Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-12-05
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
Annual Meeting is Nov Being
Held in Wheeling.
BERKElEy's FINE EXHIBITS
Products Of the Orchard Make Splendid
Display-Presidert Clchan Delivers
The Opening Address.

The eleventh annual meeting of the
West Virginia State HORTICULTURAL So
ciety was called to order in the rooms
Of the Wheeling boafd of trade Tues
day afternoon at $50 O'Clock Ii had
been intended to have morning SEES
sion, bat owing to the preparation Of
exhibits in the Carroll club auditori-
UNI it was decided TO consolidate the
morning and afternoon programs. The
opening prayer was BY Rev. AIchi-
BALD Moore. pastor of the North street
NJ. e. church. after which President
Alex Clohan, TO the society, delivered
his annual address.
In his address Mr.. Cloban thanked
the people of Wheeling and the MEM
bers of the board of trade tor courte-
sizes in connection with the meeting,
aud that the meeting would do much
toward awakening greater interest
in horticultural pursuits all over the
state Mr.. Clohan SAID that looking
over the weil-fill hall, with dele
gates from all parts of the state, and
then alancing back but few wears to
the little crowd that organized the So
cietv, the members NAV feel proud OF
the organization and the important
work it has ACCOMPLISHED.
Mr. Clohan spoke at length OF the
aims aud objects of the society, and
then reviewed its good work during
the past few wears. He predicted a
bright future for the horticultural in
forests of West Virginia, aud said that
the products of the orchards and gar
dens were already famous.
During the afternoon session Mr.. D.
Gold Miller, of this place, read a
paper on sThe Ideal PEACH aud Mr..
H. l.. Smith on "The Ideal Spray for
San Jose Scale. =
In connection with the meeting a
horticultural show Is being conducted.
The exhibits, especially those OF APP
pies from the northern panhandle. the
eastern panhandle. the Greenbrier val
lev and Lewis and Barber counties
are a revelation to those West Virgin
ians who have not up TO this time re
allied the immense strides the state
has made in fruit culture.
Secretary A. II. Winchester, Chair
man Fred Paul Grosscup and Colonel
John McGraw. members Of the West
Virginia commission to the Louisiana
purchase exposition. are attending the
horticultural meeting. They are in
terested in the preparation of suit
able horticultural exhibit from the
state of West Virginia at st. Louis
next year.
The exhibits are worthy of much
praise. Four sections of the state are
liborallv represented--the northern
nanhandle. the eastern panhandle, the
Harrison Lewis section and the Green
brier valley These are this sections
where the apole culture has made its
most remark able strides in the past 10
wears.
From the eastern panhandle come
some of the very finest fruits on exhi-
bitiop. Foremost among the exhib-
itors from Berkeley county is Alex.
Clohan. of Martinsburg, president of
the state society, who shows Is varie-
ties OF apples. Mr.. Clohan is known
as the grand old man of horticultur-
al West Virginia. ii being through
his efforts more than anv others that
the state has made such remarkable
advancement in fruit culture.
Other exhibitors include H. L.
Smith, OF Berkeley county, three vari-
cites; J. r. Catrow Of Martinsburg, II
II q. Thatcher of Martinsburg. d.
Gold Miller OF Martinsbura, 70. Mr..
Miller is one of the hig men of the
state among fruit growers and his ex-
hibit is being generally romplimented
not only for its size bat for Its varie-
IS and quality as well.
The meeting ,wconeluded Wednesday
evening, aud the list of prize winners
we announced