Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-14
KEEP Up THE ROADS
That Mas One Of the Senti-
ments Expressed by
The HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
And the Fsrmers' Club az the Union
Nesting Yesterday Of ths
Two Organizations.

Osing % the rain there was small
attendance &C the auion meetlug II
Grant River Valley horticultural
society and the West Michigan Far
meF's club. President :. NJ. Pearsall
OF the Farmers club resided and the
minutes we're kept By secretary A. W.
Hlayt0n. j. A. Pearce VINO had been
assigned tho presentation Of A history Il
the e.. r. v. III. society, its growth, is
aims and the outlook was not present
- vs.. \. Cook was ASKED 10 give few
"reminiscences Mr.. Cook SAID: at
vas organized Ia 1874 or rs. The
state society VAS organ Led ia lssl and
lmme.l ately after sac state soc ely lett
this cltg tle local society vas
Orgaaizs,i- The hrst president MAS
Edward brsdfeld or Ada. Among tho
early members | remember Charles
Mergman. William Rowe. Geo. W.
Dickinson, ". .. HougEtalng, Geo.
IS. Gr.ggs, Nm J. Biake.ey, ;. NJ.
Paarsoh, g. ). L.ndemau, >. L. Fuller
and Charles Afford. Meetings We're
hcld every month n little back -Oom
back az tns T.. l.. and ;. l.. Fuller bank
0n Jana street opposite the wonder
land. Charles W. Garfield was elected
president OF the society about thirteen
years ago and served twelve years very
accepAbly. wss secretary seven
years OF tlat tcie inos. III. Brown
having been elected three years ago
koberL Graham was also secretary aud
Geo. ti. Bennett served one term as
secretary. The society through ZONE
al -
fruit and 4 wers AZ every fall ialr held
iu tnH country up 10 and including
last fall. They also made grand
exhibit at Che -. LOUIS, Mo, in 1880.
a. far gwen under the Mississippi
Valley Horticultural society.
Wa HiEhiy Praised.
William Rowe was then president
and I vas secretary. We had charge
~ the exhibit. which was highly
praised. our exhibit took premiums
OF Ten varieties OF winter apples grown
north OF tao tOrtieth parallel. hrst pre-
MUM OF i've tfeTent varieties OF fall
and winter apples. second premium on
collection Of thlrtv-hye varieties OF
peaches, and also second premium AS a
state exhibit, Missouri taxing the hrst
premium. Twelve of the finest fruit
growing states ~ the union were rep
sented. After the Fuller bauk was
closed the society met at different
places until ID. l.. Clay furnished us
home IN hIs building AZ the foot OF
Lyon street. About 1889 the first meet
ing was held outside at the home OF
member. aud that system has been fol-
lowed ever since with perfect satlsfac-
ton. Tue last meeting was held at
Lowell IN August and was grand
meeting"
g.. :. LinteIman was next on the
program for the "Origin of the West
err Michigan Farmers Club; It's Pro-
gres-. Purposes and Prospects" Mr..
Linderman was present, but stated
that it bad been impossible for him to
prepare the paper. tie was given fur
thor une and viii read a paper on the
topic at future meeting.
The third topic, Gardening Under
Glass; Practical, Economical, Statistl-
cal" vas TO have been considered by
Thomas l.. Brown. but owing to his alb
sencc it was decided TO ask Mr.. Brown
10 present Il at the next meeting.
SIR Baiiey's sentiments.
After an mierm;ssion ). ;. Bailey
was called upon to express the senti-
ments OF the society IN regard to the
gift Of the beautiful room by the coun-
~. lie said that forty years ago
be wrote an article advocating an
agricultural society N Kent county.
Tue article vas published, fayOrably
commented upon aud afterwards a
society was formed. When the HertI-
cultural society was formed he joined
10 aud he afterward joined the Farm
err. club He thought something
ought % be- done 10 show the super
vis0rs how grateful the society and the
CLUB felt that they are now provided
with home; and ne would move that
vote 0f thanks be rendered the super
vlsors and the county IN general tor the
courtesy rendered. The motion was
seconded and carried unsui mously.
Mr.. Linderman said that the room
should BE- made more attractive by
securing n collection of rare aud beautl-
iul objects and there would be grand
opportunities next year for securing
such collection. The worlds far
would bring 20 Chicago such rare and
valuable objects az might never again
be secured.
Mr.. Cook added word as to the
making of better roads throughout the
country.
&. L. Whitney related the expert
ence Of Musseg0n tax payers IN road
building, and the president introduced
the notion.
Resolved, That 10 Is unjust to tax the
farmers on toll roads.
Keep CP the Roads.
Mr.. BaileY said he was not IN favor
Of toll roads. but be wanted them kept
uo and wanted the farmer 20 be- taxed
for them until they were really 20 buiid
good ada themselves. lie hoped the
men Who went 90 the legislature this
next winter would take some steps 20
compel ths farmers % build good roads.
Mr. Cook said that AL the farmers
wanted this matter wss 30 SEE their
true interests. Undoubtedly the high
say fund was frttered away and some
plan must be formU .sted for putting lt
into effective usr. Mr.. Cook related
the Citv's method II improving The
streets ~ taxing enc contiguous prop
srty owners
A pleasant letter vas read from +.