The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-01-14
THEY Will ALL Be HERE.
rhs Fruit Growers and Leading Buyers
Will Capture Yakima Next Week.
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM ARRANGED
Yakima Very Literally Dealt with
in the Matter OF state Appoint.
meuts-Some Interesting Notes
From the Lo yver Counsy.

in the Matter OF state Appoint.
memts-Some Interesting Notes
From the Lo wer County.
On Tuesday and Wednesday Of next
week will occur in this city the fourth an
nual convention OF the Northwest Fruit
Growers association. Dr. N. q. Blalock
Of Walla Wala, president of the assoca-
ton, will preside over the deliberations
Of the convention. An attractive pro-
gram has been prepared and all citizens
OF North Yakima are invited to attend
the meetings. The evening sessions will
consist OF addresses by good speakers,
and music will be provided by the best
musical talent in the city. Mason's
opera house should be filed to the doors
on each evening. The day sessions will
be taken up by the routine business of
the convention, and 10 the reading of pa
pers by expert horticulturalists. The
reading OF these papers will be followed
by general discussions. The fruit grow
ers of Yakima county will hear good
many things that will interest them in
these papers and discussions, and should
arrange to attend all of the meetings.
Following is the program:
TUESDAY.
I0a. m.-Calling convention to order.
Reading OF minutes.
Appointment of con- mittees. ta) Legis-
lation; (b) transportation; (c) nomencla-
ture; I'D resolution.
Report of standing committees.
Transportation by DR. n. G. Blalock,
Walla Wslls.
Responses; by representatives of traffic
departments of railroad companies.
AFTERNOON.
Legislation; J. NJ. Gilbert, North Yaki-
ma.
Suggestions for Combating Injurious
Insects; Etomoligist G. V. Piper, Pull
man.
Cooperation; Willis Brown, Portland.
Following this subject, marketing and
lhe most approved methods of distribut-
ing fruits to the various markets, will be
discussed by the iruit commission mer-
chants and the fruit shippers present.
New business, or business communi-
cations.
Music.
Address of welcome by the Mayor and
representative of Yakima fruit growers.
Response. by the President, Or. N. q.
Blalock.
Music.
Addresses by representatives OF trans
portation companies, fruit commission
merchants and by other visitors. Adj
dresses will be interspersed with music.
WEDNESDAY.
FORENOON.
Continuation of any unfinished topic
or discussion.
Picking, Grading and Packing; w. S.
Of'ner, Walla Wala.
Methods OF Pruning and Suggestions
to Orchardists, J. A. Balmer, Pullman.
Pollination of Fruit Blossoms; DIR. J.
Cardwell, Portland, Or.
AFTERNOON.
Report of committees and continuation
of unfinished work il any.
Best Results in Fruit Culture by Irriga-
ton; L. A. Porter, Lewiston, Idaho.
Fruit Growing in British Colum bia
E. Hutchinson, Ladners. b G.
Fruit Growing in Yakima Comfy and
Central Washington; Joseph Lannin,
Sunnyside.
Nut Culture in the Pacific Northwest
H. E. Bosch, Hillsdale, Oregon.
Discussion on the reports Of the trans
portation and legislative committees.
EVENING.
The second evening will be devoted to
instructive and entertaining addresses by
members and representatives Of the Agri
cultural college, at Corvallis, Or. Uni
Ncf5ltfJ "ootoWt luabo, Iiuu' H. ".
McCrosky, Garfield, Wash. J. r. An
derson, Victoria, B. c.; E. II. Libby,
Lewiston, Idaho, and others. The ad-
dresses will be interspersed with music.
Tree Food and How to Get 1t, will be
treated by Prof. Charles P. Fox, Moscow.
Idaho.
Strawberries, Strawberry Jelly and
Palouse Apples in the Kitchen, will be
discussed by ladies of the Moscow, Ida
no, university.
HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Joseph Lannin Of Sunnyside, and Jas.
M. Gilbert of this city will represent
Yakima county on the program.
s. G. Fulton OF Portland, and Samuel
l.. Moore, will represent the Northern
Pacific railway at the convention.
A. B. Jackson, of Spokane, who is
travelling agent of the G. B. & Q. railroad
will be among the interested visitors.
Representatives OF fifteen commission
houses of Montana, North Dakota, Min.
nesota and Manitoba will be present at
the convention.
1t ia more than likely that Prof. j. A.
Baimer OF our state agricultural college
will tell our fruit growers how to treat
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