The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-01-12
WILL TALK ON
FRUIT AT BOISE:
ABLE MEN ON THE PROGRAM
Reduced Rates Offered from Hood
River to Party of Ten-Exhibits
of Fruit are Wanted.

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Many able speakers and men learned
in the secrets of horticulture have been
secured for the meeting of the North
, west Fruit Growers association, which
convenes at Boise, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, January l6, IL and Is.
There promises to be large attend
ance from the fruit growing sections OF
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British
Columbia.
Idaho was represented at the last an.
nual meeting in Portland with an en-
thusiastic delegation, and it would be
only fair that Oregon should return the
compliment at the coming meeting at
Boise. The railroads have provided re-
duced rates, and f. l.. Smith has beeu
informed by Mr.. Craig of the O. r. 4
n. Co. that if party of ten can be
made up from Hood River a rate of $l5
will be granted for the round trip.
This is the price of fare for one way.
| Those in charge of arrangements in
Boise have mailed circulars and pro-
grams of the meeting to fruitmen in the
Northwest Invitations to attend are
extended to everyone interested in fruit,
flowers or vegetables. Members are
urged to bring their families and friends.
Women will be made especially wei.
come. 1t is intended that the program
shall be of interest to them, and also to
the younger horticulturist Secretary
Sinsel says the young women and young
men who are to be the horticulturists OF
the next generation should attend this
meeting as a preparation for their life
work
"The annual meetings of horticulture
lists grow more important yearly to those
who attend" " says Mr.. Sinsel, secretary
of the association. "They afford oppor-
tunity of meeting with friends, and fel.
low workers, and much valuable infor-
nation may be obtained from the ad-
dresses and discussions which are given
by leading horticulturists of the North
west. Also by cooperation in the bus |
mess affairs OF the association, the men,
Der may be able to obtain valuable in.
information and aids to their trade in |
transportation, markets, legislation,
etc" +"
The fruit growers will be called to or
der Monday morning at 10 O'Clock by |
President f, l.. Smith. The remainder |
of the morning session will be devoted |
to routine business. In the afternoon |
there will be an address of welco me by |
Hon. F. r. GOoding, governor of Idaho. |
The Mayor of Boise, James H. Hawley,
will welcome the visitors on behalf of |
the city. A response to these addresses
will be made by President Smith.
will read paper entitled "Apple Aphis |
-, nlo dc EGRannHnial i.,l
Orchards" will have good word said
about them by Alexander McPher-
son of Boise, while Rev. F. Walden of
Seattle, who can talk on fruit as well as
the best methods of entering the pearly
gates, will interest the fruit men in
agricultural Journals as a help to
Horticulturists.
Following the papers portion of the
afternoon will be devoted to discussions
on the subjects presented, Special
music has been secured for each opening
session,
Tuesday morning there will be papers
and discussions on the following topics
"Codlin Moth" Professor f. ". Ball of
Logan, Utah; Eradication of the
Goblin Moth" W. N. Yost, Meridian,
Idaho; american Fruits in Canada"
Maxwell Smith, Vancouver, b. c..
"Modern Methods of Preserving Fruits
and Vegetables" Professor Pernot,
Corvallis, Or. "Orchards in the Pal.
louse," Fred Veache, Moscow, Idaho;
"Ben Davis Apple as Commercial
Commodity" Judge }. H. Forney, Mos
COW.
Professor L. B. Henderson of the |
chair of botany, at the state university |
of Idaho, and brother of John Leland |
Henderson of this city, will open the
Tuesday afternoon session with an ad |
dress on "Pear Blight" Other papers |
for the afternoon are planting and |
Pruning Apple Orchards" Professor L.
b Judson, Moscow; "Moderm Methods |
of Evaporating Prunes," B. Cunning
ham, Salem; CLONE Grown Trees" J. |
X. Anderson, Victoria; Horticulture, ,"
Professor Robert Miliken, ,Nampa;"Ut |
ization of by-products," Professor Will
liam d. Carlisle, Spokane. Professor
A. b. Cordley of Corvallis is also sched-
| uled for an address of his own selec- |
! ton.
A question box will he opened We'd
nesday morning followed by papers and
discussions. A. |. Mason, president of
the Hood River Apple Growers union,
is down for an address on Hood Rivers
Reputation for Fine Fruit, and how it
was Acquired" W. S. Offner Of Walla
Walla will tell what he has learned
after long experience in Marketing
Green Fruit "Modern Methods of
Marketing Evaporated Prunes" will be
handled by Alexander Mcpherson of
Boise. O. V. Allen of the same city
will tell "What to do with Seconds"
A paper valuable to the fruit shippers
will be the address of S. B. Calderhead
of Walla WalIa on Existing Conditions
between Shipper and Railroad and How
to Remedy"
/ Wednesday afternoon the next place
of meeting will h. selected and the off
/ GERS elected for the next year. Ben
/ Bergunder of Colfax will present "What
part shall we take in the Lewis and
Clark Expositon2" "The Commercial
| Orchard is the subject of a paper by
a. Van Hollenbeck Of Tacoma. Colonel
Henry E. bosch Of Oregon is the last
speaker on the program and will enlight-
en- the members on "a Few Wrongs
that Need Legislation"
Although the program is a long one,
opportunity will be given after each ad-
dress, paper or report for discussions and
questions by any member who desires
to give or receive further information.
All members in attendance will be in
vited to take part in the discussions
and to contribute to the question box.
If questions are sent to the secretary
before the meeting, competent persons
Will be selected to discuss them.
The good people Of Boise are making
preparations to care for all who attend
the meeting of the association. Accom-
modations will be provided either in
private family or hotel. The legislature
of Idaho will be in session at the same
time, and attractions ior the visitors