St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-23

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the others fail to bear. It Is also pleasure
and health giver TO the family.
Mr.. Cutler having just received new
Seeding granger, gave this for his excuse
for being absent. AS he mentioned the fact
twice in his report the new Cutler plant must
be estimated to be worth $4,000 at least.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At $3.50 Prof. Porter made report OF the
Minnesota exhibit at New Orleans. He said
every inch of space allotted the state was In
use and that twice as much could have been
utalized. There has been great rivalry be-
tween the states In getting up their exhibits,
especially the northwestern states. The
Minnesota pyramid is the highest at the ex-
position, reaching to the roof, and if any
other state gets ahead of US it will have to
punch hole through the roof. The Times
Democrat put uD its contribution box at the
Minnesota exhibit as the most attractive place
for such 1. receptacle. All the newspapers of
the state are exhibited. They were prepared
by Mr.. West, of the West Publishing COM
pany. There are 300 or 400 varieties of po--
tatoes on exhibition. We have over 5000
chronological specimens there. Our grains
and grasses are well represented.
On motion of Chas. Hoag, of Minneapolis,
a vote of thanks was rendered Prof. Porter.
whereupon the latter supplemented his re-
marks as follows:
There were no more sxtortionate charges at
New Orleans than in other cities ut the time
of fairs. From 81. so to So 80 per day may
be expended. During the Mardi Gras, how
ever, expenses will be little higher. The
city will be oyercrowded during that event,
and would advise people to go to New Or
leans at some other time. If you go for two
or three months, of course, it is better to
seek out a private family. Our Minnesota
teachers got accommodations for Sl2 a week.
Unfortunately the city is practically bank
rupt, and the planters are also in bad fnan-
cial way, but New Orleans has refused to ask
for aid.
Geo. A. Bracket, of Minneapolis, said he
fully endorsed what Prof. Porter said. He
had been In New Orleans some eighteen
days. He got accommodations for 50 day.
He was sorry to see the papers take the posi-
ton they did in regard to the exhibition. He
regarded the exposition as far ahead Of the
centennial at Philadelphia.
Cyrus L. Smith, of Minneapolis, opened
the question drawer with the question:
care summer meetings failurer' Prof.
Porter: mo. / would rather have one sum-
mer meeting than four winter meetings. l
would rather have an hour in a mans gar
den than to hear him talk ten"
C.. L. Smith said he wanted 10 propose
three summer meetings, one at Rochester
during the fair there, one at Mankato and
one at Minneapolis. A motion prevailed
that the society hold one or more summer
me etings this year.
Question-''Does the manuring Of apple
trees prolong their usefulness and lifef"
Prof. Porter: We want more mineral manure
and less organic manure.
Question-"What is fair commission for
selling strawberries in st. Paul or Mime
apolis!" Ten per cent, answered Mr.
Cutler.
Question-"What Is the most convenient,
economical and satisfactory package to handle
and chip strawberries in, and what should be
the cost thereofi" Mr.. Smith: The square
quart box and the sixteen quart crate, which
cost 81 to IS per 1000 for box material, Zoe
each for sixteen quart crates and 12c for
twenty-four quart crates.
Upon motion the society adopted the full
quart boxes as the measure for strawberries.
c. L. Smith of Minneapolis, said the Hen
ganized Immediately after the annual meet
ing, aud held weekly meetings thereafter, at
tended by fifty or sixty persons. On Sept
20 the society held Il fair. The exhibit COW
cred two large tables. There were sixty-fye
entries and $139 in premiums paid. In De-
cember il was resolved to continue the
weekly meetings. The average attendance
has been about thirty. Last week we had a
talk on corn, the week before the celery ques-
ton was discussed and on Saturday We arr
to have some papers on grapes. The menu
oers feel a strong desire that the work shall
extend through the state. The meetings
have been profitable ~ US. We have forty
six paying members, aud we hope to make
the finest exhibit next fall ever seen In Min
ucsota.
Mr. J. s. Harris, OF La Crescent, read an
entertaining paper upon market gardening,
or truck farming. The paper will be entered
in the annual report.
The Legislative committee presented a series
of resolutions, urging the appointment of II
state entomoloEst, who should be authorized
and instructed to disseminate useful informa-
tiOn 10 the fruit growers aud farmers Of the
state respecting the insects injurious to vege-
tation. The state is asked to make tht
proper provision and appropriate $1,000 per
apnum. The resolutions were adopted, and
the society gave the Legislature a pointer by
electing Prof. Winchell its entomologist
Mrs. Anna 3. Underwood, Of Lake City,
entered the following varieties of apples
Scott's winter, Drake, Wealthy, Longheld
Melinda, Meader's winter, Red Winter seed
ling.
The report of the finance committee recon-
meuds retrenchment
Upon motion fifty copies OF the annual
report were voted TO the Amber Cane so
ciety.
The following officers we're elected for the
ensuing year;
President-Truman NJ. Smith, Of st. Paul.
Vice presidcnts-A. w. Sias, OF Rochester
F. G.. Gould, OF Excelsior; NJ. Cutler, Of
Sumpter; Z. H. s. Dart, Of Owatonns, ana
q. ". Fuher, Of Litchfed.
Sscretary-S. d. Hillman, OF Minneapo-
lis.
Tressurer-s. d. Grimes, Of Minneapolis
Executive committee. 3. Harris, Of Is
Crescent; j. n. Underwood, Of Lake City !;
Nyman Elliott, OF Minneapolis; NJ. Pearce,
Of Minneapolis; Ditus Day, of Pennington.
Librarisn-E. II. Conner, Of Minneapolis
Delegation to the meeting of the Pomolog
icaI society of Michigan In September. n
Underwood, OF Lake City, and J. s. Harris,
Of La Crescent.
The contest for the secretaryship was very
spirited, the candidates being 8. ID. Hillman,
Jesse d. Northrup and c. L. Smith. all o.
Minneapolis. The first ballot resulted,
Northrup 20, Hillman IL, Smith 81; and the
second, Ilillman 81, Sorthrup 10.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was opened By the
con siderat!on OF the adoption of new CON
stitution, prepared by committee for the
society TO take the place OF the old one,
which latter sill thought necessary TO patch
up. TO say the least After the vain attempt
Of Mr. Dart to incorporate into the ne. con
siitution some peculiar features Of the con-
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