Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-04-18
WILLAMETTE VALLEY FRUrr.
It's Culture and Production Discus
sed at Salem.

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city council chamber. with increased
attendance.
r. f.. wands reported from special
committee to secure report Of State
Board Of Horticulture, but found re-
ports nearly exhausted, but new ed
ition Of 5000 copies would soon be prin'
ted. Geo. I. sargeant, secretary Of the
state board, Portland, would supply
reports to anyone addressing him.
The secretary Of state could supply =
limited numberof applicants.
Mrs. II. l.. wands, secretary, urged
all to pay their annual membership
Zee which is now reduced to 80 cents,
aud entities all to take part IN the reg
ular quarterly meetings and get the
regularly published reports. Mrs.
Wsnds will receive new membership
fee, At any time aud has worked very
hard to lmAke the meetings q success
aud Il IL to her that this great succe
Il due.
Sam CLARK next spoke Of u California
fruit growers association. He repre-
senttd district Ave miles in extent,
that shipped llO carloads. They ship
ped Strawberries aud high-colored
grapes to Boston, Philadelphia and
New York. Cars were now built that
carried fruit ten days at a low grade
temperature, with one icing and a
change OF temperature OF not over two
degrees. Oregon fruits were 20 large,
tender and delicious that they would
not carry or keep with the tough skins
aud smaller fruits OF California. Our
fruit would hold its own in qlality In
any market 10 the world II We could
get II there with frat class refrigera.
tIon. Canning was very much depres-
sed, but there was great demand even
at present for extra fine canned fruits.
Mr.. shepard brought up the subj act
OF the Salem mills being converted
into dlstillery. He read some resolu.
tlons on the subject denuuncing the
project In vigorous terms.
IL Was moved aud seconded that this
be adopted, Mr.. Clark said the prune
crops ofsoGthern Oregon were already
engaged for distilleris~. Il WAS already
being done and there should be some
allowance made. Mr. Wand said
there was no one present who would
ask buyer Of his fruit, or wheat, or
corn what he would do with Il n it
was bought at q good price.
Mt Beatty sAid the question was,
could We sell our small pTunes to die
tllefys II We could IL would help Us
90 live. No Que would have 10 drink
the liquor after lt was made. The
bible had more passages favonng mak.
lag strong drunk aud using Il 90 one
against making aud ssiug liquor. Mr
shepard said this wss the greatest
question that Was yet up before this
sosiety. lie spoks with great ieeliug
sgAins, shat be termed the damnsbie
tSaftie 10 alcoholic hguor. it sas
propsT 10 dlscaas this ~ ANY other
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