Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-10
FRUIT GROWERS.
Fourth Annual Meeting Opens
at Horticultural Hall.
Addresses and Reports Given One Of the
Speakers oelayed-offcers Elected
Today's Program,

The annual meetings of that young
but prosperous organization, the Mass
achusetts Fruit Growers Association,
| have constantly increased in interest
with each succeeding year. There prom
ises to be no exception this year for
the fourth annual meeting, which op
ened in horticultural Hall Wednesday
morning, gave opportunity for many
discussions Of interest and profit to the
members of the association. The meet
ing will continue today, with sessions in
the morning and afternoon.
The meeting Wednesday morning OPP
! ened at 1890 o'clock with the venerable
I president. George Cruickshanks, of
| Fitehburg in the chair. The formal ad-
| dress of welcome was then made by
| President o. B. Hadwen of the Worces-
| ter County Horticultural Society, who
/ said;
81 esteem it fortunate for the fruit
| growing interests of the commonwealth
that you assemble in the goodly city
| of Worcester and the Horticultural So
ciety feels honored with the presence of
| so many gentlemen who have distin-
! guished themselves in their special call
| in Gentlemen who have devoted a
| major portion of their lives to the prog
ress of the fruit-growing interests of
! the commonwealth, I most cordially
and heartily welcome you to this our
Horticultural Hall, the recognized head
! quarters of all interests pertaining to
agriculture and horticulture. 1 also es-
| TEEN it fortunate that so many from all
parts of the state can meet together for
interchange of thought and practical
knowledge, coupled with descriptive eX-
perience, tending to develop those re-
sources in the higher art which is SO
essential to promote the real interests OF
| fruit growing. Gentlemen, may the pur-
pose of your coming be accomplished
I in an outgoing and an ingoing ratio,
/ and while you give us the words that
] shall proceed from the heart Of we'll
developed experience, moving all to
greater strivings after the perfection OF
our ideal, may | hope this meeting VIII
prove of sufficient instruction and en-
joyment to induce you to visit us
again."
i Following the address of welcome,
President Cruickshanks read his an
nual address. He stated that since the
organization of the society there had
been a steady increase in membership,
until today it numbered 175 members.
He described two field meetings held
and Arlington, and one on Sept. and
at the Amherst Agricultural College
and the Mount Warner fruit farm OF
Prof. j w. Clark Continuing, he said
1t will be remembered that near the
close of the last annual meeting a mo-
ton was made and carried that ladies
interested in fruit culture be admitted
to membership in our association With
out paying dues. Section of our con-
aa1 am
ber shall pay an admission fee of one dol
lar. and an assessment of one dollar
which shall be due at the annual meet
ing" The vote, therefore, was uncon-
stitutional and void, an amendment
to the constitution being necessary tc
make it operative. Section of the
constitution reads as follows; Amy
amendment to this constitution may
be made by a vote of two-thirds of the
members present and voting, a notice
of a proposed change having been giver
at previous regular meeting" l would
recommend that we procure suitable
| badge, that will fittngly represent oul
association, to be worn at all our reg
lllar meetings. I submit this for youl
consideration.
| May harmony and good feeling pre-.
vail in all our deliberations and dis
| cussions, and may each member fee
!
shall exert is in his own hands and
may this organization be indeed of the
| fruit-growers; by the fruit-groWers
and for the fruit-gFowers of the
state"
The report of Secretary Samuel I
Maynard of Amherst Agricultural Col
| lege included an. interesting account oil
| the last annual meeting and the two
| field meetings held during the year. Al
! the last annual meeting, the most inter
esting discussion was on the question:
| Does the successful cultivation Of the
| peach in. this state depend upon the con-
troll of the peach yellows by legisla-
| tion?" At the close Of the discussion
| Resolved, that the members of the
| Massachusetts Fruit Growers -Associa-
| ton, in annual session assembled, are
| opposed to the enactment of peach
| yellows law in Massachusetts" The re-
port closed: "Your secretary would call
attention to the Importance of a prompt
payment of the annual dues. The great
est value from our meetings comes
| from the facts brought out by the ad-
dress and the discussion by the mem
| bers. This discussion will be taken down
today by a stenographer and arranged
( in such form as shall make it avail
able for the members Of the associa-
| ton"
Following the secretary's report, Eli
| jah W. Wood of West Newton, treas
urer Of the society, read his annual re
port, which was as follows
Re Ell p s.
Cash on hand March 10, 1897 80. $1O9 Il
Annual and admission fees. $50. 81 0O
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