The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28
ITS A DECIDED ADVANCE
Organization of the Montana
Horticultural Society.
A LEAGUE TO BE FORMED
Shippers to Work Together to Avoid
overstocking the Market-It Is
Proposed to Make War on
Orchard Pests.

Missoula, Feb. 27.-The organization
| of the Montana horticultural society
is regarded as a decided advance foi
the orchard men of the state If the
| organization is carried on according ia
| the plans of it's organizers, it win un-
| doubtedly result in great benefit to the
fruit raisers and shippers. There are
many improvements to be accomplished
and by organized effort it will be much
easier to do this than it would il the
shippers and growers worked individu-
ally. 1t is not improbable that there
Will be formed here before long ship
pers' league, similar to the one formed
last season by the berry growers. which
resulted so satisfactorily to the latter.
In this way the market is kept SUD-
piled without being overstocked and
the farmers who ship the berries are
enabled to take advantage of the rapid
changes in the market, as they would
not be If they were operating sepa-
rately.
The Horticultural society is some
thing for which the more progressive
fruit men have been working for some
time. Much credit is due to the efforts
of Secretary Edwards for the success
ful accomplishment of the organization
at this time He has been Industrious
~ at work for two years to bring about
this very thing, and now that it has
been so satisfactorily brought about.
he deserves the compliments that he is
receiving for his interest in the mat
ter.
one feature of the meeting that
opened up a fruitful field for the work
of the new society. This was the lively
discussion that was precipitated by the
paper presented by w. Il. Harlan on
the methods of the dishonest commits
sion MIR Harlan raxy he
caiiy commission men their dues and
roasted them artisticalIy. He did not
make his remarks include all commits
sion men, but he showed that he knew
what he was talking about and he did
not mince his words in the least His
talk was good one and was we'll re-
ceived. especially by the fruit growers
wha have suffered from the operations
of this class of dealers. That there are
two sides to this question however.
was clearly shown by the remarks of
MIR. Stewart of Helena. himself COM
mission man. who told of some of the
rascally impositions practiced by I'M
scrupulous shippers of fruit and yege-
tables. The commission mans side
OF the question was clearly and forcibly
presented by him and his remarks car
RED with them the conviction that It
is not the commission man who Is
wholly to blame. The argument that
lnioNeu the remarks OF these two
speakers was an interesting and in
sfructive one, especially to the out
slider. who was enabled to see some of
the tricks OF the trade more clearly
than they had ever been divulged TO
outsiders before. Each side exposed
some of the tricks OF the other and
II the discussion had lasted a little
longer. 1t would have been impossible |
Tor man buying apples or other fruit /
10 know just where to look to find de- /
fects.
In the line of legislation for the ben
eiit of the fruit grower. much work
was outlined and some of ii started /
IL Is proposed at once to start to pro-
tect Montana orchards from the raw
ages of the pests that have SO serl-
,usly injured the fruit business i'm other
sections of the country The orchards
u TINS state are now practically free
rom the presence of the injurious pests
ana II II If possible they should be kept
80. The same protection ought to be
thrown around them by the legislature
nat Is afforded the stock interests ~
legislative enactment.
These are but one or two of the many
ines of work that are presented to the
lew society, and II the new organiza-
ion takes these questions in hand. as
ought. its officers will be busy people
most of tho time The success Of the
rnit growers means prosperity to this
section of the state. and anything that
ENDS TO promote that success is to the
Iecided advantage of the country at
arge.