Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-16

presided over the meeting of hi
supporters.
Marion County Fruit Growers Asso
citation.
pursuant to a call issued bv III,
chairman of the local committee
meetings were held at Liberal, hall
oliverton, on Saturday, Dec. I3
1870, FOR the purpose of organizing ,
permanent fruit growers association,
for Marion county.
FORENOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to orde,
by X. ID. Allen, chairman of the
local committee, at II a. m. +. J.
Babcock was, on motion, made
chairman and II. ID. Allen secretary
OF the meeting. A committee OF
three, consisting of X IL. L.Hibbard, E.
Hofer and h. d. Allen, was appoint
ed on organization with instructions
to report at the next session, when
the meeting adjourned to meet a,
one O'Clock, p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was callod to order
by Chairman Babcock. Report OF
committee on organization was read
aud adopted. The report recon-.
mends the adoption of constitu
tion outlined briefly as follows:
First, name: "Marion County
Fruit Growers Association" Auxil.
larry TO the State Horticultural
Society. Second, object: To encour.
age fruit growing, hold quarterly
meetings for discussion and co-opera.
ton In producing and marketing
fruits. Third, membership: Persons
actually engaged in fruit culture OF
interested in horticulture; fee 81
annually. Fourth, officers: Presi-
dent, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, the two latter to he com.
blned in one office. Fifth, meetings:
Quarterly, at place selected at last
previous meeting, on the week fol-
lowing the regular meeting Of the
State Horticultural Suciety; special
on petition Of five inem-
bers. Sixth, elections: Annually,
at the January meetings-vacancies
may he filled ut the regular meet
ings. Seventh: Amendments may
be made by majority vote at any
regular meeting, provided due notice
mas been given at previous meet.
ng.
The following gentlemen present
we're enrolled to membership by the
secretary, viz: Il. j. Babcock, Il. j.
Beatty, r. ID. Allen, Chas. Long, K.
Hofer. L. n. Miles, X. l.. Hibbard,
Fl. Van Valkenberg, I. Fl. Keyes,
H. II. White, r. II. Hoover, II. d.
Allen, e. Remington.
The following gentlemen were
elected as temporary officers of the
lssociation: +. j. Babcock, presi-
lent; FL. Beatty, vice president; r.
,. Allen, secretary and treasurer.
Prof. Lake, botanist of the State
Agricultural College, being present
vas invited to address the meeting
N practical work, of interest TO fruit
growers, at the Agricultural college.
The professor responded with re-
marks replete with valuable sugges-
ions, and impaired some useful in
in regard to the scope of
york carried on ut The college and
station. In regard to
planting fruit trees, he demonstrated
hat nothing older than one-year-
I'D trees should be used and that no
should come In immediate
contact with the roots.
The professor was asked if any ef-
ectual remedy could lie given for
he removal or externinali0n of the
.ut worm from the strawberry gar
leu. He gave as his opinion that
here was none other than the cap
uring of the pests by hand.
The topic, "How to make the So
.iety of the greatest Influence and
benefit to its members"
vas discussed ut length by Messrs.
Iofer, Hibbard, Babcock, Beatty,
Niles and Others.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the secretary he
TO send to the Oregon eX-
,erimenJ station the names OF
members to be furnished with bulle-
ins of the department., also to the
ecretary Of agriculture at Washing
ON for publications of that depart
lIent.'
X. l.. Hibbard, II. Van Valken-
'erg and r.. ID. Allen were appoint
d committee to prepare a program
ur discussion at the first quarterly
Meeting in January. Mr.. Miles, of
,rooked Finger Prairie, aud nj.
Beatty. of Labish, We're chosen as
delegates to the Annual meeting of
he State Horticultural Society.
The objects Of the meeting having
'een accomplished, on motion, ad-
burned to meet Mt Salem on the
bird Tuesday In January, at the A.
}. U. w. Hall.
In the course of tho discussion the
ecretary was asked to urge upon
ruit growers the Importance Of at
n L.. ID Ad