Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-10
THE BUGOLOGISTS.
Entertaining Themselves 10 Give a Sten-
Ographer and the Printers a Prof
table Job.
Small Attendance Of Fruit Growers and
Large Attendance Of Pests Who
Prey of the Public.

Friday and Saturday have been black
letter days for bugs md middle men.
The state horticultural society has been
in session in Salem for the two DAYS,
and the two above-named drawbacks 10
the Willamette valley have been the
subjects Of discussion. The first named
has been let off easy but the middle-man
question has received marked attention.
The necessity for organization and coz
operation among fruit growers has been
conceded by all, except perhaps the rep
resentatives Of the commission mer-
chants, and various plans have been dis
cussed.
The meetings have been held at the
city hall i'm the council chamber, which
has been tastefully decorated with flags,
bunting, flowers and some jars Of canned
fruit.
These fruit growers meetings have
been very much Of farce. Those paid
out Of the treasury 10 conduct these
gatherings do not seem TO care whether
the public attends or not, so he gets his
salary, per diem and mileage, and holds
down his job. Three private citizens
worked up good attendance at the late
meeting Of the Marion county society as
a matter Of local pride, but they did not
belong 10 the political aristocracy at all.
In addition TO the fact that the pres
ence Of state convention of fruit grow
ers in our midst was not made known
through the press or by the labors OF
any self-sacriiicing local committee, the
practical farmers and horticulturalists
who are not able 10 hire their work done,
and have TO rustic to pay taxes for the
bugologists, are all very busy taking
advantage of the long-dolayed fair
weather, and the attendance has been very
small About fifty persons were in at
tendance Friday afternoon and evening
perhaps u dozen being actually engaged
in ;he raising Of fruit as an important
part Of their means Of livelihood. This
small turnout is undoubtedly due in a
great degree 10 the fact that the press
has not been used to let the country
people know what was about 10 be done
But VI. +. Pogue has been employed
10 take stenographic report of the
meeting this being necessary in order
that the members Of the state board may
read their own speeches and draw their
salaries That report will be printed
at state expense and will undoubtedly
contain much valuable information that
will afterwards be sold to the junk
dealers at 5Oc II hundred pounds.
Friday afternoon, reports were heard
from different sections rs TO manner Of
marketing product and the progress
that was made in the way Of cooperative
marketing. While excellent results are
reported from sections where co-opera-
tion has been intelllgently carried out,
yet the sent among those who are
practically in the business of growing
fruit Tor the purpose Of making living
does not seem to be so strongly in favor
Of cooperative marketing as could be
wished. Some hali-heartcd and poorly
managed trials in Oregon have not been
successful, and much change must take
place in the ideas of practical fru IT,
growers before they can reap the bene-
fits of successful cooperation.
There was general discussion, partic-
ipatcd in by a dozen speakers, during
the afternoon.
The evening meeting was attended boy
about 80 people, and the program was
carried out as planned, except that GOV.
Geer was not present togivc his address,
and the Minnesota man who was "a tell
M how 20 raise apples in Oregon failed
10 materializc.
Mayor Bishop give short address OF
welcome in his pleasant manner, and
II, h. Miller gave the address ON coop
GRAFTON with which he favored the
Marion county society at the spring
meeting here.
Prof, Lake, of the o. \, c., talked not
very enthusiastically of the future of
the Oregon prune, predicting that a
swecter prune would be- produced here,
with a tenderer skin aud smaller pit,
which would more nearly meet the re-
quirements OF the Eastern trade. II. :.
Gile followed in few remarks ON the
same line.
The musical part Of the program was
highly appreciated and included a piano
duett by Mrs. Joseph Albert aud Miss
Sheltoni a piano solo by Prof. Edward
Fillson, of the College OF Music, aud a
vocal solo by Mrs 4, \. Wiggin. There
was determined effort 10 give the lady
a recall, but she gracefully declined.