St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-09

luxury of fruit farm, and, rumors
being af1oat that some one was selling
young trees without authority, Mr..
Gideon has been called upon for an ex-
PLANTATION. Mr.. Gideon does so in the
following caustic style:
"As | understand the law my duty
was to report annually to the president
of the state university, and accordingly
have done SO yearly. There have been
no sales made, nor ordered by the board
of regents. They never condescended
so low as to answer my inquiries as to
what disposition to make of the seed
llngs. the product of the state orchard.
And in absence of any instructions
sent them out to any and all that applied
at 81 per 100, the sum charged to pay
cost Of digging and packing, and when
those on hand are sent out, there will
have gone out some fifty or sixty thou
sand, and less than One-fifth taken by
Minnesota planters, nearly one-half
to Dakota, and the balance to
tories-to Canada, Manitoba and
Northwest territory. No sales made of
anything else-nOthing else to sell. The
orchards were kept in good shape until
year ago last spring, when w. w.
Wait, of Minneapolis, claimed to have
bought it and rented it to one A. G.
Staff, l only keeping possession of the
young seedlings. In the fall Thomas
Moulton came and told me that he had
bought it, and requested that | get some
one to attend it, which favor / did. but
the result, as the year before, it got
but little care taken of it. The blight
and want of care leaves it in bad
plight.
herewith send you my report,
made three years ago and delivered be-
fore the state horticultural society, as
to the results up to that date as to the
yield of good varieties, the seed
OF which l had planted prior
to the origin OF the state seed
growing orchard. results which induced
the adoption of the state orchard to de-
velop more and better, especially hardy
and bookkeeping varieties of good quail
ity, of when we have none, and not
likely to have soon, as the only process
to get the long keepers was killed
dead by the operation of the State Hor-
tIculturai and Agricultural societies. as
matter of personal spite. because 1
would not show at their carniYals, where
everything that was vile and degrading
was let in as side shows to steal OF make
drunk.
Therefore, progress has been COM
PEELED to halt, and when the spring de-
livery is done | shall resign and quit,
and leave the state, if | can sell out. 1
don't mind barking dogs, but l don't
like to have damned sneaking ours
swapping at my heels"
Senator Pope said it was rumored
that large amount of fruit trees had
been stolen, and he wished the COM
municatiOn to lie on the table until he
could obtain more information on the
matter. Agreed to.
Williams Assent.
Gov. Merriam has signed the follow
ing bills:
Senate File No. 4s4-Sauk Rapids ap-
propriate money for spur track.
Senate File No. 493-Relating to gov
ernment of free schools in Anoka.
Senate File No. 602-Catching fish in
lakes of Cass county.
Senate File No.57S-Kandiyohi county
to levy tax for court house.
Senate File No. 10S-Resolution in re
national farmers Institutes.
Senate File No. 371-Stiilwater to
issue bonds refunding present indebted
ness.
Senate File No. 4ss-Village of Jor-
dan 10 issue bonds.
Senate File No. 573-Kandiyohi to
issue bonds.
Senate File No. 469-Form of printed
blanks for district court subpmnas in
Wright county.
Senate File No. 478-Relating to par
titiOn fences.
Senate File No. 3O1-School districts
in Scott and LIE Sueur counties.
Senate File No. 1O4-For the forma-
ton of new school districts.
Senate File No. 143-Amending act
relating to savings banks.
Senate File No. 3SO-Amending act
governing state reform school.