The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-08
Florida Horticultural Society,


PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL
MEETING OF THE FRUIT GROWERS OF
FLORIDA.
The Florida horticultural Society met
in Orlando last Wednesday. A good rep
resentation was present.
The meeting was called to order. by the
President, Dudley w. Adams. Rev.Lyman
Phelps opened the meeting with prayer.
Mr.. Hargraves, president of the Orlando
Farmers and Fruit Growers Association,
made the following address of welcome:
Mr. President and Members of the State Hortf-
cultural Society:
1t is with pleasure that we greet you here to-
day We cordially welcome you TO Orlando.
We need gatherings OF this kind to stir us up,
to arouse our ambition SO that we may press for
ward and in the near future make this, our beloved
State the grandest, the best fruit and vegetable
State in the Union. Our State is State of great
possibilities. For long time it lay dormant, or
nearly SO, but a new day has dawned upon us,
and soon the time will be here when we will not
be compelled to build and maintain hundred
cent Fazor-back. Other things of this kind
passing away, and our State is taking rapid
strides to the front and soon will be there, if
backed by such intelligence as see before me. 1t
is tol you and such you that we must look for
substantial improvements and for success
bee before me that happy condition where in
telliiEence, enterprise. labor and capital are COM
bind. When these united in good cause
gre u results must follow. You can and will
bri about much good.
y agriculturists and horticulturists produce
me- 10 of the wealth of this great nation than any
ot0 oclass anditis aduty that we owe to ourselves
tb;t i've claim what belongs to us. Therefore let
ul lite and consult together for the good Of the
cla W 10 which we belong and thereby secure our
jJply t'oportion of the great wealth which we are
clsuitpg, thus enabling US to educate our boys
ana surround loVeo % ones WIN @ tue S.n4 com,
" es one of the greatest and best, those who
ow anhfter you will bless you for this. your
can in fk, in good cause.
4:1hg * ut your meeting may be a success in
4Eery way, again. on behalf Of the Orlando Ag-
Eicultural and Horticultural Society and the
citizens OF this place, bid you hearty welcome.
This was replied to in an appropriate
speech by Mr.. A. H. Manville. The Pres
ident the delivered his annual address as
follows:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Gentlemen ofthe Florida Horticultural Society:
The Industries of a people are largely decided by
soil, climate, location and many other circum-
st tlnces over which they have control. Thus
we see in this great nation of ours, bound togeth-
er by community of interests wide diversity
of occupation.
The harsh climate the stubborn soil, the rapid
streams of the Northern States have made manu-
features and commerce the leading industries Of
that section. The rich and almost boundless
fields of the Northwest have made that section the
granary Of the nation The peculiar climate and
soil of the South have proved so favorable to the
production of the great staple that they are fa-
miliarly known as the Cotton States" So the
peninsula OF Florida, embraced by the warm wa
ters Of the Gulf and Gull Stream, kissed by the