The Delta independent., 1896-03-04
Annual Meeting Of the Horticultural Beard.

The opening session OF tho annual
meeting OF the horticulturists of Color.
ado was held last Wednesday at the
Office OF the state horticultural board,
and large rumber OF horticulturists
FROM over the state were in attendance.
The rooms were admirably decorated
the especial feature being some OF the ex-
hibits and devices used at the Worlds
fair. There were also u great many
magnificent specimens Of apples and
other products. Through the courtesy
OF Mrs. c. r. Gallup, the rooms were
further decorated with carnations and
ferns from the green houses in Denver.
The opening address. as announced in
the program. was by Governor McIntire,
and he congratulated the organization
on its growth and progress. The COVER
nor was introduced by president Coburn
OF the board Of horticulture. The gov
ernor spoke in part as follows:
II am glad to meet the members OF the
horticultural society and those engaged
in horticulture. l suppose that in view
OF the fact that the rest OF the world
looks on Colorado solely as mining
state it will be a shock for them to dis
cover that it is as well fruit-raising
state. As fruit-raising state l believe
II has no superior, yet when make that
statement it will probably be met with
the same surprise that We always find
when we speak OF other resources than
mining" The governor then referred to
the early experiments in fruit raising and
spoke OF Fremont county as one OF the
first to commence the raising OF apples,
in which il is still in the lead. In con
clusion, the governor said that there
were two things which entered principal
ly into the business OF frui. raising
One was to keepup the quality OF the fruit
and the other was TO keep the fact that
as good fruit is raised here as anywhere
before the public"
Ut. Cornforth made an able response
to the governors address. He called
attention in particular to the fact that
since the business OF fruit raising has
reached such stage it was emphatically
necessary that the Legislature make ar
adequate appropriation for the hor.
ticultural board in order that the in
tcrests Of the fruit raisers could be pro.
tected.
President W. S. Coburn o; Hotchkiss.
Colo, then delivered short address
He reviewed the growth OF the business
Of horticuturists had derived from the
State Agricultural college.
Mrs. Shute. secretary OF the state
board OF horticulture. then submitted
her report Iand address, She spoke OF
tho progress tha, has been made since
the horticultural society was organized
in 1880. and the great attraction which
the Colorado pomo!osical display was at
the Worlds fair. In conclusion Mrs.
Shute said: To obtain kouwledge' OF
the development OF the fruit industry in
all it's departments, and to dispense this
knowledge. is one OF the very essential
features OF tho state board. To advise
the new fruit grower Alright and TO keep
him from costly mistakes. to discuss at
the annual r,eeting the things he desires
to know and to throw new light on his
work, that ho may make success OF his
business, are among it's chief duties"
The semi.annual report OF the board.
as submitted to tho secretary OF state.
was then rcad.-Dcnver Times.
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