The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-21
IT WILL BE A
GREAT SUCCESS
There Are Many Visitors From
a Distance
IN KALISPELL TO-DAY
The Meeting of the State Horticultural
Society Commenced
To-Day.
IN KALISPELL TO-DAY

morning at the courthouse.
The meeting was called to order
by President S. M. Emery, and after
| the invocation by the Rev. Geo. Nc
Vey Fisher, the address of welcome
was delivered by Attorney Geo. ii
Grubb. Mr.. Grubb said in part
Il am glad to welcome you here, and
wish to say that my best and happi
est years were spent on the farm.
thought then that it was the lot Of
the farmer to stick to the pillow, but
know now that brains as well as
muscle are essential to the farmer
who would be successful. These
meetings of this society are as neces-
sary to the farmer and the fruit grow
els as are the organizations of the
lawyers and the doctors, and contrib
ute to the welfare of eacn member
| am proud Of this city of Kalispell
which is built in the midst of, and by
the productiyeness of the soil sur
rounding it. | nave been delegated
by the mayor of the city to welcome
you ana extend to you the freedom
OF the city, and by the farmers to ex-
tend you the freedom of their farms
We will make your visit pleasure
to YOU. | am glad to have you with
us and therefore bid you welcome
President Emery responded to the
welcome in a short forceful address
tie stated he was glad to be here.
He wanted to come, and as matter
of fact he had committed a states
prison offense to be here. What
that was he did not say, but he hoped
to be treated leniently. 1t is of the
greatest Importance to have
the meetings or the society
1t is truthfully said, ''the
man who lives alone dies in the
same fashion" Mans best work is not
done alone, but collectively as a gen
eral benefit.
This valley possesses the rare com
bination of soil, climate and people
He was fearful at first that here there
was no room for progress, but the
early settlers were quick to grasp
the advantages named and turned to
that which is to make this section
famous-its fruit growing capacities
AS a result the standard of fruit had
been raised, until now he was as
tonished at the exhibit here today.
Gallatln valley. the speaker declar
ed, was possibly the greatest grain
producing section in the west, but
this was unfortunate for them, for
grain was not the highest develop
ment of the soil. Fruit, he believed
was the highest production. 1t had
resulted in bringing to this district
new men and new blood that great
ly benefited the district, and new
ideas are the essential thing. On the
other hand while Gallatin county
could produce all the fruit 1t needed,
the farmers were afraid to attempt
its cultivation.
j. l.. Humble, of Corvallis, j. C. |
Wood, of Holt, and Hugh Stevens, of
Plains, We're appointed a committee
on awards and displays, and w. B.
Harland, of Como; J. A. Fossum, of
Holt, and G. c. Willis, of Plains, as
a committee on resolutions and the
society adjourned until o'clock this
afternoon.
A FINE EXHIBIT.
On tables and arranged on the side
Of the wall in the southeast end of
the court roow where the State Hor-
tlcultural society are holding their
session, is collection of fruits and
grain, which carries one back to
days, when the wild grasses,
wheat, oats, alfalfa, timothy and bar
ey waved in fields adjoining the or
ehards nearby and gGstened with
lew drops, while bees labored indus
.riously gathering .oney from beds
If red clover.
The exhibit of fruits is made by
.ruit growers from different sections
If the state, but most of the grain
md grasses shown are the products
If the ranches of the valley, and
here seems no end of the varieties
which can and have been cultivated.
Fine collections of apples. pro-
lucts of Montana orchards, are shown
~ T. A. Mclean, A. l.. Treat.
saac Sears, Good & Ramsey, H. N.
Pierce, Richard Greig, Mrs. Emma
nglis, Charles ratrick, William
Rains, ]. C. Wood, o. c. Estey, !.
\. Fossum, and C. C. Willis. Be-
ides those mentioned there are many
exhibits yet to be placed from per-
ons not mentioned.