; H. X. Trnutt, Nashville, Tenn, ", N.
Kan; &c. lan"loi'. AnbIlc, Ala. iradors ni,"h
91us,hbeIg. Mo. /: Ed"In iluyt. New Canaan Conn.
tathat!neH, Can. Secretary y, ", scott, Gaiona,
H.; Ttea.qrcr, 4. I. Whitney; Ftanklintown,
u. Executive Committee. 7. 3. lfnbbas4. L. Il.
Thu report wa. adopted and the Executive Com
fmttec instructed to I'LL any vacancies occaaioncd
ey Son.appulninlcnt Of V!co' Presidents from scy.
TIE NEW PRESIDENT,
~. Moody, then took tho cha!r, and thanked The
Df E1n,. then moved that vote vf thanks be
fndorcd btF. Edgar santers for his Efforts In
ssssuIs sau!ss up this sHsos'utor' Which was unani.
q ar. Sanders thcn thanked tho Association for
is Ss Rnoa tesng' expressed in Tho vote and gave
~. lloyey read cominunicatah from tho South
scc e. c9mmssone nm j. nsttns ths nsmhet, Of the
'59s 1qs 9, th,9ts tsndstsd for theIr kisdata:.
e stssf of huaiaets tho unjust elasges aid dls.
ssnnil!atlons Of railroad coMpnnics, which con.
ssahed considerable discussion laPld transit, tho
hha'f thought Was Ut 'noTu Importance than low
ha w. Mann WA opposed to tho railroad class!aea.
duDs. Ennis thought that they could obtain tholr
%a pssa ey combining, and Alsu hy competition. No
saa1qasht also that they could gct The corporation
ss IT, htssos!ntlon 4dnid be chosrn 10 confcr with
tSSnTste,s rses!deAts of talroad sompanics which hs
eu1u.uRhl would hAF9 u good effect.
AZ Phnnlx thought that tl4u railroads should
Wy cover up tlr!r eFues whto in transit.
~ Well had nu fault to dnd with raaes On trees
sa.i stoni Tue East BY tho trunk linus, but 1t was
M ssiatna the local lines which charged ~ mnch to
oalp 70 m!lss VIA charged by Eastern roads for
WEI 4oo m!les. They could ship
~, CHEAPER BI kxrNHs9
tsaa " ta1ltoad. II was tunlng the small nursery
Met4 IT, III ttlu Hrst. Another g1cat grievance wns
~ uI length of time trees Wetn kept on thu road
~! on Tue way. ........r
-! ". uaLoa1d said that the Michigan Central Road
w. a99iEgRlpg Esas 10 b94Ea u 2b cents pas 10o