Arizona republican., 1899-10-21


on marketing fruits, in which he
He pointed to the benefits which had
been derived from the fruit exchanges
of southern California. Without such
an arrangement he did not believe
that fruit growing could be profitably
carried on, and he cited the decadence
of certain lines on account of the lack
of such cooperation as he had sug-
lgested.
Shipping fruit was the subject of a
paper by Walter Hill, which was prac-
tically a reply to Mr.. Purdy's paper.
The growing of fruit, said Mr.. Hill,
was one business and the marketing
of it another. In the first place the
grower cannot afford the time that
must be spent in marketing. 1t would
be more proitably employed in the
business of raising better fruit, for
which there would be a greater de-
mand. In a later discussion of this
subject called out by remarks by Mr..
Purdy, Mr.. Hill told some plain, but,
perhaps, wholesome truths. The
coarsest, scrubbiest deciduous fruits
he had ever seen were grown in the
valley. His description would apply to
all the fruits except the oranges. He
attributed the bad quality of the fruit
to the shiftless methods employed.
When this condition of affairs is cor
rected there will be something on
which to base a claim for better prices.
Fruit growing is a business and not a
side line. One cannot preach and raise
fruit nor can he successfully raise fruit
and spend half his time peddling it
around town. Raise the right kind of
will
not have to peddle it; customers will
come after it,
This subject was extensively dis
cussed. J. E. Bettler's experience with
fruit exchanges had not been advan-
tageous to him. President Gulley be
lieved that any cooperative society
without a trained business man to di-
rect it was doomed to failure. Other
speakers on fruit exchanges and favor
able to their operation were w A.
Wilson and Professor A. J. McClatchie.
The afternoon session was ended by
question box discussion On the Alfalfa
Root Rot" Professor McClatchie said
the disease was incident to plants hav-
ing a tap root such as alfalfa and the
cotton plant. The tap root is attacked
by a fungus about six inches below the
surface of the ground. The rot ex- |
tends, forming a small and irregular /
circle within which the alfalfa is killed. |
The ring ceased to widen in October, !
but in June the fungus renews opera /
tions. Professor McClatchie said there /
was no other remedy than to pillow up |
the alfalfa and plant the ground to
grain or some other growth having a
fbrous root. for a few years, when it
might be replanted to alfalfa.
]. w. Woclf had a remedy. He had
observed that the fungus ever moves
outward ard when an area of alfalfa
had been killed by it, the ground with
m the ring described by Professor Nc
Claiche had been successfully re-
sown.
The meeting last night was opened
with a solo by Professor j. L. John
5ton of Tempe. Professor Johnston
laced the largest audience ever gath
cred by the association The hall was
crowded with representative from all
parts of the valley. President anapay
parts of the valley.
President Gulley introduced Profess
ior ]. w. Smith of the normal school
# Tempe. Professor Smith spoke to
IN audience that was strange to him
IS it was his first public appearance in
he territory. Mr.. Smiths theme was
The Industrial Side of the Public
SCHOOL, The speaker said that the
American people might differ on all A.:
ther subjects, but they did not the
question of good public schools. \
alton to be great must be great po-
ticalIy, must have good stable,
trong government, must be great
and last, but by no
leans least, it must be great educa- .
onaIly. a nation may be great in the
rst three directions, but if lacking in 1
he last it falls short of a great ma
on. 1
II nationalities. This conglomerate {
opulatiOn must. be assimilated- This
an be done only by crowding the chill
rem of these people into the public 4
-hools. The public school is a nur
Irer of patriotism. The public school a
evelops intellect and thinking pow
s, and turns out men and women ca &
able of weighing governmental ques-
ons.
The public schools have had thrust
pom them in late years a new course
study. The schools heretofore a
lrned the youth of the land in the re-
1rements for political thought. The {
dust.ial course of the present public
hooI prepares the youth for the diff &
rent walks of life. 1t is preparing :
lie student for a citizen of a great q
dustrial nation. They, however, are .
IT doing what they should. The Z