The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-08
FINE MEETING OF
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could be of vast benefit to the capital
city. The farmers were all anxious to
send their products to Richmond, and
would do so if they could find the means
d THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
+ Following Senator--Iupton's remarks,
the annual address of 1.-THE president, Mr..
Woods, was made. This address slowed
the condition Of the Society to be most
satisfactory. The membership during tie
year has increased by nearly one half.
One of the notable events ofHthe year
was the exhibit at the Pan-American
Exposition. This exhibit, by the way.
was never as good as it ought to have
been. Friends even advised that it be
taken down and out. ~
There were but ten barrels of apples
yet the society was awarded a gold medal
on the collective exhibit, and many others
were received by individual members:
The fact that this exhibit, so modest
In size as to offend the pride Of some, had
been yet success, demonstrated the
fact that no apples inc the world stood
cold storage as well as the Virginia ar
ticle. Mr.. Woods hoped that the society
would take some step toward inducing
the Legislature to make an appropriation
for suitable exhibits ats st. Louis-notv'tt
reproduce Mount Vernon or Monticello,
or to display antiquities; but to show to
the world of the United States the pro-
ducts of Virgina's orchards and her mills
and Of her other Industries:
One needed lesson to be learned by the
farmer, said PresidentsWo is that Of
economic production. {Phe time has come
for scientific farm work. The man who
runs his farm with books as. well as with
ploughs and haToWssis the man who
WIFI succeed The hope of Virginia he
said. lies in the agricultural college. The
young farmer must be taught scienttfi-.
cally or ne will be unab1e to cope with
the agriculturists of the Northwest @
is deplorable, he said. to travel through
Virginia and see greattstretches of land,
which for years haven't paid taxes and
which are gradually rela psing into will
dernesses. no longer the haunts Of man.
but OF the deer. President Woods favor
ed an increase Of the tax on fertilizer
from IS cents to % cents, the increased
revenue to be used in improving the az
ricultural college benefits. go
ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR TAYLOR.
A highly interesting address, illustrated
bv charts and water colored pictures,
was delivered BY Professor W. A..+Taylor
assistant pomologist of the United States
Department of Agriculture, at Washing
ton. He treated Of the possibilities OF
the export trade Of the Bartlett pear
and of other things interesting to the
fruit grower. Following Professor ray
lor. several members of the society made
short talks.
At this point committees were an
nounced by the president, as follows;
Nominations-Dr William Bell, W. a
Francis, C. II. Birch, c. Haden and w
Massie,
order of Business-Professor Atwood
Walter Whately and H. =. Price.
observation-disclosures E. lMurrell. W. w
Otev. J.#B. Emerson. II. E. Van Demar
and Professor Atwood.
Soliciting Members-W. L. Francis anc
H. B.. Dinwiddie.
Auditing Committee. r. Guerrant
R. f. -Wayland ]. B. Watkins. j. J.
Booz and John w. Wood.
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
Upon motion Of Professor Atwood, a
vote of thanks was extended to Professor
Taylor for his highly interesting and
valuable address, referred to above This
address was a report, from an experiment
made in small way by the United States
Department of Agriculture, looking tc
the extension OF the market for Ameri
can fruits and particularly the tender
fruits, such as pears. Other fruits are
shipped to England in big quantities al
ready The idea was to get the American
tender fruits established in England, ant
thus relieve the glut of the American
market. The experiment proved highl,
| successful and there is now needed bu
a little more money to carry the mattel
further. The Secretary of Agriculture
has laid the matter before Congress
where it is now pending.
In this connection Professor Alwoot
offered a resolution sustaining the Sec
rotary in his effort to extend the marke
for American fruits, and earnestly call
ing upon the Virginia members in Con
gress to support the request of the Score
tary for an appropriation to carry or
this work. The resolution was warmly
seconded, and was referred to the Com
nittee on Resolutions to be reduced tt
writing.
An address illustrating the value OF
exhibits at expositions was delivered bJ
Professor H. E. Van Deman. pomologis
Of the Pan-American Exposition. Profes
sor Van Denian vigorously showed where.
in Virginia had made a mistake In hel
exhibits at the Pan-American Exposition
and called upon the society to see 20 II
that the thing doesn't occur again IN the
instance of the st. Louis Exposition.
GOV. MoNTAGUE's SPEECH
A great Grafton was given to governor GOV ms !
Montague who was introduced by #Fr rot
Atwood. The Governor made short
speech. which was frequently interrupted
nv "a nplause He declared that he was in
hearty accord withtGthe propositiont.tc
have a successful exhibit at the st. Louis
T1position and tina so far as he can 2 s
sist them he Is at the disposal OF the So
c;ety in securing a successful show-ur
Of apples in that exposition. VIRGINIA
he said, could be made the first apple
state in the Union. and he wanted the
Society to make the best show. OF ap.
nles that could be made. He indicated
clearly: that he will back any scheme
havi for its object a fine exhibit at ST