The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-02-03
THE WEST TENNESSEE HORTICUL.
TURAL SOCIETY.

hoihI laSl lHuIS Sutl, HCCOIulHS W pre-
yious announcement. The meeting
was called to order at II am. by Pre-
sident j w. Rosamon, of Gadsden,
who performed the functions of his
office with dignity ,and intelligence,
aided by Secretary j. E. Porter, of
Humboldt. This office requires
man of intelligence and facile pen.
j. E. Porter is that man.
The roll Of members was called,
when quite number responded to
their names. 1t is intended to em>
brace in the membership of this orr
ganization men residing in every
county in West Tennessee. Several
counties were represented, but there
was not as large an attendance as was
hoped for.
After, roll call motion was made
and sustained to open the books for
additional membership, the bylaws
requiring the name of the applicant
to he presented by some member of
the Association, two thirds vote me-
cessary for admission. The President
then announced that the books were
open for the reception of members,
whereupon quite number of names
were presented and legally elected.
In this new accession we take pleasure
in naming the following gentlemen
from Milan: w. G. Turner, Josh. F.
Jones, DIR. M. B. Harris, w. j. Hine,
M. l.. Minor and A. W. Loving.
Semi-annual dues of fifty cents was
all that was required.
The regular order of business was
then taken up. President Rosamon
ruled that the business of the Asso-
citation, as per program, must be adj
hered to. An address from the Pres
ident was in order, bnt he gracefully
declined, upon the ground that, as an
error had been committed IN fixing
the duration of the meeting for one
day only, the time was too short, and
could he better devoted to the business
named on the program.
w. l. Mcfarland had been selected
to deliver the address of welcome, but
professional duties called him away.
B. +. Transou was then called upen,
and promptly responded in few
timely remarks.
The various committees were then
called upon to report, as follows:
Committee on Statistics. The re,
port of this committee was not AZ
complete as desired, but enough had
been obtained to make the exhibit
that the express and railroad eompa'
MES had moved the product of garden
and orchard from Bartlett north or
the Memphis line to Trezevant, in
clu1ing nearly all the points of ship
ments in Gibson county, the enormous
, amount of one million pounds. Al
: before stated, some stations were no
. heard from.
The transportation Committees re
port was called for. The chairman
: stated that, as the duties of this com
mittee had not been explicitly de6net
at the previous meeting, little or no
thing had been done. This commit
. tee is regarded as very imporlan
one, as upon their report depends tn
extent Of the planting operations o
, West Tennessee. There were othe
+. committees on fruits, melons and veg
q etables, the reports of which were en-
tertaining, but we have not space her
1 to take them up in detail, all going t
show that great improvements ha
t been made in quality and quantity
q hut that much greater could be mad
with proper attention by the growers
if aided by the transportation con
; panies.
}. There was on exhibition about
Y dozen varieties of apples, all in goo
: condition.
!. j. 4. Porter had on exhibition
h fine specimen Of peach, known q
the Early Rivers variety. Discussio
y of the fruit and vegetable interests
= West Tennessee was then called tol
aud Capt. A. W, Loving being cal