The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-11

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ed BY gardeners and Others, the object
of this Society, and in what manner the
money arisisg from Membership fees
was TO he expended. \ While he had at
tempted to answer these questions a.
well as he csnld, he confessed that he
had not been able to answer them with
entire satisfaction to himself. He would
like to see some Bylaw, or programme
of some kind officially adopted that
would explain to all what the Society
proposed to accomplish.
The President, Mr.. Hornbrook, said
that one great object of the Society was
to cultivate better and more intimate
acquaintance among those who are en-
gagged in Horticultural pursuits, one
with another. These occasional meet
ings afford excellent opportunities for
this purpose. At these meetings each
nember should freely give his own e1-
perience in the raising of any kind Of
fruit, or flowers, or vegetables in which
he may have been engaged. In these
comparisons of views, many new ideas
valuable ideas-would be brought
out. Then, the Society would proba-
bly, hold a Fair during one OF
the Fall months, in some eligible Hall
in this city, at which the finest samples
of grapes, wines, apples, peaches, pears,
plums, rare flowers, plants, and all
kinds of vegetables would be exhibited.
The Hall might be kept open for sever
al days and evenings, and it would be
visited not only by these of our citizens
who are interested in the culture of
COED fruits and vegetables, but also by
those who were fond of eating them.
Many strangers, interested in Horticul-
tural pursuits, woHld be attracted from
a distance; and the ladies weuld grace
the occasion with their beauty and in
telligent appreciation of the refined
and the good in nature.
Capt. Crawford, in referring to Mr..
Clark's remarks, thought the Ccnstitu-
tion pretty concisely stated the object
of the Society in these words: "Its
object shall be to collect and dissent
nate information relative to fruits and
other Horticultural products, and to
promote the taste for horticulture and
rural embellishments among the peo-
ple." This is done in many ways; by
oar meetings and discussions-by hold
ing Fairs which give rs opportunities
for comparing the best specimens of
fruits and vegetables by the publica-
ton of our respective experiences in
our various pursuits, &C., &c. AS to
the money, it was well-known that
nothing could be carried on,
nothing accomplished without the use
of some money. The Ohio Horticultural
Society has about two hundred men,
bers, each of whom pays an annual fec,
and in addition the Legislature Of that
State, moved by an enlightened and
just spirit, makes an annual appropria-
ton to the Society of $500 per annum.
This money is needed for stationery,
postage, preparing reports of the oper-
atoms of the Society, statistics, for in
vestigations ofany subject of interest to
the members of the Society, advertis-
ing, and other incidental but entirely
necessary expenses. In referring to the
proposed Fair next Fall, he said that no
one who had never visited Horticnl.
tural Fair could form any just concep-
ton Of the beauty and the value Of
such an exhibition.
After some further remarks on the
general objects Of the Society and the
best modes of accomplishing these OBJ
iects, it was resolved that the Execu
tive Committee meet at an early day to
prepare programme for the next meet
ing of the Society, decide upon the day
on which that meeting should be held,
and issue circular, particularly in
viting the Gardeners of the vicinity and
adjacent country to attend and take
part with US.
The committee will meet at Mr..
Thomas Hornbrook's Office, next Thurs.
day at II o'clock.
The Society adjourned to meet at the
call of the Executive Committee.
During the meeting, Messrs L. E.
Zane, Theo. Shriver and Emsley, be-
came members.