Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-08
STATE FRUIT
EXHIBITION
State Horticultural Society Makes
Showing This Week In BaIti-
more-H0n. Orlando Harrison
Make Responsive Address.

The ninth annual exhibit of the State
Horticultural Society opened at 2
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon in Balti-
more with an invocation by Cardinal
Gibbons. The big drill hall of the Fifth
Regiment Armory has been largely
filled with great. long tables, upon
which are arranged hundreds and hun
dreds of samples of Maryland-grown
apples. pears. nuts, grapes, lemons,
sweet potatoes and their Irish brethren
and other appetizing products Of the
soil.
After the opening prayer by Cardinal
Gibbons, Mayor Timanus welcomed the
members of the Association and the
large crowd of city and county guests
who were present. Response to the
Mayor was made by Mr.. Orlando Harri-
son of Berlin. Md.
The exhibits are notable. Nearly l50
distinct varieties of Maryland-grown
apples and about 1000 separate exhibits
of apples, all told, will be revelation
to Baltimoreans who have not studied
the horticultural achievements of their
own State. The bulk of these magnif-
cent fruits are shipped abroad, es-
pecially to England and France, where
they bring fabulous prices.
The experiments which the Maryland
specialists are making in attacking
fruit diseases have special exhibit in
which perfect specimens of all the vari-
Gus "rots. scales. etc. are shown.
Also there are shown the various chemi-
cal preparations which are the best for
curing the fruit tree diseases. The
spray is now the only scientific weapon
used by the Maryland fruit-grower.
On another table are bugs. grubs and
butterflies of every imaginable shape,
size and color They are all enemies of
fine fruit.
Mr.. James s. Harris of Kent counuy
has an exhibit showing 100 varieties of
apples, and some Of the fruit is enor-
nous. Mr. Orlando Harrison has Is
varieties of pears. The only peach ex-
hibit is from the Cloverly fruit farm of
Washington county.
In the course of his response to the
address of welcome Mr. Harrison said
''We the tillers of the soil of the
state of Maryland produce about
thirty-five million dollars annually. II
claim that any state which produces so
much wealth by means of its farmers
and gardeners should be entitled to a
building in the great central city of the
state. which should be known as a
Horticultural Hail.
| ask here to-day, that some son of
Maryland donate a plot of land for this
purpose, and ask the state to erect a
building for the farmers. truckers, fruit
growers, and centralize various Office
buildings of the state that are located
in Baltimore City in one. which will be
economy to the state and give the
tiller of the soil an opportunity to put
his product on exhibition in our city
continually. Let US show what we can
grow in this grand old state of Mary
land.
We spend about two and one half
million dollars with you for fertilizers
annually. an equal proportion for other
necessities, and we are glad to patron
ize home industries.
To you people of Baltimore City, you
do not know what is in store for you in
the country, nearly one half of our
great state yet undeveloped. no state
in the Union can offer such varied OPP
portunities in fruit growing as Mary
land. We have the rich level land and
the fertile mountains. Why do you
seek investments out of the state when
you have greater opportunities at home
for investment of capital? Why send
your sons out of the state to find pro-
fitable employment when the Eastern
Shore sole offers ample opportunity