Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-13
POULTRY FANCIERS.
Meeting Yesterday of the
American Association.
Some Important Matters Acted
Upon.
The Full List of Officers Who Were
Elected.
Changes in the Rules Regulating the
standard Other Business.
Result of the Elec-
tion.

POulGry aSSOclaClOn convened laSC even
ing in the parlors of the Hotel Nadeau.
Mr.. Orrin Scotten of Detroit, Mich, the
president of the association, called the
meeting to order. The opening address
of President Scotten was as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen of the American Poultry
Association and Brother Fanc.ers of the Pa
cifc slope:
1t is with mingled feelings of gratitude
and pride that I extend a greeting
to you all on this, our seventeenth an
nual convention assembling. Gratitude
to the great and beneficent Author of
our existence that he has permitted us
to assemble here in the land of the set
ting sun, to again renew our friend
ships, to feel the hearty grasp of well
come, and to form new ties, which 1
trust shall last until the end of life's
! journey; and pride in being
chosen to preside over this rep
resentative body, whose delibera
tions and decisions are listened to
and obeyed all over this broad land of
ours, and should be in consequence such
body. The industry which we represent
is rapidly coming to the front rank of
| Importance by the improvements which
| the members of this association are
making in the propagation OF the various
pure breeds of poultry, and on every
hand people are reaping the benefits of
the education in the care of one of our
chief table delicacies which this associa-
tiOn has for 80 many years earnestly
labored to place before them. Through
out the north and east the Importance
of the poultry interest is felt, and we are
constantly adding to our ranks men of
intelligence and industry who will ma
terally aid US in the grand aim we have
in view. Last year we met with the
enterprising fanciers OF the south, and
believe that in so doing they have been
stimulated to greater degree of activ-
ity in this important industry.
Near this place, believe, there is to
be found the largest grapevine in the
world. have been told that near the
end of the last century, a young Spanish
lady started from Sonora on horseback
to visit this country. Just before leav-
ing, her lover broke from neighboring
grapevine a branch, telling her to use it
for riding whip. When the young
lady arrived at the end of her journey,
being of more sensible turn of mind
than most young people passing through
the sentimental stage of life, and wish
| ing to preserve the gift of her lover, she
planted the slip in the ground. The
vine proved to be very thrifty one,
and has since attained immense proper
tions. After reaching eight feet in
height, it sent out its branches which
were trained on trellises until now it
covers an area of 5000 feet. We have
now come to plant our slip in the fertile
soil of California, and l trust it will
prove as thrifty and vigorous as did that
grapevine and grow with vigor until it
has spread, not alone in this beautiful
valley, but all over this great state and
the entire Pacific slope. We trust that
our coming to meet with you here will
stimulate you to an increased desire for
knowledge in the rearing and care of
one of our most useful food products,
and that your efforts may meet with
that success which they so eminently
deserve.
This meeting ia one of great import
ance to this association. Questions of
great import to the welfare and success
of this association will be presented to
you for your serious deliberation, and |
bespeak for them your earnest, careful
and unbiased consideration. l would
strongly urge that no hasty action be
taken, but that full and free discus
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avoiding whatever may give offense,
and keeping the interest and welfare of
this association pre-eminently in view
as the chief end and aim to be accom-
plished.
AS you are well aware, the worlds
fair will be held in Chicago in 1898, and
would strongly urge upon you and all
who are interested in poultry, the neces-
sity of grand effort being made to
make the, poultry exhibit the finest that
has ever been held in this or anv other
country, 80 that we can show to our
brethren on the other side of the water
that America keeps pace with the
progress of the age, not only in the
mechanical arts, lin which we undoubt-
edly excel all other nations), but also in
the rearing and care of poultry, in
which heretofore they have held the
palm.
Gentlemen, while we are permitted to
assemble and renew our friendships. let
us not forget those who have been sum
moned to cross the dark river. | would
recommend that a committee be ap-
pointed to draft suitable resolutions of
respect, the same to be printed with
our proceedings, to the memory of those
members who have died during the past
year.
And now in conclusion wish again to
extend to you nay hearty thanks for the
trust you have reposed in me, and to
express the hope that our deliberations
may be blessed with such wisdom as
will strengthen our association and make
it the grandest in the land. now await
your pleasure.
The roll call was then revised, and an
plications for twenty-three new mem
bers, nine of whom are located in Cali
fornia, were acted on and admitted to
membership.
The following amendment to the con-
stitution was then submitted to a vote
and adopted:
No new breeds or new varieties OF old
breeds shall be recognized by this asso-
citation nor admitted to its standard un-
less such breed or variety be endorsed
at the revlsal meetings of this associa-
ton by four-ffths majority vote of
those members present and voting.
Another important matter was then
brought up in the shape of new score
card, which will in future be used at all
meetings and competitions of the Amer
ican association. 1t was prepared by
Mr.. G. O. Brown OF Baltimore, one OF
the Eve best judges OF poultry in the
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