The record-union., 1893-03-02
Evening Session.


In the evening Mrs. William Johnston
gave an interesting account of her dairy
in teacup and how she discovered how
to run it.
Mrs. c. A. Hull followed suit with a
similar anecdote, which excited much
merriment.
Miss Gussie Wilcox favored the insti-
tute with charming song-"White
Shells"
STRAWBERRY CULTURE
Was the subject of paper read by David
Reese. Great care, he said, should be
taken in the selection of the plants; next.
deep soil was not suitable unless a sub
soil OF clay was present. The bedrock
land of this county has no superior for
straw berr. es. We do not ship largely
enough TO get cheap rates. In Chicago
sometimes 100 carloads day arrive,
They will ship much better III carload
lots than by express, and they will net
good returns.
There is no reason why this county
should not have It's census increased by
several thousand people engaged in rails
ing straw berries. Ii we raised enough to
ship by the carload we would never glut
the market. a number OF families in his
neighborhood were making a good living
from five acres. Several patches last
year produced 500 per acre.
DEBRIS
Was the subject OF the next ESSAY. which
was read by h. Greer. He spoke of the
effects on our river lands and
river navigation, of the hydraulic
mining cf the past, and of the
fact that the Government should pro-
! tect those TO whom it had sold the lands.
from its evil effects. There was no stat
ute which authorized its being carried on.
Congress at last walked up 10 the destruc-
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mined to preserve them. The miners had
broken their faith with the valley, and
resumed their destructive practice. The
erosion from natural causes is very light
material and does no such damage as The
heavy detritus from the mines. More
property has been destroyed in the valley
than the foreign capitalists who own
the mines have ever taken from them.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
Formed the subject of the next paper, by
X. c. Irvine. Very few people here know
what constitutes Il really good road. If
our Boards of Supervisors would study
the most approved methods of road
building we would have better roads.
There must be a good foundation before
there can be good road. He gave a
sketch of some roads made in Massachu-
sets by the Telford method. They were
| on very unstable ground, and failure was
! freely predicted. but the result defeated
the prophecy. Roads must be made
smooth and hard in order that the water
may run off. a twelve-ton roller will do
good work. Good roads increase the
value of property and are economical.
Our roadways are too wide; forty feet is
wide enough, except near the city.
THE CURSE"
An essay by ], B. Welty finished the
subjects discussed by the institute. 1t
was a poetical etfusion, abiding to the
curse laid upon Adam, and pictured the
condition of the tiller OF the ground
under the curse, and the evils of cooper
alton in business as exemplified in the
Changers store. The only way to es-
cape the curse, he said, is to cease being a
producer, and live on the produce OF
others labor.
4 SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR.
| Professor Wickson said he was much
gratified at the success of the institute,
and prophesied much good from it.
/ On motion of Senator Johnston, the in
! stitute rendered vote OF thanks to Pro-
lessor Wickson for the able and courteous
! manner in which he had conducted the
! meeting.