The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Last Day of the Montana Fruit
growers Meeting.
THE LIST OF THE AWARDS
Chairman Harlan Discussed Small Fruits.
The Protective Fruit Pest Bill the
Subject of a Spirited De-
te-Resolutions.

| was largely attended to-day and Z
| number of new faces OF prominent frui
| growers of the state were seen at to-
days meeting. The convention wa.
called to order by Chairman Harlan
| at 10 o'clock this morning. Most Of
the morning session was taken up b,
the committee on awards. On motion
the chair appointed committee OF
three on resolutions. consisting Of
Henry r. Buck. r. Southerin and NJ
/ Mcdonald.
Chairman Harlan gave a very inter-
| esting talk on small fruits He said he
had successfully grown cherries, plums,
pears and grapes and advised the fruit
growers to pay more attention to small
fruits. He said he had found the Bart
lett. Flemish and Clapp Beauty pears
10 be the best adapted to our soil and
climate
The discussion on the provisions of
the protective fruit pest bill a bill
that the State horticultural society
VIII ask the next Legislature to pass,
brought out very spirited debate and
proved that the members of the con-
vention are statesmen and parliament
tarians as well as fruit raisers and
farmers. Messrs. Whitesides. Dallman.
Southerlin, Willis and Harlan took part
in the debate, but the most impassioned
argument was made by our own farm
er-actor Daniel Il. Bandmann Mr..
Bandmann proved to the satisfaction
of his hearers that he knew as much
about fruit raising and state-craft as
he did about play acting. The bill was
finally referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
Mr.. Carmichael extended an invita-
ton TO the association to hold their
next annual meeting in Hamilton. Mr..
DIfhprlin I.
lected as the next place of the meeting,
and the motion was seconded by MIR,
Willis of Plains and carried by accla-
nation.
Mr.. Bandmann moved that the ex-
ecutive committee be instructed not
To nix the date of the next convention
until the moon was full" so that the
farmers near Hamilton might attend
the night sessions. Mr.. McLain sug-
gested that Bitter RIOTERS did not get
full themselves. and did not care when
the moon did.
The committee on awards reported as
follows
Red McIntosh-First, Bandmann.
second. Lehson
Delaware Red--First. Gilbert: second
Lehson.
Ben Davis-First. Coleman: second.
Gilbert.
r. /. Green-First Gilbert: second
Bass.
Tallow Bellnower-First. cave; see
ond. Bass
Scots Red-First A. p. Williams.
second. Burrows.
Winter King-First, Mrs. Rose.
Red Butrainer-First. j. &. Jones.
Wallbridge-Ffrst, Lehson: second,
Gilbert.
Mann-First, Gilbert: second 1,eb-
Fall Water-First, Lehson; second.
Cave.
Russian sandy-First, Harlan. sec
ond, Cave.
Russian Boiker-First. Harlan.
Pewankee-F'irst, Lehson; second,
Bass
Alexander-First, Lehson: second.
Bass.
Rawles Jonet-First. Cave; second
Bass.
Northern spy-First, Bass; second
Mowken.
Gan-First. G. c. Willis.
Bethel-First, Bass
Starke-First Lehson; second. f. l..
Cook
Roman Stark-First Bass: second.
Lehson.
Golden Russet-First. Bandmann.
Golden Pippin-First, Lehson: sec
ond, Carmichael
Salm Sweeting-First Lehson: sec +
ond. Humble.
Roman Beauty-First. Mrs. Rose.
Esopus Spitzenberg-Firs Mrs.
Rose; second Bass.
Inc evening session opened with a
discussion of fruit growing.
questions of interest being asked and
The Northern Pacific rail-
Dad asked and was granted leave Ia
the fruit exhibit for the pur
'ose of advertising the fruit lands of
iontana. DIR. Wilcox gave an enter
aiming talk upon honey bees and their
'eneficial relations to fruit of all kinds.
l resolution offered by Mr. Southerlin,
cad by the secretary and adopted by
exclamation, was as follows
Resolved. That this society disap-
foves of the proposed plan of the gov
fnment ceding lands In Northern and
-astern Montana To this state, believing,
S IT does, that the best interests of this
Dung state at large demands that said
ahds De located upon by settlers who
eed homes and are willing to occupy.
eelaim and develop the same That the
eding or said lands to the state would.
nder the present manner of leasing,
nable few people TO possess and
lonopolize the same, greatly to the det-
lment OF its settlement and the adj
aneement of the agricultural industries
{ this commonwealth"
The report of the committee on reso- |
itions reported the following resolu-
ons. which were read to the convea-
on and adopted by reclamation:
resolved. That the thanks of this
1eiety be extended. first. to the people
Mfssoula for their boundless hospital
v; second, TO the commissioners for the
Sc OF the court house; third, to Profess ,
us craig, Elrud and other officers of ,
he Montana university: fourth, to Pro-
ssors Emory Wilcox, Jennings and
hers of the Bozeman experimental sta
on nth, 10 the newspapers of the sta,e 1
II their liberal notices and fair re-
ofts, sixth, to Frank NJ. Klein. for the
rustic programme; seventh. To our ef- ,
aient co-laborer Daniel r. Bandmann.
n his distinguished services and I'M ,
ring efforts as chairman of the COM ,
lttee on legislative needs: eighth. to
II able secretary. c. II. Edwards, FOR ,
$ efficient work. ninth. that we rec ,
snize in the Montana Fruitgrower
eat help and benefit 10 the fruitgrow-
: OF Montana, and it is hereby desig-
ited as the official organ OF this So
ely Tor the coming year: tenth that in