Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-03
POM0LOGICAL.
Fifth Quarterly Meeting If
the County Society at
THE MOTHER OF COLONIES.
A Large Meeting and Interesting
Services at Anaheim-Address- .
ss and Discussions.

The fifth quarterly meeting OF the 10
Angeles : ounty Pomological Societ!
convened on Thursday afternoon a
Kroeper's Hall. in Anaheim. Tn
President, H. Hamilton, in the chair
The hall was beautifully decorated
with flowers and evergreens by the Ia
dies Of Anaheim and at one corner o.
the platform was rare and most beau
tiful creation la flowers from the GU!
tured brain and busy hands OF thu
Misses Frances, Clemms and Rosu
Schmidt. 1t consisted OF banks OF fow
ers In the center OF which was an easy
chair with its whole frame inwoven witt
violets, making floral gem that Great
ed the greatest admiration. There wa
also displayed fns lot Of grapes, apri
cots, figs and peaches.
After an overture by the orchestra
Mr.. Richard Melrose, editor Of the Ana
helm Gazette, delivered the following
ADDRESS OF wKLcoNE.
Mr.. President and Members Of III.
Pathological Society:
1t 10 q pleasant task that has beer
assigned to me--that of bidding you
welcome TO our town and giving you
the freedom Of our corporation. Almost
superHuous task, too. for who does not
know that the stranger within our gates
10 always welcome--that the latchstrine
Is ON the outside Of every door, and thai
Anaheim's wholo.souled hospitality Il
proverbial? But custom having die.
lated that vt your meetings formal ex.
preston of pleasure at your visit should
Be- made, will briefly say that Ana.
helm gives you hearty greeting, indi.
vidually and collectively.
II il unfortunate that we have been
Enabled to transform this hall into q
Fair In which the production of our
valley could be displayed; but IS prac.
tlosl fruit growers you know that an
exhibit Of fruits ID impossible at this
time Of year. have q very serious
notion Of asking our most stalwart com.
mittsmen to lock the door OF the hall,
and keep 1t locked until the members OF
the Pathological Society pledge them.
selves to hold another meeting here at a
more suspicious time, when Ceres and
Pomona can be made to yield their lus.
cious gifts. We have rich and pro.
life country round about, and though
for some in,crutsble reason 1t has not
developed az fast nor psrtaken Of the
phenomenal growth OF some other places
yet / have good reason to believe that
the turn In the long lane has about been
reached and that the mist OF simi-obscu-
rity ID about to be dissipated. We
confidently look to you gentlemen
to assist as in our ambition to
share in the general prosperity. Xou
can do 1t by inspecting our country and
ACQUIRING accurate knowledge concern
Ing 1t, and when you hear 1t traduced
yea will be in position to intelligently
sst rs right. I speak thus because
know that you are gentlemen who are
interested in the advancement OF every
acre of our imperial county and are MOI
imbued with . prejudice against any
part Of It.
The Pathological society Is noble in
stltution WHOM has spread among tht
people musn information OF benefit, not
only to the ploneer in fruit culture, but
to the novice a. we'll. And / have nc
doubt that the proceedings OF this meet
ing will show to our people the value Of
the society, and as a result Its most zeal
Gus members hereafter will be found tc
hail from Anahsim.
Iagain bid you welcome, and trus,
that when you leave for your homes il
will be with q determination to come
again soon and often.
President Hamilton then delivered {
short addssss ssttitg forth the import
ance Of the society and the great WORT
before II, after which the Secl etary
Fred L. Allies, read tho minutes OF the
previous meetings and received thu
nance Of thirteen new members. Tn,
society was shown to be In = flourish
Ing condition.
A long and able essay ON 'Raisin
0rapes," by Robert MoPhey son. O
Orange, was read by Mr.. b. 8. Knapp, o.
the Gas lie, and was followed by I
discussion, for both Of which there is nj
room in to-day's issue.
OF the essays that followed that OF
swine Grapes" by the we'll knowf
grape grow err and vintner, Mr.. A. Ian
Renberaer, who made, with the late b
Dreyfus, the first wine in Auaheim, reat
by Richard Mslrose Esq.,, IL the only
one for which room can b. made to-day
The rest Of the proceedings will ap
pear later.
ADDRESS OF A LASoRSsERGER.
Az some of our visitors may take al
interest in knowing what kinds Of vine
We plant here, and which varieties ar
beat suited to make certain kind o
wine, will give them what little expe
risncs / have. and hope it may serv,
them TO avoid serious and costly mis-
takes, which all beginners are apt Il
make, because they don't know any bet
ter:
Before proceed l must tell you tina
my faith ia viticultnre 10 very great
believe that In course Of time the pro
ducts Of the California vineyards viii
outstrip in value not only that of all 9th
Or fruits and cereals raised in our fruit
full and glorious state, but you may ad,
the niiisions produced by her gold, silve
and other mines, and yet do believ
that tho products OF our vineyards viii
be greater than from all these othe
sources combined. To show you that
do not exaggerate, you must recollec
that California has as much or more lane
ct for grapevine planting than Francs
has, and France produces 1000 millions
Of gallons of wine. worth two hundrst
and nfty millions Of dollars. To produc
such an amount Of wine would require
perhaps sig million acres Of land. L
would give employment to an incredible
number Of people-from the vineyard
ists on TO blacksmiihs, teamsters, COOP
ers, and 70 on to the merchants.
The vine grows on ell kinds Of soil
from the poor sandy to the rich bottor
land, on hill and dale. Nothing beaut
fes the country more than these Lowell
symmetrical planted vineyards, wit
their bright green leaves. Anothe
reason why vineyard planting should z
on Il that a. aeon as the people. that il
the mechanic and the common laborel
begin to drink wine at their table
the use Of alcoholic stimulantz will b
discarded, and wine will ia this way b,
come the friend and help to the temper
anoe people. In France and German
where the workmen drink this light win
instead OF coffee and tea drunkenness
rare. II these people did not have the
stimulant-thelr light wins--they probs
bly, would drink whisky, because nstur
demands some kind Of stimulant, an
. light wine Is not only wholesome bu
healthy.
But I am running away from my sui
jeot, and will now tell you somethin
about our grapes. We here 10 Lo
Angeles county only lately began I
plant the new varieties Of grapes instea
Il the Mission, but now that crap
is happily but seldom planted. Anothe
grape which. unfortunately, has bee
extensively planted il the Malvoisie.
should only be used for sweet red win
or for eating purposes. but never fl
, table vine. In my opinion the Missio
Is the better grape Of the two. knc'
from experience that vineyardists hav
planted Mis-ion and Mslvoisie cutting
because they could get the outings 1.
nothing. They will be sorry for th
vet. For from SO to IS per thousan
cuttings they could have bought goo
class u vines. Of which they could hav
sold the fruit readily and at much bel