Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-20

Witness the rapiJ growth and increasing
influence Of our Institutions; arc that YOU
j as eeesf isfudly consented 70. .eofuvuHce
more Is lie city of ny adoption, 70 my own
hOtne. 70 cele hrale NJt me y sStl ser-weu-
'ifnr svfAch. Isttr Ao fongn %sfN2ce, has
ID ~ Il yaAs lis shuit "a ~ Na sbiwsset aiiec-
ton aud regard. There may he and prob
ably VIII be- periods ia the future history
OF ostEl lsayieas->t hen e.fslial or greater pro.
wreAs VII belgsasie, Aatft II "a peculiar ana
s,rateltll urIyalene 10 be able 10 record
hlntg has slstlresds been acsasnf1ssbetsSt to
look back to ito early beginnings: ana
here, perhaps for the last time. TO JOIN
with sou in congratulations on it's success,
and to look forward with contdent hopes
10 the time when cyery section of cur
widespread territory shall te einDfsced
in our association, and vtsr standard OF
poiauIogY be csiabifslled tIr0tghosst tue
Western continent
The inaryeIiuHs growth Of orr country
ha ! con sfanfly tGeHopeniHgjip ilew States
and territories Tor fruit cHltuf-e. These
have been embraced Within our fold. thns
bringing together the wisesf atIt hest
ii, ators, and com mbining rot only the men,
but the iraits OF our rich aud v.ified tline,
aBd states which hnd no place tu our
q tniou AZ tie formation Of this aeeae1aflon
have become the most fruitful in resources.
California. Oregon and washington
streich their arips 5eres tSe se onttnept.
and aifF sueie ~ Stbet sss "a ise lssssao
Logical authority Of our land. Thus we
have gone on, step by step, tiseoatrsesfbg
wIiatever was worthy. aud relecfirs sn'hat
was unworthy, ffeastlrins up the best in
formation. and prem ulg aiiug. fefthea he re-
tit OF our whole people, the results OF our
widespEea ad researches. ssR0Fs mn n
Many Of those Preseniacan reineDtbaS the
lltime wheu there was but very few sapples
sdut from. our Western states TO the East
ern coast. Compare this With the tnbhs-
ands of barrels Of fruit That are now annu-
ally sent TO the fnarisets OF tifca r But
time would fail mewere 10 cnuf1efate the
vast gqsFsnt itygo Pears, J i,ea ci1ss. sraPe 8 8
liWestern,, Southern, Middle and Pacific
states 10 our great Northern and Eastern
cities. Some Gan reiuemb ber the time when
there was not n nursery Uf any note west
of,the Hudson River, where now, as from
| ter Geneva and other Western CITIES.
there are annually sent out millions OF
trees and plants to all parts OF the Union.
| The thought, therefore, which most I'M
presses me OF ih!sp "cfasiaii ~ Ae gapiA
| progress ei American pamolpsy, the bene.
| iitfn rcsultS Witch lfuve arisen from Tire
| establishment of this national institution,
| aud the duty of perpctuating ana perse-
| Nering in it for all coming Time. NO mod
| ern event connected with The culture Ol
| the soil and the sanitary condition Of our
! people has been ffitiIght with more salt
/ iary effects Than the establishment and
i operations of this society. The more re-
! fleet on it's benign influence in promoting
| the wealth, health and happiness of the
nation, the more ! am desiTous TO do what
| ] can in my day and generation for its ad
/ Vancement. True, much had been done
/ lystife sPeHnsyh yhaniie and Mas saeh ttsstts
| lIeftieliltassal fs0cieties, the@1cashns sspIe
| neers in the East. to open the way FOL
| this new epoch in the fruit culture Of OuI
country. Much has been done by other
associations and individuals, in the way
| OF, eo-ppers ton, -Rats here wAssas neAy ds,
paFutres here VISA upPn fel. soncerte
! action, which should thenceforward EN-
brace every section OF our constantly in
creasing territory.
How Striking ilc progress in our OWL
| day! Ii is not fifty years since the tirsi
horticultural society was established OF
this continent. 1t is but half that period
siuce the formation of tilis,l the first y a
tionaI Pomological Society in the world
And what do we see in the grand cornu
copial display OF to-day9 Not merely the
| fruits confined mostly TO the eastern
/ States. where our exhibition is held, bu
the fruits of almost-all cfiDes of the hab
itablc globe; here in counsel are assem-
1 bIed thea fepresefn uvcs sof Soaar kwlde'
Il spread territory laden with. rich experi
4 ence and with precious fruits, far excel
i ling the fuhled gardens of antiquity.
\ Here the Canadas, Nova Scotia ant
4 New England, warm to the genial infiuen
II ces of the sunny South; here the grea
"A
7 California. with golden fruits more pre-
cious than her golden sands; here peace
4 f1l Kansas brings her crimson fruits; her'
Il youthful Nebraska, representative iron
l the great American desert, where siXteel
| years ago not q fruit tree had been culti
waited, comes with her car of precious pro
4 duets and with her Governor at the head
i and here from Territories, where, but ;
4 few YEARS since. the track of the AWik
beast and the tra1r of the wild man hat
IA IL a
ern cline ofgranite and fee, on this rock
Il bound coast, we meet as. representative e.
4 of a united and prosperous people, to re
ioice together iu y inbilee crow ned will
4 fruits surprising those or any other ma
ton of the earth. Such is the progress o
American pomology; such the harvest WI
are permitted to reap; such the fruition o
our fondest hopes.
But Whoscan.even estimate the rogres
ofoar an sthe np9rtan @ g or thIs sna l.stl.
survey the grand expanse which is t.
open on our own course during the mex
twenty-five years? Ere that time shal
have arrived, much of tine unoccupied ter
Z teast & 3han thafyof fIaii, our Epresent States
will by the aid of our transcontinal rail
roads be opened to cultivation, and CO
lumbia River, Puget Sound, and tn
whole Pacific coast, with its untol'
treasures. be united with us in the grea
land. Give us twenty-five years more
and from ocean to ocean, from the Domii
ion to the Gulf, our hillsides shall be cla
with the vine, our great valleys adorne
witt orchards and gardens, and the III
, oIvessnd orange Of the South and Pacit
shores snail rival those of exoti
= giowth. Give Us twenty five years more
and our catalogue of frnits shall be file
4. with native varieties, and dedicated t
American pomologists, who, by their |;
bars and benevolent efforts, have contril
uted 70 the wealth of our country and til
| happiness ofits people.
:. The officers elected for the ensuin
two years are, NJ. p. Wilder Presider
I with a,vice PresidentY from each; State
! W. G. Flagg Of Illinois Secretary, an
! II. Z. james of Mass, Treasurer. III
I next regular meeting is to. be held
: Chicago in 1875 and 4 Special mieetfn
at Philadelphia ut the-Centennial Exp
} sition in 1876.