The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-10-27
HORTICULTURISTS MEET.
State Board and Prominent
Members Present.
1hirty-Second Quarterly Session
of the Oregon State Horti-
cultural Society.

cultural Society.
The thirty-second quarterly meeting o
the State Horticultural society met in tn
chapel OF the agricultural college Tuesda,
afternoon and was called to order BY it
president, j. r. Cardwell, of Portland, a
2 o'clock. President j. M. Bloss, of tn
college, opened the program with happ.
and well. delivered address of welcome, t,
which DIR. Cardwell responded.
''Nut culture" was then discussed by
Mr.. Henry E. Dosch, Portland, who demon
strated the practicability uf nut raising il
this valley and commended the same to the
consideration of the horticulturists present
He called especial attention to the Englisl
walnut as variety adapted to this soil and
climate.
Miss Jennie Gellatly then credltably dis
tinguished herself in the rendition of choice
vocal solo, and was followed by Mr.. S. A
Clark i'll paper on the subject of packing
and shipment of fruit" Mr.. Clark showed
considerable versatility on this subject and
demonstrated the fact that his knowledge
and experience had been a considerable, he
having disposed of much fruit in Montana
at rate of 50 per bushel for peach plums
and other fruits in proportion, notwith
standing the fact that the market in that part
of the country was not good, owing to Cali
/ fornia competition and the stringency of the
money market. He said that but few can
neries had been in operation this season, the
result of which was to place upon the
market great portion of the crop in green
condition which netted the shipper good
profit. He further stated that transporta-
ton companies could be prevailed upon to
| h hot oil "a
| might be obtained to Chicago. The rate
| over the Southern Pacific, including refrig.
Grafton from California to Chicago is $l25
per car. In closing he said he believed that
| the best prices could be secured by dealing
| with commission merchants who sell at pub.
lie auction, and that there was no advantage
to the grower in shipping his fruit himself.
The o. A. G. male quartet closed the
afternoon session with one of their pleasing
selections. J ,. - .2.ti'.. fa'+., i'|t
The evening meeting was held in the
court house and a densely. packed house
listened to the opening number, "Hail to
the Soldier King" by the 0. A. G m ale
quartet, whose popularity, as well as their
number, had begun to grow, and the loud
calls and recalls by the audience resulted
in bringing them back with the response of
sweet "Kisses," in manner that caused
1.-THE husbands and wives, sweethearts and
lovers to closer sit and the tby this time)
spooney audience were in joyous condition
to receive the PAPER by Prof. Margaret
Snell,@ entitled horticulture from a
hygeAic and aesthetic standpoint" y, Miss
Smell held the attention of her audience in
manner that indicated rapt attention, and
but for the interruption of a few mischiev.
GUS listeners in the rear of the hall her pat.
ronage would have been all desirable. y IS,
Number three on the program introduced
the Misses Ora Spapgler and Anna Samuels
in piano duet that was so neatly rendered
as to elicit an encore and the beautiful and
blushing duo returned to the inetrument
over which they SO gracefully preside and
rendered another intricate composition in
response. s.Music hath charms" etc,
hence another treat was afforded by Mr. M.
o. Lownsdale, of Lafayette, who in his rich
baritone voice rendered a couplet of choice
vocal selections to the qualification of the
audience. i:p9 r.tf'" to. set' ;sss sih T'Ff'
Prot. Moses Craig was next introduced
and delivered an interesting lecture upon
sThe cause and prevention of plant disease.
He illustrated his remarks by several speci.
mems of plants ia yarious stages of disease,
clearly defining many. practicable plans in
keeping with the subject in hand. =, ......,.
Here short respite was given from
weighty thought and the company enter
tanned by a vocal solo by Miss Jennie Gel.
latly. accompanied by the piano and violin
in charge of Miss Spangler and MIR. Charles
Pearse respectively, after which Mrs Thos.
Graham appeared with f'Flowers in the
home" as the ertopic of an essay that proved
that lady to be conversant with her subject
and portrayed many of the beauties of the
flower and it's use. She illustrated her
sketch by telling a story of a. lady teacher
who had suffered much through ill health
and reverse of fortune and who had about
given up hope when a little girl presented
her with beautiful white rose, completely
changing her life and filling her soul anew
with pleasureable anticipations. Home
life, with floral adofnment, wss heriideal.
The o.. A. g. quartet again made, their
appearance amid hearty greetings and rem.
dered beautiful but familiar waltz song, the
excellence of which necessitated another.
'Rey. y Clark, the o. A. @. printer, imper.
sonated in an inimitable manner an old dox-
ology preacher, aligning hymn that was de-
scriptive of the tribulat1ons of two brothers,
the final resting place of; one of which was
satisfactorily settled in the minds Of those
present, while, from the language Of the
song and the hesitancy of the choir leader,
the fate'0f the other poor fellow was left in
doubt. .ts.lsz y Of. ftcsfftsE : Fs-fra'fJi
Last, but not least in point of merit, was
the recitation by Miss Lillian Hamilton,
whose charming presence and admirable
delivery was feature of the evenings en-
Ftertainment. Surely this handsome! miss
has career before her to be envied BY
those of us who are less fortunate in the
possession of natures talents and educa-
tional requirements and we are very much
mistaken if she is not heard from in the
future in manner that will be highly
gratifying to her friends. "
u Dr.iJ M. Bloss then made few remarks
renewing his promise to, the association to
increase its membership on the occasion Of
their meeting in Corvallis and then extend
ing an invitation to the audience to become
members, the same meeting with, several