The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-23


who was to have addressed the meet
ing of the Montana Horticultural So
ciety, Thursday evening, was unable
to attend. He, however, prepared 81
paper, Generals in Horticulture
which was read by Fred Whiteside,
as follows.
Generals in Horticulture.
We are standing at the threshold
of the Goth century, reverently and
with bowed heads, seriously conten-
plating what it may have in store for
us. In the century just closed much
has been achieved, especially in the
latter part Of it. The world has made
such rapid strides forward that
thinking men were amazed, astOun,-
ed; what was new today was old
tomorrow; hence as we stand gazing
into the unrevealed, we cannot help
being awed as we speculate and won
der what the development will be.
1t is, indeed, an electrical age. In the
closing century we have made won
derful progress in science, art, ed,l
cation and general enlightment com
merce, mining, manufacture electric
ity; yes, even in war, and to some
extent in agriculture and horticul-
ture, but while nearly all of the
former have developed leaders and
generals, the latter have failed to do
SO. There may be some reason for
this. Agriculture and horticulture
giving pleasant and quiet life, are
perhaps not calculated to impel men
to reach out, especially as the com
mercial side Of those engaged in those
pursuits has not been thoroughly de.
veloped, which may be the reason
that the youths of energy, push and
activity have not engaged in it, but
preferred the world, instead of the
farm and orchard, as their field Of
battle; and yet there is no occupation
which at this time. offes better oppor-
tunities for this very energy, activ
ity and brain, than does horticulture,
Horticulture which is nearest to us
and interests us most, needs at this
time
Generals.
AS we stand and gaze into the un-
known, may we not hope that she
will give us a horticultural Won
Moltke, Grant, Sheridan, Lee, John
ston, Farragut, Clark or Dewey
men who can not only plan the bat
tie, but execute the plans to sue
cessful finish.
On former occusion | said that
we knew the soils best adapted foi
various fruits, the best varieties I'd
plant for family use and CONNER
cial varieties to plant for pollinating
purposes. We know most of the dis
eases and insects injecting trees AMI
fruit and how to combat them. But
the marketing of our products to ad
vantage is the greatest problem that
confronts us, which suggests the top
ic l wish to present.
The Need of. Horticultural Generals
We have plenty Of men who car
produce the very best of fruits ready
for the markets, but there their gen
eralship ends. To place these goods
into the worlds market at profit
to themselves is a feature they have
never studied, and therefore are no
able to execute heplans they have 81
carefully prepared. 1t requires gener
ais of thorough commercial training t.
of thorough commercial training t;
do this special work, for the kaleido
scopic markets of the world chang
with every turn of the hand. l hav'
given this. side of the fruit problem
a good deal of thought, study ant
inquiry for some years past. I hav
placed myself in communication witt
commission men and United State
consuls all over the world for tn
express purpose of learning the cor
dition of the fruit crops in their re
spective localities and the possible
ties for a market for our own fruits
The summary of these reports l caus
ed to be published In the daily, weel
ly and horticultural press, but yer,
very few generals have developed t
take advantage of the situation.
know, however, of one fruitgrowe
who has shipped over
100 Carloads of Apples,
mostly of his own growing, to En-
land alone, which netted him a dc
lar per box, +. o. b. shipping st
ton, for absolutely first-class a
pies.
A few days ago I met a commi
sion merchants who exports man
carloads of fruit, and told him tn,
Boston offered a first-class market ,