National Republican., 1875-09-11
First Day,
AMERICAN poMotoeIcAL SOCIETY.

AMERICAN PoMotoGIcAL SOCIETY.
The fourteenth biennial meeting Of this society
assembled for opening business In the ladies' or
dInary of the Grand Pacific hetel st 10 O'Clock on
Wednesday, September 8, 1875.
Hon. Marshall p. Wilder, the president, called
the meeting to order in Q handsome speech Of
congrstulstien and welcome, and introduced DR..
E. s. Hull, president of the Illinois State society,
who made o brief but neat speech Of welcome to
the American Pathological Society. President
Wilder responded in an eloquent speech on the
importance, progress and Improvement Of horti-
culture and pomology in our country, and said
that further Improvements would be made, and
that union and good fellowship would be pro-
noted BY the action and Advancement Of this In
The president then announced the several com.
mittees to serve the convention. Representatives
are'preseEt from most Of the States. The dele
gates from the Potomac Fruit Growers Society
who are here are the following: John Saul, Hil-
man T5O.n Ea.srs Papis mt: Harriet
Bell. These are all that your reporter has seen
at the meeting.
Mr. p. Barry, Rochester, N. Y, is the chair.
man Of committee to make nominations Of ofiicers
for the society, 70 serve the next biennial term.
DR.. Hamilton, Of Nova Scotia, is the chairman
Of the committee on credentials.
The president snHouneed that there were sew.
ersl essays on different subjects, which It was
proposed should be read at the evening session;
in discussions and other ways than listening 70
essays, Is they could be printed In the proceed
ings and read ct ary time by those who wished;
Adjourned till three o'clock p. m. to give CON-
mittt es time 70 work, and allow exhibitors time
to arrange their fruits.
Tbeexhibition and display OF fruits and flowers
is held In the south end Of the great buildings Of
the Interstate Exposition.
Among the fine shows, already arranged for er-
animation, are: From District OF Columbia, John
Saul, splendid pears, peaches, apples and some
others. Mrs. Harriet Mute, pears, peaches and
apples.
Col. E. Daniels and s. II. Snowden, apples, pears,
grapes, peaches and plums, Of superior quality.
Michigsn-The State society and the South
Haven society, both splendid fruits Of all sorts.
pears; Clapps, Hovey and Smith aud Davis, all
fne pears and other fruits, in large numbers
Msrylsnd-W. D. Breckenridge, State society,
fne show of pears, apples and other fruits.
Illinois-HaIcock county and some other 30
Mississippi-D. Redmond, of Ocean Springs,
shows pomsgrsnates, bananas, oranges and other
fruits Of tne quality. These Specimens attracted
much attention.
apples, peafs, peaches, grapes, so b.
james H, Ricketts shows the finest display Of
Seeding grpes tfofty nine varieties) to be seen
IN the buildfnR. One exhibitor remarked that
grapes Of this country. We have never eesn
liners grapes anywhere.
Tbus far IN quality Of fruits this exhibition doel
i not equal that shown at Rchmond In ISL, oul
the best specimens are equal to the best then ex
| hibited. More may come In from other states 70
night. -~r EfF-
l Col. Chamberlain has sppies yet 70 be show
| not on the tables. ID. S. O.
Fall ovsreoats