The herald., 1897-04-25
Pomona, April II.
THE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
(written for The Herald.)

Cwritten for The Herald.)
A very important factor in the prog.
ress of Southern California has been Its
Pomological society. This society was
| first organized as the Los Angeles Coun-
ty Pathological society in the board OF
trade rooms, Los Angeles, April 4th
1885. The meeting was called to discuss
the matter of controlling insect pests af-
| fecting fruit trees. The constitution
stated that the object of the society
| should be to encourage the culture of all
kinds of fruit to which our climate and
soil is adapted; and the destruction OF
all fruit pests; and also to provide for
the holding of an annual fair.
Besides these objects named, the meet
ings of this society have been occupied
in discussing all questions pertaining to
the growing of all kinds of fruits AMI
nuts adapted to this section of country,
and in this work it has done much to-
wards advancing the prosperity of all the
people of Southern California.
About 500 of the best horticulturists
of Southern California have been men,
bers of this society. Its first officers
were:
President, Hiram Hamilton. orange;
first vice-president. w H. Workman.
Los Angeles; second vice president, ..
H. Cougar Pasadena third vice-presi-
dent Charles Weile, Pomona, secretary,
Fred l.. Allies Los Angeles: treasurer,
j. E. Hollenbeck. Los Angeles; execu-
tive committee. w. H. Workman, A. L.
Kercheval. George Rice; en.omologist,
B. M. Lelong San Gabriel.
Prompt action was taken by this So
ciety to have disease affected fruits
kept out of the country. and to have
united action taken in controlling the
scale pests and keeping them from COM
pletely wiping out our fruit industry.
Our whole fruit industry was seriously
threatened by these pests. But through
this society. united action was had aud
the danger averted.
April Sd, 1890, the name of the society
was changed from Los Angeles County
Pathological society to Pomological So
ciety of Southern California. 1t was also
decided at this meeting to hold the meet
ings of the society semi-annually Ing
stead of quarterly.
In 1891 the society was incorporated
under the state laws of California for a
term of fifty years.
The incorporation board of directors
consisted of Hiram Hamilton. Orange:
H. w. Kruckeberg, Los Angeles; C. C.
Thompson, Pasadena; n. C. Hudson,
South Riverside; N w. Blanchard, San
ia Paula; T. A. Carey, Carey; Frank A.
Kimball, National City; o. P. Chubb,
Riverside; D. Edison Smith, Santa Ana.
A c. Fish, Riverside.
The value of the work done by this So
ciety cannot be estimated. Its work ha 5
extended from the halls of congress to
the minutest detail of fruit growing. At
it's last meeting it called the attention
of our representatives, and senators in
congress to the Importance of protect
ing our great watersheds from fire by
the government maintenance of patrol,
similar to that so effectual in the Yo-
semitic.
Government will listen to large body
of leading men organized into such a
society as this; whereas individual eff
fort could accomplish little or nothing.
But a large portion of our horticulture
lists are not awake to the immense value
of such a society as this, and not nearly
the amount of good is accomplished that
InlRHl De IL EVERY SOll lllltT anu every
business man in Southern California
would join hands in this society and add
their mite towards developing and per-
fecting the resources of this wonderful
summer land. 1t costs but a dollar to
become member, and the annual dues
are but so cents.
The next annual meeting of this soci-
ETY. will be held at Azusa, Thursday and
Friday, May 9Th and 7th, 1897 at whicn
meeting it is very desirab BILE that all soil
tillers in Southern California should be
present and aid in making this society
by far the most important of any society
in the state.
The following are the present officers
of the society: President, c. c. Thomp-
son, Pasadena; president, I. Fl.
Cammack. Whittier; secretary-treasur-
er, d. Edison Smith, Santa Ana; path
ologist, Prof. N. B. Pierce, Santa Ana;
entomologist, Prof. A. ]. McClatchie.
Pasadena; directors, f. o. Kennard,
Glendora; Byron o. Clark, Pasadena
Thomas Stone, Pasadena; James Boyd,
Riverside; G. II. A. Goodwin Los An
geles; o. Handy, Orange; DR.. w. E.
Wall, Tustin: n. w. Blanchard, Santa
Paula; r. NJ. league, San Dimas; c. F.
Loope, Pomona; c. NJ. Heintz. Los An
geles. D. EDISON SMITH.