, 1877-06-21
THE NURSERYMEN.
Annual Meeting Of the Associations.
Preliminary Business.
Discussing Freight Rates. Mammoth Straw
ber7ies-Oif to the Concert.

lH0 American fEECClAl0H " Ap0
Florists, eect!amcn and kindred interests. con-
vencd At 1880 o'clock yesterday murning In tho
art gallery Of The Exposition Building. Tho at
tendance inclndcd representatives and tn0mbefs
Of :the following dfme: Elisha Moody 5 Son,
Lockport, N. r.; D. ". scoit, Galcns, III. !;
8. q. Mlnk,cr. Oawego, MI A. II. 11ovcy, CHI
cago; sn'nnocte 4 Co., Quincy; Edgar ssunde1.
Wis.,; Leo Weltx, Wilmington, o.; Iioopos,
Bro. g. Thomas, Wcstchcster. Pa. Il. c. Hooker,
Nocheater. N. r.; llargcs soruruer, Quincy H.;
T. C. Maxwell b Brother, 0encya, N. y; Hoover
d Chimes, Dayton o.; J. II. Garrison Dtothers,
Greenwood H.; E. II. ptatt, DansSiGlc. N. r.;
A. L. Small, Kankakec, ILL.,; J. V. Gotta. Lcnars,
ILL.,; John Drcibc1bllss, Fort WayHc. 1nd.'
Bparta, Wis; L. q. Kerry d Co., Kalamazoo.
Mch.; Henry Michel. 81 Louis. Mo-: Jonathan
rcriA,n, chicago: Moore, Esnh d Co., Sidney,
o.; c. a. Wcatgate, feotonc. ILL.,; barnes,
Crcsswcil 4 Co. ktrkwood. ILL.,; L. r. wii,iams.
ulenwood. L.; l.. Woodward. Marenxo; J. NJ,
3otden 81 WI, ,to9i's; 9; !: II; Thompson st. Ffane'''
The fresi,isut, =: IoeJy, II Loetpert N. "
VA at h!s post and d. ". scotl Of oalenas acted
PRELIMINARY rus1rKss
was taken Np, al,d consnnisf much " tbo morning
ifs.S asSs.. as ne arpolnted Ds Raei
er, L. Il. scuneidt and Messra. Willard and Mctss'
ngr nm
Gers " wal % selected: j. Ssswcii. j. s. stiekne7.
Edgar Saunders; J, T. iloycy. and Henry M!she!.
rhes J. Ssnse ~ snd 81 III si
THEODORE Thomas bass vlol made auch m rproaf.
Iona racket that the Association was compelled to
hit % matter taken Ike up va shs eoesllon q mem.
III. !. q. Alnkler moved Tint fratcrnal greet
1nps be- sent to tho Michigan PomoloEcal Hoclrty
in session nj Grand Haven. Carried. The sccre.
An~~& 44aF th1 $a@An AnHfth thS
The Connnttee on Order Of business reported
n programme for the day, which ~as adopted.
FREIGHT RATES.
on Transportatlon, ] feportei that lie iske shore
and Now fork Ecuiral lIues had offered 10 mako
s Hssossteas would snsranscs .neent ] amonat III Il
coald be sGce,cd unless The Association selected
sumo . guarantee @ a. Ia Tic amount Of the irsic The
Lake Shore and Central linea seemed most conven.
rteeent Mooy .nrsestaa ~ tut some aeten he
taken rcatlsc to liking t'c csnds- standard OF rizc
of nursery stock. The tsntcaitT was not 70 much
dcdniie atscltalned standard BY which. should be
fixed u hat was 4rst-c!aAs stock; and that this
standard should bu recognized by acalers and
Mr. i. II. Hooker. OF Rochester, n. r., aaiJ the
eetal,ishmont wouttl be inlVrActlcable for FtAnd.
ards would have to be liked for every specie" and
Mi. Frats, Of Dansvs!'o, N. y. sa,1 there eonld
Il s sP t. ] Il Z Ss s sax :ts
u Tho wood and the quality Of the stock.
.>itos eon1u further dtacns4on, the who1e subject
of grading Of atock wae referred to the Committee
appointsd last year, Of which DE. Ennis ID chnIr.
man.
Tpon motion. the Executive Committee WINS
authorized to pay the Secretary such salary for tho
ensuing yeaf ~ they decmud proper, not less than
SO nor moro than s1O0.
was pretcnt by request. AMI in response to inqul.
F,cs stated tl!at tho one .cslit l'sr ounce rntos