Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-02
FRUIT GROWERS.
THE PoMoLoGICAL SOCIETY MEETS
AT PASADENA.
A Good Attendance of Well-Known Fruit
Growers-The Importance of the Work.
The Proceedings.

The Pathological Society of Southern
California convened in the Carlton par
Tors shortly alter ii O'Clock today, and
as we go to press the numerous mem
bers in attendance are enjoying the best
meeting they have had in years. 1t was
intended to hold the meeting in Will
Jams hall, but at the last moment the
society accepted an invitation from
Mavor Lukens to assemble in the more
com Portable Carlton parlors.
Hiram Hamilton, of Orange, presi-
dent of the society, presided. and J. Ed.
son Smith, OF Santa Ana, the secretary
kept the records. Those in attendance
include some OF the leading and best
known fruit growers in Southern Cali
fornia, many of them being new mem
bers. The roll shows the following to
be present.:
P. ]. Dreher, John S. Calkins, Pomona
S. G. Mendett, Frank Ellsworth, L. II.
Bixby, w. L. Woodward, George A. True,
Lordsburg; s. A. Overholzer, Covina
w. E. Ferguson, Glendora; L. M. Holt,
Riverside; j. w. Doran, San Bernar-
dino; NJ. Ii. Miles, Rialta Hiram Ham
iton, Orange; Edison Smith, Santa Ana
j. W. Wood, A. B. Fox, E. NJ. Hatch,
I. G. Wood, Ontario; G. G. Thompson,
e. A. BONNIE, B. o. Clark, L. S. Porter,
Prof. Yocum, of this city; A. Furnas,
Ell Modena; G. M. Heintz, II. Kruck berg,
L. T. Graves, A. F. Kercheval, G. B.
Hewitt, Jacob Vernon, Los Angeles; M
H. Clafin, Riverside; R. M. Stratton,
A. D. Bishop.
After the dispatch of preliminary bust
ness Prof. M. M. Parker was introduced
and delivered q brief address of well
come, which was warmly received and
responded to by President Hamilton.
Prof. Parker said that the people OF
Pasadena appreciate the visit of the 80.
cety and of the work IN which its mem
bers are engaged. This work, since the
collapse OF the boom, had assumed a
new Importance, as evidence of which
we need only point to our thrifty or
chards and fields. The members of the
Pathological society are the guardians Of
the interests of the fruit growers and
their discussions, Prof. Parker said
would be depended upon to enlighteI
! the people upon all matters relating tt
these inter sts.
President Hamilton responded in an
address of much interest, in which ht
touched upon the mission of the society
the Importance of its work, its growing
prosperity, etc.
After discussion on the order of bust
ness, B. o. Clark offered resolution de.
claring it the sense of the society that
the new law was enacted in the interest
of tax tax brokers, rather than those
who earn their bread by the sweat O.
their brow, and that it is condemned
The resolutions also call for the appoint
ment of committee of one from each
county on legislation, which clause was
adopted.
The programme for noon was that the
members of the society accept the hospi
tally of the resident members and the
board of trade by taking dinner at the
Painter, preceded by carriage ride, but
on account of the volume of business tc
be done, number of the visitors fell
obliged to decline spending the time in
that way. In the afternoon the commit
tee on incorporation reported that a
charter had been received from the sec.
rotary of state, and that the society was
now regularly Incorporated.
The worlds fair committee reported
also, and B. o. Clarke's paper on Tree
Planting was read. Discussions and
committee reports will be referred tc
more at length tomorrow. Mr.. Clark
paper was on tree pruning and was
most valuable.