Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-15
Il HoRTIcULTURIsTS
EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING
AND FAIR ENDED.
" Munson Elected President for
the Ensuing Term-Bovic to
Get the Next Annual
Mceting..

Get the Next Annual
"A Mceting.
N Houston, Texas. Friday. July 10.
he c.sntn annual needing ana lllf oil
Texas state HoruOuieurai society
brought 20 !. flttins close IN the Aai-
nan yestenlay. inc meeting as u
BE was rather a disappointment TO The
1pers on account OF me sum attend
= put mat wgs largely ute 70 the
ing strikes Oh inherent railroads.
meeting WAS most successful one
o far as the educational features were
The members and tine Official reports
tne gatner.ng viii contain several
med papers pertaining 10 horticulture
texas.
10 attendance yesterday was particu-
IN small. due no a0ubt TO the fact that
Mldren's Day was being celebrated at
,e society was called to order prompt
O:JO o'clock. Chairman HoweIi stated
By request he had appointed the fol-
ing committee on finance: q. Onder-
Tx, II. B. Hlllyer AID Z. W. Wood.
cond Vice Hresitfnt c. Faulkner was
Ell TO the chair and announced the
i.ng OF the secretary's report the first
er OF business
crstary Huffman submitted his report
II lie two years beginning July %. 1892,
ending July IS, 1894. Following are
Iamount collected to Jan. l, 1898. .slOs e5
amount expended to Jan. |, 1893. 90 70
#ount on hand january 1, 1893. II IS
amount collected TO July 10, 1894 q 80
amount expended to July 10, 1891 60 W
Dnnt en- hand July 10, 1884. ..... 20 IS
he the auditing committee have ex-
ned the books and papers OF the
etary and find the above report cor
4 G. onderdonk,
"a II. y. Hillyer.
III G. w. Wood
,e secretary also reported that he had
item and answered over 800 letters
rernIng the society and horticulture
frexas. on the request OF Hon. w.
ianes of Austin the hop culture In
state was investigated and reported
b. The Rockport country as grape
wing section was reviewed on the
rest OF Hon. Charles Ogden OF San
onio. Facts on Texas tobacco were
pcted.
mention was made in the report of
# the secretary on behalf OF the so
he committee of agriculture of the
legislature refused to specially pro-
be the law creating the agricultural
&prtment Of the State make that the
y Of the commissioner OF agriculture.
honorable commissioner OF agrl-
ftlng board under this law and il
4 refused. No cause given The CONN
&ler, treasurer and attorney general OF
state constitute this board. The
HFtions are f''lly expressed br rim
fhe Fort Worth Gazette Of July 1
~ the last State fair $50 orphans OF
4 orphnns home q the good man, II.
.bugh the horticultural department.
4 think this society should take some
|ih action TO commemorate the gen
fis action Of William Watson Of Rren-
on = behalf IN providing the horti-
4 closire the report he said. " also
IA 70 siate that / have not In any
\ felt that this society was lndsbted
Pve the society and the work II i'm,
r. OF It's secretary has been a delight
9ne. VIII always feel under ohlig1s
p TO 'he foclcty and It's members Tor |
r. aid possible, and Y the society has |
secr9taryshiD II was by this liberal
| have always received from the |
nhere. ] wish specially to thank ON.
Fl1snt tor feyors and assistance. Mny |
ms tongue wug. II Is nil for Tho |
81 Texas horticulture. a. 70 o,be, |
IA have visited all fairs and soeietiss i
Yey ,Ss,, and used all newspapers God |
h motion OF Mr.. Howell the secre,arv,s |
PIT was received and adoptS1
q motion OF Mr.. Munscn The sccreto-, I
i rendered vote OF thanks for liz |
DISCUSSION on the IMPROVEMENT n, N.
Leiy was the next order Of business
ferslary Hoffman opened the discus |
i V sugsesung that the executive |
R;mii' .e be appoln'ed legislative com |
Tx; ah9 thal they demand that the |
I,,st.,sI' ~ a, department refrain from I
lt,,n, the soclety in Its reports He /
lpnea the annual report OF the bu- |
and defied any man 10 discover any /
n; mat was OF Interest to the society
ay nIllssr ,spS;liih OF the ignorance of
Ia merely politicians.
A Z; novel; spoke at some length on the |
4 SION and argJed thai the avs pro- |
IIn l,ins The deprecaaons Of orchards were
PIN s Kerr Of Sherman oryuea on
NJ l,hurslaaee of having laws enacted I
me beneht of the fruit growers.
bisc1 a., o. Austin also spoke on the |
~, zone length.
4 NJ nuiLlnah said that in his opinion |
xsrs 49,. nmple protecting the fruit |
<-S'NN, nIlu the thieves and vandals.
<oaa ~ ~ .tll .hnd Mr., Onderdonlt also |
VINO dsgredatei their orchards.
-, aker of Tyler spoke on the |
Ssns,s W legislation protecting the |
kf~ha, yhe soil. The speaker said
,rna. = fruit growers wanted was
Ky 20 destroy everything destruct-
w Products. The mocklngbird |
bun KY Vi lhe most destructive elements |
pronriJe vineyard, yet there was n |
n Wung the Killing OF that bird. |
Iia.v gtson, In order to bring the
Esis ~ to the subject under dis |
|t.as 1ved that the executive com
+ eemHoi Empowered to act as a legisla-
hn,eS sttee and endeavor to have laws
n ho-Ilat would benefit the society
,uSiI uasulturlsts throughout Texas.
[gland was seconded by DR.. A. Nj.
y Dixon of Oak cliff rose to speak
lea by sson. He said that II had been
III Ssscthe secretary that the law was
"a, all but that II was the hgrlcul-
IN /, n.lhtment He proposed to show
1 d.,n VIZ the fault OF the law. After
r. ts,s sfuent of agriculture was ere
IS Tor thsf 1900 to collect the informa-
sldei ~ bureau. The next legislatura
,s,,,. 70 wipe the Department from the
n Mac md u was curtailed. In the
1. 10 the commissioner OF agricult-
a,one the commissioner OF
oner az Z He was first the commits
Il tacl.p, as wen as that OF geology,
"a wnrld 70. the Insurance department.
i,nn.n OF the department would never
PARTED until the departments were
of0 ss,,,ety next went into the election
L frst J.. The office OF president was
me ot ntson placed In nomlna ton the
i Z. v. Munson.
agland. Howell nominated Or. A. NJ.
X A'son nominated G. onderdonk.
ere an, Price. and f. w. Kirkpatrjck
'oeeedeeointed tellers and the society
unsonr,nlt ballot resulted as follows:
,rionk votes Ragland l2 votes, on
the names OF Ragland and
N wa. NIX were withdrawn and Mr. Mum
For eieeted BY acclamatIon.
1, Tylsits' no o,cn presidents !. T. Whitaker