The herald., 1893-11-25

for us to know what it will approxi-
mately cost, in order that an appropria.
tion can be made.'
II have presented many bills before
the Legislature and attended to their
passage, but l have never received one
cent for my services, that | know of, I"
said Mr.. Maslin. Nor am l aware that
1t has ever cost the people anything for
having those bills attended to-" Ap-
plause.
During the discussion the president,
Hon. Elwood Cooper, entered and took
seat upon the stage, amid applause
from the convention.
Mr.. Masliu also stated that the report
provided for the appointment of COM
mittee by the chair to attend TO the de-
sired legislation, but If. there was not
time the present committee would serve.
A general discussion was held, and it
was finally moved by G. B. Blanchard,
and carried, that the committee be re.
tanned for the work.
ACTION ON THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS,
The report OF the committee appointed
to act in regard to the presidents ad-
dress was then presented by Mr.. Hol-
man, as follows:
Your committee to which was referred
the address OF President Elwood Cooper
beg leave to report:
First-That the report as whole be
adopted.
Second-Since the transportation
legislation and other committees have
treated the specific suggestions in Mr..
Cooper's report, we shall limit our sug-
gestions to the recommendation that q
committee be appointed to consider the
question OF establishing a permanent
bureau to send out expeditions to every
part of the world to investigate parasites
and fungoids, and we recommend that
its committee be instructed to report q
full statement OF facts relative to mat
ters, with suggestions for permanent or
ganization and as to ways and means to
the next fruit growers convention.
KINNEY,
BoUToN,
HOLMAN.
The report was adopted and the fol-
lowing were announced later by the
chair as the committee mentioned in
the report: Elwood Cooper, Santa Bar
bara; Abbott Kinney, Lamanda Park /;
S. F. Leib, San Jose; Gen. M. P. Chip
man of Red Bluffs.
u1Is hchdu buHt NJ tuC oNcAlnK
session question box held.
Mr.. Berry of Tulare county told OF
some practical experiments in his or
chard.
Mr.. H. P. Stahler of the transporta-
tion committee asked that those intro
ducing the amendment meet with his
&C mmlttee and arrange the original and
the amendment in order to read with
more harmony.
This was opposed by Mr.. Sprague and
would read all right as it was, with the
amendment tackled on.
Mr.. Stahler replied that he had merely
made the suggestion, and If the meeting
did not desire to follow it he was satis-
fed.
Mr.. Sprague then asked for general
discussion OF the cultivation of orchards.
After this discussion was concluded,
the matter of the various excursions was
brought up and talked over. But it was
decided that those who would 90 on the
excursions would hand in their names
during the day. in order that the size OF
the parties could be determined. -
Mr.. Sprague then moved that the dis
cuesion of the evening session be upon
the general work OF the horticulturalist.
A question box will aleo be held. This
was carried. and the convention took
recess until the evening.
The various delegates were driven
about the city and were also taken to
Pasadena, the Hotel RAYMOND and
driven further up the San Gabriel
valley. They expressed themselves as
greatly pleased with the trip and what
thew had seem