The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-27
IT WAS WELL ATTENDED
Quarterly Meeting of the Flat
head Horticultural Society.
MUCH GOOD WORK DONE
It Augurs Well for the Fruit Raising In
dustry OF the District-An E:abo-
rate Exhibit Made-Able Ad-
dresses Delivered.

Great Falls, Nov. 26.-The regular
quarterly meeting of the Flathead Hor-
ticultural society, which was held at
Holt and kalispell this month, was the
best attended of anything of the kind
ever held in Northern Montana, and
the future meetings Of the society will
be watched with interest. The Libby
News says that the good done by work
OF the speakers present is impossible
to estimate, and that by proper en-
couragement and an intelligent use Of
the methods known in the raising and
marketing of the product of the or
chard there is every reason to believe
that fruit raising will soon become one
of the principal Industries of the Flat
head valley.
The first day of the meeting was
spent at Holt, at which place Profess
sor Emery, director Of the Montana
Experiment station at Bozeman, made
an address on the cultivation of or
chards. and Professor Cooley, entomol-
ogiSt, gave an address on injurious in
sects. w. H. Sutherlin of the Rocky
Mountain Husbandman also delivered
an address on horticulture
The second day Of the meeting was
held in Kalispell, at which place there
was quite an elaborate display of fruit,
vegetables, grains and other products
of the farm. the whole forming very
creditable showing and speaking vol
umes for the possibilities of the Flat
head valley in this line. The meeting
at Kalispell was called to order by E.
E. Parsons. the president of the asso-
citation, following which Professor EN-
cry addressed the meeting on the sub
ject of organization, and he was fol-
hv Hyya nf
Paul, who gave very interesting lee
ture on the secret of success. She was
followed by Professor Cooley, who adj
dressed the meeting on destructive in
sects
At the afternoon session there were
addresses again by the same speakers,
and the following resolution introduced
by w. H. Sutherlin was unanimously
passed:
"Resolved. That this society goes on
record as opposing all measures tend
ing toward the encouragement Of mo-
nopolists in acquiring by lease large
tracts Of the public domain, and that
we consider all such measures danger
GUS to the commonwealth
At the evening session the society
was addressed again by Mrs. Edwards.
Mrs. Edwards came to kalispell at
the request of Mr.. Whitney, general
passenger agent Of the Great North
GTn, VINO fnaQG Lnc assertion CHaL LTulI
could not grow in Montana, and her
visit was for the purpose of finding
out if Mr.. Whitney was not right. She
expressed herself as very much surpris-
ed at the display made, and said that
she would take a good deal of pleas
ure in making her report to Mr.. Whit
ney. Mrs. Edwards is in the regular
employ of that road in the passenger
department, and her business is look
ing after the productive possibilities of
the various sections through which
the road passes, and her opinion will
carry a great deal Of weight with It.
The displays We're well exhibited, and
nearly all of the business men in Kali
ispell and others were at the court
house room during Friday for the pur-
pose Of seeing it, and there We're many
expressions of surprise at the progress
which the valley has made in this di-
rection the past few years.
J. A. Fossmer, c. r. Asher and F. A.
Spamuth, were appointed committee
to select delegates to the meeting of
the state society at Horse Plains, Mis-
soula county. Kalispell will make an
effort to secure the annual meeting of
the State Horticultural society for 1901,
and the delegates selected will be in
structed to use every effort to accom-
p1ish that result.