Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-02
A THREE-BAYS' SESSION.

A fHREE-BAYS' SESSION. :.
Mueh Interest Manifested and Prominent
Men Present at Meetings OF the Frnit-
groves in this City.
! Much good is expected to result from
J thelneetings of the fruitgrowers now being
!, held in this city. The officials of the
state board of horticulture, who are now
here, and those of the experiment sta
ton will report progress in their work
covering the past year, and then receive
suggestions from fruitgrowers regarding
the best methods for killing pests and
fostering the fruit industry. Everything
!. relative to orchards and fruitraising will
be discussed from scientific standpoint.
Each of the organizations named has q
different line of work cut out ) but both
4 are working for the common interests of
the fruit industry. The experimental
zidepartment, while under control or the
i agricultural college, is supported by the
government. It conducts experiments
,rega riding the relative merits of various
varieties of fruit under certain climatic
conditions; studies the habits of pests
and fungi, SO that a remedy for their ex-
Termination may be found and provide
i fund of important information which the
Efruitgrowers can draw upon with profit to
/ themselves. The state board Of horti-
culture makes business of condemning
infected fruit and also fruit orchards that
are diseased beyond control, and in this
way weed out the dangerous paraeites
that threaten the industry. It's scope is
in line with that of health officer in a
city. It keeps orchards clean. inspects
the markets, takes means of killing
pests and performs q number Of other
duties along the same line.
Therefore. in order to get the best re-
suits, each organization has found it
essential to try to cooperate with the
other. In some instances stumbling
blocks have been encountered in the
progressive forward movement, but
these were soon harmonized, until today
excellent results are being obtained.
During the past few years fruitgroweYs
have bettered the grade of their fruit a
hundred fold and have plenty Of room
yet for improvement. Through the
efforts of the state board of horticulture
foreign market has been opened which
will make growing demand for Oregon
fruit.
The meeting was opened at 2:30
Wednesday afternoon, and organization
was effected. William Galloway was
elected chairman; W. K. Newell, secre-
tary, and E. r. Lake, assistant secretary.
A paper by George Coote on "Hybridiza-
ton in Flower and Fruit Culture"
proved of much interest and was dis
cussed by VIM. Hardin, E. E. Smith and
y. Fl. Fletcher.
At the evening session Hon. J. T. APP
person delivered the address of welcome.
Response was made by M. o. Lonsdale,
who referred to the numerous difficulties
confronting the fruit grower. He sug-
gested methods whereby the experiment |
station might be of greater assistance to
the growers and exhorted fruitmen to
help themselves.
Owing to the absence of DR. BIalock,
an able paper on Foreign Markets" by |
II E Eosch, was substituted for his ad-
dress.
Thursday morning ''The italian and
Its Shortcomings was taken up by
Prof E r Lake, his remarks being prin-
cipally csnfned to curl. Great interest
was aroused and nearly everyone present
took part in the discussion which fol-
lowed,
Varieties of Prunes Suitable for Ore
gon," was the subject Of q paper by w
K Newell, discussion upon which was
opened by G L Reese and DR. Sharples.
One of the most valuable papers read
SO far was that of VIM Harden on sThe
Outlook for Oregon Products and the
Transportation Problem" Mr. Harden
is..traveling freight agent for the Great
Northern and speaks by the card. He
advised all who had orchards to keep
and improve them; to plant more trees,
for the time was not far distant when
they could not supply the demand.
President Hill, of the Great Northern.
has given out that his company is pre-
pairing to put 25 large liners on the Pacific
to ply between these shores and the
Orient. A number Of them q re already
in construction. Mr. Hardin believes
that within five years as much traffic
will be carried on in the Pacific as is now
being done ON the Atlantic.
w K Allen spoke on, Evaporation"
in the afternoon, and DR. Shaw who was
on the evening program exchanged
places with DR. Sharp1es who spoke at
night.
Lack of time prevents detailed &C.
count of the meeting this issne, but We
hope to publish synopsis OF some OF
the papers next week.
Harry Beard at saa Migael.