The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-01-25

WILL MEET HERE

land, committee was appointed to
draft resolutions looking to the form.
ing of local horticultural societies
throughout the state. The committee
consisted of l.. NJ. Gilbert, A. /. Mas
on and II. G. Atwell and after due
consideration made the following re-
port:
Your committee, to whom was in
trusted the duty OF drafting plan for
promoting the organization Of local
horticultural societies aud the affilia-
tion of the same with the state Horti.
cultural Society, beg leave to submit,
as their report, the following resolu-
tion and ask that 1t be adopted:
Resolved that it is the sense Of this
society that the best interests of Ore.
gon imperatively demand the enforce.
ment of the horticultu al laws now on
our statute books;
That we believe that such enforce.
ment can be effective, only when sup
ported by public sentiment;
That such pubic continent can be
sufficiently aroused, only through To-
cal organizations of fruit growers;
That action should be taken, at
once, to effect such local organiza-
tions, to the end that pressure may be
brought to bear on the various county
officials and district attorneys to sup
port the hands Of the horticultural
officers in the forcement Of the
law;
That it is the sense of this society
that the promotion of such local or
ganizations, and their atllliation with
this society, can best be affected by
the adoption of the following provis-
ions, in lieu of Article vi of our by
laws.
This society shall, in all reasonable
and proper ways, encourage the for
nation of local horticultural or pom
illogical societies, auxiliary to this
society, in all such counties, munich
palities, or other districts of this state
as shall afford a reasonable prospect
that they will be able elfectually to
maintain the same.
Any person who shall become a
member of any such auxiliary society,
for one year, and comply with its reg
ulation as to fee, shall thereby be
come member Of this society, for
the same period, and, as such, en-
titled to all the rights and benefits
of full membership therein, provided
that such auxiliary society shall In
corporate, in its constitution, the fol.
lowing provisions:
lst. "The secretary of this society
shall, at least thirty days before thu
date of the annual meeting of the Stat
Horticultural Society, transmit t.
the secretary ofssaid State Horticul
tural Society twenty-five cents pc
capita of the membership Of this 80
ciety, together with the membership
list
2nd. "The secretary of this societ.
shall collect, record and transmit t.
the secretary of the State II rtlcultur
al society such data, In duplicate cop
les, regarding the fruit industry al
the latter may request, and also al
annual report.
3rd. "The secretary Of this society
shall, annually, at such time as thu
ecretary of the State Society shal
designate, certify to the latter dupli
cate lists of the officers and members
of this society" "
Upon compliance, by said auxiliary
society and it's secretary, with the
foregoing provisions, the secretary
shall issue to such auxiliary society {
certiflate of membership for one yeai
aud shall file with the secretarysof the
State Board of Horticulture one copy
of all such reports for permanent rec
ord and exhibition, in the office O
said board, at Portland, and shal
transmit to the secretary of such aux
iliary society sufficient copies of al
publications of this society to provide
one tor each member Of said local 30
ciety.
The secretary shall also transmit t,
said local secretary the same numbe
of the biennial reports, Of the stat
board of horticulture, which may b,
hereafter published, provided saiC
Board shall be willing and able to fur
nish the same.
The secretary shall also transmit
the names and addresses Of the officer
and members of such auxiliary socle
ty to the secretary of any and all Elk
pertinent Stations and horticulture
societies as may be willing to suppl.
boullelin and reports for general dis
tribution, and also to the Nationa
Department of Agriculture, with re
quest that their publications upol
horticulture aud kindred subjects b
furnished to the persons on said list
A list of the officers and member
of each Of such auxiliary societies a
have complied with the foregoing pro
visions, together with synopsais c
their annual reports, shall be incorpc
rated in the annual report OF this sc
ciety.
Committee, l.. NJ. Gilbert, A.
Mason, H. G. Atwell.
The first society will be formed {
, Forest Grove on February 3, at whic
! time A. |. Mason and +. L. Smit
, will be present and address the NEE
ing.
On February 10th an organizi
tion will be effected in Hood Rive
! in which all the local fruit growers
! this city are interested and in ia,
J where the idea, If we are not mistal
en-, first originated.