Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-02-07
HORTICULTURE SOCIETY.
Interesting Meeting Last Night
Fight the Foes of Fruit
New Members.

The lower house of the 31st legislative
assembly did most graceful deed in
unanimously rendering the use of its hall
last night to the New Mexico Horticul-
tural society. The hall could not have
been used for better purpose.
Promptly at 8 o'clock the society
aforesaid convened with Arthur Boyle,
president, in the chair, and r. L.
Twitchell, secretary, officiating at the
desk. Probably fifty fruit growers from
all parts of the territory were present.
The subject of stamping out insect
pests and other enemies of fruit culture
Immediately became the topic of discus
sion. Hon. Vim. Locke submitted
lengthy and suggestive report from Las
Cruces pointing out present and threat
ened dangers and suggesting territorial
legislation.
addressed the meeting on the subject of
the introduction of insect pests from the
east The former doubted, while the lat
ter hesitated, as wise men should always
do.
Mr.. Locke promptly cut the Gordian
knot He personally knew that diseased
and pest inflicted trees had been intro
duced into San Juan county from the
east. The diseases thus introduced, in
his opinion, were infectious. Yet he
doubted whether quarantine regulations
could be made effective because trees
were shipped into the country from SO
many sections. He believed that the
subject should be placed in the hands of
competent committee.
DR.. Harroun heartily agreed with all
that had been said touching the import
ance of protecting our orchards from I'M
ported pests and diseases and favored the
passage of proper laws on the subject.
Gov. Prince, Mr.. Sam Eldodt and Mr..
Twitchell talked on the same sub iect.
The following committee was there
upon appointed to prepare an act, for
submission to the legislature, for the bet
ter protection of the horticultural inter-
ests of New Mexico: Arthur Boyle, VIM.
Locke, j. F. Hinkle, Enos Andrews and R.
Z. Twitchell.
Gov. Princes suggestion, that provis-
ion should be made for the protection of
orchards from thieves with intent to
steal,' was referred to the same commit
tee.
Attention was attracted to the fact that
the noxious Russian thistle, doubtless in
troduced with goods from the east, had
been discovered at the penitentary.
Stringent measures to stamp out the dan
gerous pest we're urged.
On motion of Governor Prince the
chair named L. Bradford Prince, W. s.
II
mittee to prepare amendments to the con-
stitution and bylaws with a view to
broadening the scope of the association.
This committee was instructed to report
at the meeting two weeks hence.
On motion of Mr.. Twitchell the terri
torial Worlds fair commissioners were
requested to donate to the Horticultural
society such fruit jars as they had on
hand for use in the permanent exhibit
contemplated by the society.
Mrs. R. E. Twitchell and Messrs. w. s.
Harroun, M. V. Wilcox, F. N. Wilcox,
james b. Curry and George Marsh were
elected members of the association.
The following resolution, offered by
Governor Prince, was adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Hor-
ticultural society are hereby rendered to
the members of the house of representa-
tives for their courtesy and the interest
they have evinced in the great fruit
growing business of the territory by kindly
affording the use of their legislative
chamber for this meeting.
The meeting then adjourned until
Wednesday evening, February 20, sub ject
to such arrangements as the president
may be able to make.