The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-21
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL NEE TING HtlU
LAST NIGHT.
J. Van Lind,ey Reflected Presdent--prof'
Brown, of the Normal College, Score
y--nteresting Session.


Brown, of the Normal College, Secre'
tary-- Interesting Session.
| The meeting was well attended. Inc
interest was great and the spirit OF pro-
gress prevailed. President j. van Llnd-
lev called the eighteenth annual meeting
of the State Horticultural Society to Or
dor last evening in the Mayors ofhce.
He smoke very briefly. He said that the
frnit business in North Carolina had
been very dull since the great freeze
i'm 1894, but he was glad to report a
better outlook now. He referred to the
work of the society, mentioning aoout
the experiment farm, which this society
has had established at Southern Pines.
Prof. w. f. Massey moved that
committee be appointed to recommend
officers of the society for the ensuing
year. since this was the annual meeting.
The chairman appointed as this commit
tee Mr.. Ohio Wilson, DIR. Won Herf ana
Prof. Massey.
While the committee was consulting
Prof: w. A. Withers made a short talk.
He said that the decline IN the price or
farm products was causing more ana
more attention to be paid to horticulture.
He mentioned the work OF the experi-
ment station at Southern Plnes.
Through the efforts of this society the
"Pest Commission" was established by
the Legislature. This commission coll
sists of the Commissioner Of Agriculture
the President of this society and the
State Horticulturalist has done a good
work. A recent examination Of several
nurseries failed to show the presence OF
the San Jose scale and in this fact the
State is to be congratulated. North
Carolina is more fortunate than Virgin
ia and many other States. The com-
mittee on organization reported officers
as follows: ;,
PRESIDENT. Van Lindley, of Gull.
ford.
Vice-President-A. Rhodes, of South
ern Pines.
Secretary-Thomas l.. Brown, Of Gull
ford.
Treasurer-C. B. Edwards, Of Raleigh.
The first vice-presidents from each
Congressional district to be appointed
by the President. The report was ADOPT
ed.
The President thanked the society for
the honor.
Mr.. G. B. Edwards moved to appoint
a committee on membership. He said
that the society came very near getting
an appropriation of $500 from the Leg
islature and he thought with little
work it could be secured from the next
General Assembly.
4 Mr.. Wilson said that this society need
4 not beg the Legislature for an appro-
/ priation since as every one knew the
Agricultural Department was supported
by tax on fertilizers, and he asked, il
the fruit growers did not use part Of
these fertilizers, and If Sc were they
not entitled to at least $500 of the mon
ey derived from this tax? He closed by
moving to have q legislative committee
appointed to- put this before the Legisla-
ture. On motion of Prof. Massey the
president, the secretary and Mr.. We
son were appointed on this committee.
DR.. Won Herff said that he was fami-
liar with fruit growing and that. there
was not better field for fruit growing
and for good horticultural society than
In North Carolina.
Mr.. A. Rhodes congratulated the so
ciety on it's new secretary, Prof. Brown.
He has held the position Of horticultnr-
alist at Biltmore and is now the profess
sor of this science at. the Normal and
Industrial College at Greensboro. He is
just the ufdu the place..
The President appointed on the execu-
tive committee Mr.. G. b. Edwards,
Prof. w. F. Massey and Mr. A. Rhodes.
The chairman said he favored mid
winter meeting. Mr.. May, OF Haywood.
took the same view Of the matter and
hoped 1t would be held in Waynesville.
Mr.. Wilson referred to the fact that
freight rates since some time last year
l. IL xxyhn
released or not released, and also refer
red to the ignorance in packing fruit
prevailing in Western North Carolina.
Mr. May said that he had been shipping
apples for ten years and the price had
always been 35 cents hundred. He
hoped the society would meet in the
west and show the people how to pack
apples.
Prof. Brown, referring to the prevail
ing crude packing methods said
that this was the kind Of
work for the society to do. Gen
eral popular education and this industry
in New York and Michigan and it will
do the same for North Carolina.
Mr.. Wilson then referred to the ad
furnished the society by the German
Kali Works, which is represented at
Southern Pines by DIR. Won Herf. This
company has spent $1,000 at the expert
ment farm in Moore county during the
past three years. The speaker said
that this might he trust or syndicate.
hut he didn't care, he thought the So
ciety should thank them for the great
aid they were rendering IN this work.
The president appointed Mr.. Wilson
and Prof. Massey to prepare suitable
resolutions and send them to the Ger
man Kali Works.
The society then adjourned subject
to the call of the executive committee.
Among the members of the society
present were J. Van Lindlev. G. B. Ed
wards T. L. Brown. A. Rhodes. s. O..
Wilson. w. A. Withers w. r. Massey.
7. A. Nav. Or. d. Reid Parker, and
DIR. Won Herff.
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