Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-14
FRUIT GROWERS
Of State Of Maine Consider
the Matter Of Organizing.
Meeting at State House, Last Even
ing, for Conference.
Address by Secretary Knowlton Of The State
Pathological Society.

call recently issued to about i5 of the
most prominent fruit growers in Maine.
a number met, last evening. in the
office of the secretary of the Stare
beard of agriculture.
| The meeting was an interesting one,
and, as several of the speakers re-
marked, a profitable one, opening up
as it did, some striking and important
| features of the shipment of fruit. APP
pies especially, from Maine-a point of
by no means inconsiderable interest to
the farmers, great and small.
| The result of the meeting was the ap-
on motion of Secretary McKeen, which
should consider the matter of organ
ization and report at the adjourned
meeting to be held. this morning at
10 o'clock: Charles s. Pope of Man
leicester. r. Alden of Winthrop, p. H.
| Knowlton of Pennington, w. A. Luce
of South Union. and V. w. True of
| New Gloucester.
| The meeting. this morning, will be
held in G. A. r. hall.
| Mr. Pope of Manchester, presided at
the meeting, introducing, beside Sec
rotary Knowlton of the State Pomo-
logical Society, the following: r. Alden
of Winthrop, r. II. Gardiner, Esq, of
| Gardiner; Secretary McKeen, w. A..
Luce, South Union; Lewis Beal of
| skowhegan. ]. w. True of New
| Gloucester, and Prof. Elijah Cook of
New York
| The majority seemed to be of the
opinion that an organization in Maine
would materially help the smaller sell
ers in domestic markets and the heavier
lones in foreign shipments by means of
the distribution of information in the
former case thus delivering the sellers
from the mercy of the so-called tramp
buyers, and in the latter case, enable
by means Of foreign representative,
to look after sales on the other side.
shipments, etc, and prevent, which is
now said to be the case the dishonesty
Of some of the purchasers there.
Secretary Kncwlton's remarks, ex
planning so clearly aid Interestingly
What has been done and the advaa-
tages waieh might be derived from a
Maine fruit growers association, are as
follows:
The necessity for some form of CO.
operation among fruit growers vas made
cons3 .Icuous. the pastFesestsoh. The mat
ter was discussed somewhat among
prominent fruit growers early Ia the sea
| son, but at that time no way appeared
| feasible and 50 the matter was dropped
until our winter meeting in Winthrop,
| where someone proposed question as
to the outlook for fruit culture III Maine.
| Il WAS the lot OF the speaker TO address
| the fruit growers upon this subject AS
urged by him then, three points were
| considered rs essentials Of successful
fruit culture in Maine The points were
! the more general use of fruit at nome ana
| broad increased production Of the best
fruits at the least cost. and, last, the
proper handling of the fruits in market
ing them.
prominent members of Winthrop
| Grange then took the matter up and IN
| V.tcd the speaker to visit them and dis
cuss the matter before their grange. rms
visit resulted IN me choice 81 Il t"iii mini.
tee on the plIt u tIc Si'iiAe WI" "
instructed TO invite tne i'reSI1iciit' so
| lAFY ana treasurer oL tHV I"iiiiS 50
| tomoioSlca society 70 ul'tc W. 1astii
IN selecthg delegates rom NdI1ouS POI 80. -
OF the state 10 meet "tth titil t,i1 ~
TINS important mdttel iui t''ei Noil9'"Si'
ton ,.,.,,,.
| 1HIS' StHllcilSi H. - tl.S oN' 80 ~
beng Assembled mere, tNts tNe"'i,7. "t''
not expect ~ eith't VI VIZ " .. -
meet lungs anything more man 10 th.u .l,,i
a. many ~ posSiolc ~ 'IS M " W. ~ ~
Tor the SUBJECT Is Il Dig one: dil any, u"iV 80
US were then shlleithtiN ANNA ~, -
me fhtrk oSs 70 ntt'rl In W -; 49,
~ once het' az iii''H ut''n9 ~, -. IN
matters Which ought ." "c ~ d" 49, -
uiiet ',sto''' ~ n' i,t oil' go
mistakes at t!le our SET ,.- mt
As an iltfoduclioll 10 ,H' ~ 800, . ~,
evening hl M slNN ~" 81 u, =" - - - -,
reference 10 tlie pas y 80. ~ ~ e.,
,nl SITUATION OF the hIustly III ,ne o'' ~
Inc af'le crop 'l lh'o We d IL III ny
III itu parts 81 'ie .""!'ti - ~ ~. -
apple Sf"Wtra hdi - uit 90 SILL ~ 80
towns SlatiStifS WI '' ~ ,,,
Some i@ea 81 n. l'us' ,i.ti, -, ,,,,5ch
| .o'dte. ti ~ nv ~, ~ - ,,,to tatrrs IN Nai1In
Is one OF Ihe I1St "pp'e w, , -, ~
~ ltlihclS htu i'loie ,c oe ooo - r,,t
| | sell, dSEEcSdliAS OWL %v''V N''i i'''