The San Francisco call., 1899-07-06
The Mayor Welcomes
the Association.
MADE AN HONORARY MEMBER
MUCH WORK Is ACCOMPLISHED
AT THE SECTION MEETINGS.
President Armsby Delivers His An
nuaI Address at the Night Ses-
sion-Secretary of Agricul-
ture's Congratulations

tural Colleges and Experiment Sta
; tions began yesterday morning in the
Academy of Sciences. hall. The meet
ing was called TO order shortly before
10 o'clock by President Henry P. Armsby
Of Pennsylvania Mayor Phelan occupied
a seat upon the rostrum to the right OF
the president, while upon his left was
Henry H. GoodelI OF Massachusetts, chair
man OF the executive committee. Presl-
dent Armsby announcsed that the conVen-
tion would be formally opened with
prayer, which was offered by SECOND wee
President Charles S. Murkland OF New
Hampshire. Before any business was con-
sidered the president introduced Mayor
Phelan, who upon the part of the State
and the city of San Francisco welcomed
the members Of the convention
He said. Gentlemen Of the Association
of American Agricultural Colleges and Ex-
r,eri1neut Stations: We of San Francisco
are pleased to welcome you. We know
that San Francisco is far remote from the
great educational centers, and there
fore We feel the compliment paid TO US
BY your association coming such great
distance for the purpose of holding ITS
deliberations. A programme has been az
ranged by which you are TO be SHOWN our
State You are TO be taken through the
Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, san Joaquin ana
Sacramento valleys. You VIII see our inlIIT
ms grain and horticultural interests.
ST0T what your Judgment will mean to
the State, and we invite it in the interest
of the State ! trust that your soJouTh
here viii be pleasant one, ana heartlly
welcome you 20 San Francisco
President Arn.sby responded. he sald
that the members OF the aSSoclaupH Wei
6eeuIy grateful to the Mayor Tor his vel
come. I'VE have heard much, continued
he of California, the empire state OF the
West and We anticipate with pleasure
our inspection OF il. We accept your "ti-
come in our representative capacity Iol
we have come TO see and examine your
resources OF which we have hearu 50
much What little we have seen OF the
State has been far beyond our eApeGla-
riOns and / can assure you that we Shall
make known throughout the country the
things that We ind mere.
AT the conclusion Of President ArmSbE ,
response First Vice President Joseph t.
Stubbs of Nevada moved that Mayor me
Ian h. elected an honorary member OF the
association and invited to paruclpate IN
The deliberations OF the convention Inc
motion was unanimously carried ana me
Mayor briefly thanked President Arh9py
for the honor conferred upon him by the
The roll call by States was the next
business after which the convention re-
ceived the report of the executive com
IniUtee This was offered by Henry ID.
G0ode0 II was lengthy and exhaustive
in matter of detail, dealing WITH the IOu-
tine work of the association. Inc report
sT1oI1ced that F,lwood Mead an expert
in charge OF the irrigation research IN
the Office of experiment stations in WASH
ington. u. 9, would be allowed the moor
for I'VE minutes Mead briefly outlined
The necessity Of irrigation and invited the
members Of the association TO attend
convention to be held in Montana next
SeDrember when this question Will be
given a practical and theoretical Demon
sJraJiOn-
The report of the finance committee was
next read, and upon motion the president
appointed an auditing committee OF tEree
TO examine it and report back 70 the CON
T.l#sa frg. ~ -
was the hearing Of the general reports OF
the Chairmeu Of the various sections. Ihe
first was that of agriculture ana c6eInis-
try. and Director Joseph L. HIS or YER
mont, chairman OF the section, read
most interesting paper upon the detail
work Of the section during the past year.
The reports were all limited to twenty
minutes The section on botany and
horticulture. of which Professor Louis ii.
IammeI of Iowa is chairman did not re
port because he was sunerlng from Such
q severe cold that he did not feel able to
read his paper, and he begged the lndul-
genCe of the convention, ana was allowed
a continuance. There was no report from
the section Of college work. President
Charles s Murkland chairman of the
section Of mechanic arts, made brief
but very interesting report. in which he
gave some idea Of the Importance of the
student work % the ASSOCIATION, ana ne
also discussed the best methods OF secur-
ing this work from the student. Several
of the minor committees were not ready
Upon the motion Of Henry H. GoodeI.
10 o'clock this morning was set as the
time for the convention TO receive the
Justin S. Morrill, Of Vermont, which will
be offered by President Matthew II. Buck
ham Of that State A. G. True. the bibliO-
eraDher Of the association, next made his
Teutrt which was very concise and com
DIete He is director Of the experiment
stations of the Department Of Agriculture
read from Chancellor Mclean Of the Uni
versity Of Nebraska, stating that he had
resigned the presidency OF that institu-
ton to accept the PRESIDENCY or the Uni
versity Of Iowa and that as he was no
longer eligible for membership in the as
ISOLATION It was with great regret that he
rendered his resignation. Being a mem
ber of the committee on graduate study
the chairman Of the executive committee
was instructed to fill the vacancy. An
invitation from the California state Floral
Society was read before the convention.
The members OF the association are to
be rendered q. reception tomorrow after
noon in the parlors Of the Occidental
Hotel from to o'clock. The invitation
was accepted. The convention then ad-
journed.
The major portion Of the afternoon was
devoted TO the various section meetings.
The section of mechanic arts met in Par
lor p. Occidental Hotel, at o'clock, with
Charles S. Murkland presiding. William +.
Giikinson Of Wyoming read paper on
The Practical Importance of Indus
trials" He advocated doing away with
the exercise system and making the work
constructive The paper was discussed
at some length by c. L. Cory of the Uni
versity of California, f. Paul Anderson,
Kentucky. and w. X. Patterson, Ken
lucky
The Electrical Engineering Laboratory
In Its Relation to Local Engineering
Work was the subject of an extensive
paper by Mr.. Cory He said in substance
that the college laboratory should be more
I'm touch with the electrical work Of the
State and that, if necessary, the labora-
tory should be moved from place to place,
50 as TO keep It in touch with this work
The section of agriculture and chemistry
met at 2 o'clock in the Mills building, J.
/. Hills of Vermont presiding. Four in
teresting papers on THE Alkali Soils
were read and discussed. The entire dis
cussion was purely technical in language
and treatment. Professor r. II. Lough-
ridge, University Of California, took the
place Of Professor z. w. Higard, Uni
versity Of California, who was unable to
be present on account Of i'll health He
read a paper on The Alkai Soils Of the
Pacific Coast and Their Utilization" B.
z Bunum Of Wyoming read a paper on
,'Alkali Lands in Wyoming" A Gass-
New Mexico. one on "Alkali in New Mex
Lco, and F. w: Traphagen, Montana, one
on "Alkali in Montana"
The section of college work met in Par
bor A, OCCIDENTAL Hotel Neither President