Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-11
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II. L. HuFFM AN. Editor.


THE BOWIE MEETING.
y, meeting Of the Texas state Horticul-
y, ,nslety which closed At bowie on Au-
an ss,abllshed the fact that Texas has
hotu' Sinc years OF labor by this society
vi'a,a sceomo possible for every one who
y ~ ~ hayr orchards, gardens. vineyards
a.sors A desolate house now marks
AZ snar MS belng dosolato at heart, and
W. as to the wants and pleasures
Il bis family. -,
- and nne ones. They were rhade by
,'.,as,, and by professional growers for tho
n.,tsts. Horticulture as an industry In
49, b.s now reached the $40. 600 mark
is,a,ut such earnostness In research by
Nv" stiendlng was never seen before. The
s.sn,e n Texas have discovered that we have
I s,,,,nrt horticulture by the time the same
s.s,,nes fact. The search was not for new
,r.'s,,s,ions Of wonders but for varieties orig
..,,rr in Texas that could be relied on to
.-saaso practlcal results. while the people
- searrhlng for the best Texas could pro-
AN the society was discussing how TO dis
ssss Al worthless introdnctions and decrease
n nst to be grown. II was generally Rd-
sa,,sd that 1t was useless 10 increase tho
~, n Tc,as fruits The list IL full say the
,,,,,ss,ionai orchardists. and the man who
~, fruit for his family held to the same
.a,,ien The people OF Texas hnyo horti-
.,l,ure and there arc but few sta'-i so bless
"A As Texas Is In this horticulture.
Never did the Texas nursorymon show TO
,al,,r advantage than at this Bowie meeting
~ iiult display was large and fine and
,.rIed beyond belief The premiums were
hstly contested for Strange as II may seom
a he wonder-huntcr the trees that grew all
Il MS Hne fruit we're sold by home nursery
men. In nearly every case this was so.
Ag,ln Il was noticed that commercial or
And were being planted In Texas, aud all
a,er Texas Men have tried small amounts
md are going IN on q large scale. They have
espsrlencc and are willing to risk their
money As an industry horticulture has
stood the test and now has nothing before
4 but advancement.
There is no man who could attend this
Bowie meeting aud oner an excuse for not
having fruits. flowers and vegetables at
homo; aud there arc hundreds OF thousands
n Texas without these blessings and who
never attend such meetings, Why is thia7
Eterone is welcome and tho rates on rail-
feals are always low, Come. this viii not
d. Our homes are dc-orchardizod. II is an
outrage on the family. | believe In the tree
and unlimited planting Of orchards. gardens
and flowers. / believe the family orchard
and the appetite Of the small boy can be kept
On a parity without Internal agreements
or discrimination against either. ! move, sir,
that the above be made a plank IN the plat
form Of every home In Texas and the subject
h discussed by tho executive committee
around the family altar.
Look about your home and sec II II Is
bsauthod with fruits aud vegetables. Then
remember that It is too late to attend the
Bosie meeting, but you are Just In time to
prepare for Tyler In 1896 You cannot afford
10 miss It, II you only knew how 10 will
benefit you and how welcome you will be you
viii not miss a..
Bowie is Hnc little city, and has the very
best Of people. 1t IL In fruit belt nowhere
surpassed In the South, and the people are
equal to the task OF developing the industry.
The weekly paper, the Cross Tlmbcrs. IL
Working right along with the people and IL
The best weekly paper In Texas In It's worl,
On Industrial limos
The meeting at liowic viii long be rcmem-
hsfed as the best In all respects the society
ever held Thanks to the good people Of
Bowie. Thanks 10 tho Cross Timbers, We
VII be with YOU again In 1905 as we make
TIE circle OF Texas each ten years. We hope
10 meet on each recurring year.