Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
NURSERYMEN ARE THROUGH
Exposition Attractions Interfere with Their
Second Days Work.
ADJOURNMENT IS TAKEN INFORMALLY
No Effort Made 20 Hold n Session, but
Executive oascers Transact All
the BUSINESS that Is TO
lie Done.

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Ne Done.
Between the exposition and the weather
the American Association OF Nurserymen
failed to have its adjourned meeting yester-
day afternoon and as most OF the members
left for home last evening the convention
was informally adjourned until 1t meets next
year In Chicago. The nurserymen do not
care much for parliamentary formalities, al
though there are several Legislators among
them. The president-elect, A. L. Brooke OF
North Topeka, is a member at present OF
the Kansas legislature and there are two
ex-speakers prominently TO the front of the
association, Silas Wilson OF Atlantic, Ia, exr
speaker OF the Iowa house, and N. II. AL
baugh OF Tadm6r, o., eX-speaker OF the Ohio
legislature. N. w. Hale of Knoxville has
served his constituents in both the Tennes-
see senate and house.
In the absence of a formal meeting the re-
firing president, Irving Rouse OF Rochester,
N. Y, and Secretary Seager declared the
convention adjourned as they sat in the
Willard hotel and watched the vigorous
downpour of rain outside.
Most of the day was put in at the EXPOSE
tion. The members, all who had been ac-
companled to Omaha by their wives, taking
lHtIu hlOHB, WIN u u II Blouuus JUST
as they felt like going, and took in the
sights IN the way best suiting themselves.
Had any meeting been attempted a quorum
could not have been secured. 1t was that
way In Chicago during the Worlds fair, said
Mr.. Rouse. The nurserymen did not succeed
in having a convention at all at that time,
the attractions of the Columbian exposition
proving too much of an inducement to the
members to stay away. There were some
informal meetings, but never a quorum.
Speaking of the Transmississippi EXPOSE
tion Mr.. Rouse, having seen it Wednesday
night, said: THE electrical display beats
everything l have ever seen and l have been
to the Paris exposition, the Worlds fair
and many other big things in this line" In
his opinion the Transmississippi is up TO
the Worlds fair and also the Centennial ex-
position at Philadelphia, which he also
visited, in about all its features and many
of its exhibits.
Three Committees Selected.
During the afternoon the new president.
Mr.. Brooke. selected the three committees
of the association. those on transportation
legislation and tariff. He considers that
on transportation the most important one
because its particular duty is to look after
the freight rates on shipments of nursery
phoNNs ~ NhANN " llS olAlNt TIC Ia n
officio chairman of it. The work of CORE
spondence, he said, will be commenced at
once, and an effort will be made to get a
meeting with the joint traffic al
Chicago OF the railroads in the western
classification. The nurserymen will en-
deavor to secure n ruling in favor of bulk
shipments of trees in less than carload
lots, which has been painfully lacking
They also want TO have reduced the weigh
of bundles TO less than 100 pounds, and vii
try to induce the roads to allow a rebate
on packing material shipped in bulk. TIL,
transportation committee is entirely new il
its membership.
Some changes have also been made il
the other committees. Hon. .Silas Wilson
who worked hard for the association a
Washington getting through the nurser,
stock features of the Dingley tariff bill, ha!
been transferred to the committee on legis
lation, now that the important matters o
federal inspection and retaliation upoi
Canada are pressing upon the time of tn,
association. C. L. Watrous of Des Moines
Ia, still continues chairman of the com
mittee on legislation. Hon. N. W.. Hal
has been transferred from the transportation
committee to that on the tariff. Both tn
tariff and legislation committees will d
their utmost to bring about some sort of re
h'''h' NloN '''' 1910 ~ tAN
will work together, more or less.
Legislation IL Not Needed.
Mr.. Albaugh seems to be of the opinio
that 10 act of congress is necessary to briu
about this result. Just before he starte
for home yesterday afternoon he said: :
Go not think we will have to ask congrcs
to take any action. All that will be neccs
sary, so far as ] can see, will be for III
secretary OF agriculture to stop Canada
trees from coming into this country" Pres
ident Brooke differs with him in this pa
ticular. 1t is Mr.. Brooke's conviction thu
before Canadian trees can be barred out I'll
Dingley act will have to be amended or
bill passed separately.
"The secretary of agriculture cannot la
any embargo on Canadian fruit trees will
out an act of congress to sustain him." sai
Mr.. Brooke, land until something Ii dor
we cannot get back at the Canadian govern
ment, The tariff on fruit stock is, ! believ
81 per 1000 specific and Is per cent &
yalorem, and on other stock, except rose
1t Is 25 per cent ad yalorem. We cannot So
that this is very much Of a duty again
the Canadians or anybody else, if they a
able to compete with us at all. The fact
American growers had captured their ma,
ket. But our committees will get togeth,
as early as possible and see what can
done and where Canada's weakest point
whether nursery stock or something else
The action of the convention in refusil
TO allow a per diem to the members of Il
last legislative committee, however, m;
operate somewhat against its efficiency. NJ
Albaugh thought the association wou
have to get along the best 1t could until |
financial condition is improved. Its prese
cramped condition is due to ex-Treasur
Whitney's shortage of 81, 400. Mr.. Albaul
intimated that it is rather probable that Il
members of the two committees would +
fuse to spend their time in Washington