, 1874-12-17
THE CITY.
POmOLOCT.

FOmOkOA1t
ARRANGEMENTS Fpn a NATIONAL MEETING.
At tho biennial Convention Of tho American
pomologionl Society," hold In Boston III Soptom-
bor, 1873, 1t waa yotod to accopt the invitation
tenaercd by tho Il'inolB State horticultural So
closy, and to hold tho next Convention In Chi
ongo. Accordingly tho Executive Doard Of tho
Illinois socioty mot in thiu city yesterday to
consider tho arrangements necessary to bo mado
for tho Convention. Tho meeting wna held tn
tho oflcn Of thu Prairie Farmer, ami thoEe
veto prcso1lt Robert Douglas, Proalont Of tho
Stats horticultural Socioty Dr.. z. 8. Hull,
TreBsdont~olcct o. B. nalusha, Secretary; ".
g. Tlagg, Socrotary OF tho American ronologf-
cal Society; john ?. Reynolds, Secretary OF tho
Jntor-stato Industrial Exposition aud AloHBrs.
Norllltngton, Starr, Baundors, Parker, Earl. a'sd
Cobb.
The object Of tho meeting WIS statoa By Mr.
F}nEg, who said TINT 1t WAS NECESSARY to eHcoe"
thin what provisions would DO made In Chicago
for tho Convention in September, 1916.
Mr., Reynolds euggoatcd that tho Exposition
building wau Of ull otllerB tho boat asaptod to \
grand pomo1oglcal display, and though ho was
not authorized to offer tho building. ho would
suegost that tho Board pay q visit OF inspection.
its dcsirability. II tho Convention were hold
tIuriug tho limo Of tho annual Exrositfon 1t
would llavo the advantage Of reduced rnisway
fares and hotol rates. besides recurring larger
Tho question of oxponse was touched upon by
Mr.. Fiagg, wlv anid that tho outay required by
tito Convention would bo partly tlado good by
tho bsate Horticultural aoeietyB annual appro-
priation by tho Stnte Legislature, md ho felt
cuulident that an additional appropriation could
bo aecurod thia Winter in Wow of thu Convention
Tho bnlancc OF tho expenses would have to DO
nnade up by contributions !horo "aa proH-
f.oI Forsr sr{ut1t n }fn
vdcd for each State, nnd, IL thiB were done, IT
might hccnn1o necessary to erect IN addition to
tho Exposition Building.
Atr. Worthington favored tho selection Of feofne
other placo than tho Exposition Building or ut
least ha was oppoaed to holding tho Convention
duriug The ryog1oss of tho annual Exposition.
for they would surely bo oranped and placed at
a diHadyantago II they joined in tho general
ehow.
a1r. Reynolds ca1lod attention to the adyan-
tngos to DO gnincd By making tho Convention
md pomologcsl display part Of tue EXPOSE
ton, aud expressed tho hcliof TINT tho question
OF requisite space could bo satisfactorily cot
tied, III tho matter Of attendance and public
Interest the genealogical Society would bo tho
Eainor.
meeting of the Executive Doard Of tho State
horticultural Socioty, to bo held in Springfield,
tho bost place in Chicago to hold tho exposition
Of tho biennial Convention of tho Psychological
CCC{GkFs 1lGHEEas D. 1ttfuUluot IhlAV4
ton, L. 2. Ellsworth, II. 7. Emory, md ". Z.
Flagg wcro appointed such Committee.
Tile Board and tho Committee then adjourned
to hnre . look at tic Exposition building. 1t
wan tLo general boliof that the plan Of joining
with tue annua Exposition Of 1876 sas for The best
interests Of Tho 1omological Society, and it WAS
found that amplo sraco could DO furnished in
lilo building, the conservatory being giyon up to
the display OF flowers. plants, and vines. Alr.
Reynolds stated tint he would lay tho matter
boforo the next meeting Of tho Directors OF tho
Exposition, in time to give ~ answer before tho
January meeting OF the State Board.
1t is to 10 earnestly hoped TINT the proposition
to unite tho national! poinological display with
tho Chicago Exposition Of 1876 will prevail, Al,
in tho cyont Of generally fair crop next year, it
ia regarded M certain that tho display Of fruits
from every State IN tho Union will FAR sScecd
anything Ct tho kind over socn in America. It
would constitute magnificent feature Of tho
Exposition. wbilo it wostld attract degree int
tcnton and public interest auch Us tho Pomo1og-
iral Society would bo unable to work mp it its
Convention wcro hold either boforo or aftcr tho
Exposition.