Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-07
OLD OFFICERS FOR FRUIT men
Hortioulturists satisfed with Management
Of the Last Year.
INTERESTING TALKS At THE BANQUET
More Compact Organization Urged
to Further the Interest of
the Commercial Fruit
RaiHera.
INTERESTING TALKS At THE BANQUET

The Southwestern Iowa Horticultural so
ciety yesterday reelected all Of it's old Of
ncers and selected Council Bluffs as the
place in which to hold next years meeting
The officers reelected are
President, +. p. Spencer. Randolph; vice
president, Alexander Woods, Council Bluffs;
secretary, w. M. Bomberger, Harlan;
treasurerl j.; p; Jackson, Glehwood; d.
II. VanHouten, Lenox; II. II. Young, Gar
den Grove; ]. H. NJ. Edwards, Logan;
James McGinnis, GriswcIdi N. c. Wragg,
Waukee.
The following awards Of premiums for
exhibits Of apples were made by the Judges.
N. c. wragg Of Waukee, Ia; c. E. Mincer
OF Hamburg, Ia, and Charles Liebentritt
Of Benson. Neb.:
c. II. Duer. Missouri Valley, special
sweepstakes, commercial orchard display
+. P. Spencer, Randolph, first on Roman
Stem, Missouri Pippin, Winesap and Ben
| Davis; second on Ben Davis.
G. G. Colbert, Glenwood, first on county
exhibit; first on seedlings.
J. p Jackson, Glenwood. first on indi-
vdual display; second on seedlings.
The banquet rendered the members OF
the society and their friends by the Com
mercial club last night was the leading
feature of yesterdays program. The ban
| quet was served in the large drill hall Of
/ the Dodge Light Guard amory, the tables
being placed so as to form large III -
! The tables were most deliberately decorated
with immense clusters of large white and
yellow chrysanthemums and smaller bou-
| quets OF pink roses. whaleys orchestra,
hidden by bower of potted palms and
ferns, played during the banquet About
1876 we're present.
Program of TOasts.
After the menu had been discussed there
| was long program of toasts, Hon. j. p.
Hess presiding as postmaster. These were
the roasts: ''-
Agriculture in Alaska" George Van
Cold Storage r. H. Bloomer. Council
Bluffs.
:, Apple Yarns" M. e Hlnckley, Mount
The Strawberry and the Jersey Cow,
Prof. o. j. MeManus.
Peaches and Cream" Hon. J. NJ. Bech
"The Young Man in Horticulture" Prof
]. w. Jones, State Agricultural college
THE Attitude of Council Bluffs Towards
the Fruit Growing Industry" Prof w. N
= What Can the Iowa General Assembl,
Do to Promote the Interests of Horticui
: ture and Fruit Growing?" Hon. G. G
Saunders, Council Bluffs
} 'Shams," N. c. WTagg. Waukee, Ia
, berger, Harlan, la.
! 81, Nep. a S, IuS9I MONIES u w. Mar
The Crimes Golden Apple" F. T
r Spencer, Randolph, la.
The commercial Orchard" DIR. A,
, Hanchett, Council Bluffs.
A The Relation Between the Honey Be
{ and Horticulture" J. H. N, Edwards. Lo
: sfeflTe san Jose Scale and the Scales O
Justlce George S, Wright, Council Bluffs
Y Fruit Raising ms n business.
= The papers and talks yesterday relate
3 mainly to the commercial side of hort
d culture and fruit raising The discusssio
e along this line was started by an Interest
e ing talk from Hon. George Van Houten ,
Lenox, who for twenty years served Il
II ociety as secretary and for seven yea
was secretary Of the State Agricultural s.
y ciety. There was some talk during Il
! discussion Of better freight rates and Pro
10 ]. w. Jones Of the State Agricultural CO
" lege at Ames suggested that the fruit gruY
ers Of Iowa by organizing like those OF Ca
~ ifornia could secure better rates from Il
r. railroads. This Mr.. Van Houten dIsput,
k and said he considered the best way to de
!, with the railroads was TO demand justi
v rather than favors.
r, Regarding organization, j. p. Hess OF III
-, city in his address on Business Topics
4 had this to say:
~ While the profits of fruit raising may n
~ SSoill 10 Dc as great anC the diSapDOin
ne ments greater than in some other pursuit
Mt there is no reason why close application
st business principles will not make the I
n ture OF the horticulturist as promising Z
n snare OF the good things Of life as tho
who have seemingly greater wealth sho'
cred upon them. ., .-
II our society viii encourage a moveme
that will arouse our people TO better {
ganiHauon, especially among commerce.
1905 meeting as the commencement OF
organized movement to advance the in9t
n ests of the fruit grower to keep pace wi
y the other great Industries whose know
edge OF the value of proper organization
fully demonstrated by the great succe
they are making. Through organization a
- improved business methods II behoOVes
n to catch the inspiration and grasp the {
Mt portunity and take hold OF the pOssbilitl
an at hand TO improve the condition OF
hor tlculfurist. We will then be able
show the world that Il Is not only the mS
er honorable and attractive OF all occupation
sir but also profitable one.
he The thirty-first annual meeting OF
It society win be brought to close with
ic. session this morning, when this will be I
X program:
Horticulture Conducive to Long Lift
II. 9. Raymond, Council Bluhfs.
BEST Method OF Planting Raspberr
ne and Blackberrles," s. II. Peters, Glenwot
ne mer.
30 The Growing OF the Peach" E. B. a
lc' GrlsWold; J, II. Coleman, Farragut.
is shipping Apples Direct" r c. Mine
nd Hamburg, manager Tyler fruit farm
.av Directors business session.
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