The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-14
THE MIDWlNTER MEETING.
Elaborate Programme Will BE Rendered
at the Meeting.

VI the montana HORTICULTURAL society
has prepared the programme which is
to be observed at the mid-winter meet
ing of the association at Hamilton on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb.
% to 81 There is now every indication
that the attendance at the gathering
will be unusually large, and a glance
at the programme will show a number
CT subjects interesting alike to the Wis
itor. exhibitor and producer.
The officers of the association are as
follows: s. NJ. Emery, director expert
ment station, Bozeman, president; Hon.
w. B. Harlan, Como. vice president;
Hon. Fred Whiteside, Kaispell, vice
president; Hon. ]. w. Strevel, Miles
City, vice president; D. E. Bandmann,
Misscula, vice president: r. N. Suther-
lin, White Sulphur Springs vice presi
dent. Trustees, c. c. Wills, Plains; D.
c. Bass, Stevensvlle; T. A McClain.
Carlton; a. Hollensteiner. Lo Lo, treas
urer; c. H. Edwards, Missoula, secre-
tary.
The following hotels have made spe-
cial rates: The Ravalli, $3.50 per day;
the Hamilton, SIPS.
The Northern Pacific Great North
ern, c., B. & Q. and the Oregon Short
Line railroads have made a rate of
one rate and a fifth upon the certificate
plan. This plan provides that if so full
fares are paid and receipts taken for
them, the agents Of the various lines
will, upon presentation of these so GER
tificates by the secretary of the society,
order return fare of one-fifth. All
persons are therefore urged to purchase
tickets one way, taking a receipt from
the. agent and to present the same
to the secretary upon their arrival at
the meeting. All delegates desiring to
take advantage of the reduced hotel
rates should also apply to the secre-
tary for a certificate.
The following programme will be OBJ
served: All morning sessions will be-
gin at $50 o'clock: afternoon sessions
at . o'clock, and evening session at
1870 o'clock.
Remember that the hours set for
opening means the time stated, not 80
minutes later. "
First day. Thursday, Feb 90, 2:3o p.
m.--Call to order by the president Ad-
dress of welcome by Hon. W. N. Nc
Crackin. Response by President S. NJ.
Emery.
Reading of the minutes of previous
meeting. @
Reports Of standing committees.
Appointment of committees.
Orcharding-"Clean Cultivation of the
Orchard" T. A. Mccain, Carlton.
"Orcharding, With Other Crops" c.
F. Dallman, Missoula
Irrigation of the Orchard" Swan
Johnson, Hamilton, and w. B. Nc
Laughlin. Corvallis.
Orchard Soils" c. c. Willis, Plains,
Alfred Cave. Missoula.
Evening session, Thursday evining,
Feb. 90. 1880 o'clock.
Report OF select committees.
Apples and Pears for Montana
Hon. W. B. Harlan. Como; Thomas
Burroughs, Corvallis; j. A. Cottrell
Carlton.
Pruning Apples and Pear Trees
II. A. Carmichael, Hamilton; l.. La
coursier, Victor.
Apple and Pear Trees: Their Char
acteristics, Bearing Qualities, Etc."-D.
McGregor, Stevensville: H. A. Car
michael. Hamilton.
Winter Protection for Apple and
Pear Trees'-Fred Gilbert, Lo 10.
Intensive Farming in SWITZERLAND
Mr.. Edwards of Home and Garden,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Top Ora ftng' with practical illus
trations-Hon. w. B. Harlan.
Second day, Friday morning, Feb. "a,
$3.50 o clock.
Unfinished business.
Payment of dues.
Winter Protection for Small Fruits"
j. e. Hauf, Woodside; II. II. Grant
Grantsdale.
Bench Lands for Fruitful. c. B,
Colville, MisouIa.
Fertilization of Small Frutts"-S. NJ
Emery, Bozeman; L. j. B. Chapman,
Holt.
Fruit Culture in the Flathead'-
Hon. Fred Whiteside, Kalispell.
Wealthy and Alexander Apples and
How to Grow Them"-R. Parkhurst,
Corvallis.
Afternoon session Friday, Feb. "a.
2:30 o'clock.
New business.
Packing Fruit"-Mrs. D. f. Band
mann; Missoula; Mrs. Fred Gilbert.
Lo Lo.
Cooperation in Marketing Fruit
T. l.. Lewis, MissOula.
Horticulture Should Be Taught in
Our Public Schools''-E. A. Carlton,
superintendent, Helena: j. j. Bond,
Victor.
Buyers and Dealers'-A. NJ. Stevens,
Missoula.
Our Fruits in Omaha'-W. II. Suth-
erln, White Sulphur Springs.
The Yellowstone COuntry'-I. D.
O'Donnell. Billings.
Fruit the Mainstay of Western Mon
tana'-D. E. Bandmann and A. L.
Stone. Missoula.
Evening session, Friday Feb. "a, 40
o'clock.
Bitter Root Orchards and a Talk on
Them with stereopticon views by NJ
J. Elrod, Missoula biologist University
of Montana.
Bees in Montana'-Dr. E. V. Wilcox.
state entomologist, Bozeman.
retrospective Markets for Montana
Fruits''-R. Rantoul, division freight
agent Northern Pacific railway, st.
Paul.
The social part of Friday evenings
programme will be announced during
the meeting.
Morning session. Saturday, Feb. Is,
$3.50 O'Clock.
Grapes in the Bitter Root. e.
Hauf, WoOdsde
Best Varieties of Plums, Cherries
and Peaches for Montana, and Their
Cultivation"-Fred Gilbert, Lo 10; T.
A, Mccain; Carlton. -
Peaches, Bearins"-J L. Jones' Flor
ence; l.. A. Pennoyer, Hamilton.
Other subjects for discussion will be
during the meeting.
Real Estate Transfer.
Misscula, Feb. 13.-George F. Brooks
and wife to-day conveyed to Frank f.