The daily sentinel., 1906-02-17
MANY INTERESTING ADDRESSES
At HORTICULTURAL MEETING.

There can be no question as 10
the quality Of success that is attend
ing the meeting of the fruit growers
of Grand valley and other fruit rails
ing sections of western Colorado at
the Park opera house.
1t is an enthusiastic gathering of
substantial citizens and successful
fruit growers. 1t seems that every
gentleman in attendance is there to
learn something that will prove OF
lasting benefit to him and there is
no doubt but that every person in at
! tendance at the various sessions of
the meetings can learn great many
things that will prove of valuable
benefit 10 him in the great work OF
fruit raising.
Every one of the addresses and
pancrs yeterday afternoon waa high
/ ly interesting and immensely instrle-
! uNe The opera house was well fll-
cd and The closest attenJiul was Civ
! en each address and PAPER. ever:
speaker was literally applaudcG.
Robert A. Orr made many valuable
! suggestions on the subject OF Grad
] ing and Packing" and his talk was
one of the best features of the day.
] Ed Matthews, of Paonia. was also
called upon for an address upon the
subject and many interesting ana
I worthy statements were given the
growers for consideration.
/ RI Heddin. of I't. Collins, delight
I ed the audience with his discourse
upon the question of soil His sub
| ject was Keeping up Soil. Fertility
of Orchard Soil analysis" No ad-
/ dress delivered at the meeting PROV
ed more interesting or commanded
closer attention DIR. Heddin is a
pleasant talker and being thorough
~ familiar with every phase of the
work he discussed his address can
be considered as one of the most in
structiye of the meeting His eX-
planation of the the analysis of the
soil was remarkable in its scope and
details. Surely every grower deriv-
ed much benefit from the discussion
of these subjects by Dr. Heddin.
The other subjects discussed yes
terday afternoon were well handled.
The session could hardly have been
more interesting or profitable and
ii was a late hour when an adjourn
ment was taken.
This morning several hundred peo-
pie were present when the session
opened and the crowd increased in
size as the morning advanced.
The following program was an
nounced for the day, but few
changes We're necessarily made.
w, S. Coburn. Hotchkiss. Grating"
l.. W. Switzer, Delta. ....
...... practical Thinning"
Fred Baisch, Palisade Pruning"
f II. Smith, Grand Junction .
...........'F Fruit Growing
.c. p Gillette FIT. Collins.
+<--..-.,......' Horticulture"
-. F. Moore. Grand Junction ..
...-.... Commercial Fruits"
u Rice Grand Iuuctfnp
....... ...-..... Cooperation
j. r. Heath. Montrose Selected
The Sentinel man was at the opera
house during portion OF the dis
cussion of two of the subjects this
morning and If the other addresses
OF the morning and afternoon ses-
sions We're equal In strength and val
ne to these the day has been great
one for every fruit grower who has
been so good to himself as to be in
attendance. These two addresses or
papers rather were those of DR.. f.
r. Smith and Fred Baisch. The form
er had the broad subject of Fruit
Craving" His paper was admir- ably
prepared and many phases of the
work We're treated in most compre-
hensive manner
Fred Balsch, who is known as one
of the most successful fruit raisers
of the Palisade country read a paper
upon Pruning" and from all ac-
counts the discussion of this subject
so vital to the successful cultivation
of every orchard could not have been
assbned to a gentleman better pre-
pared 10 handle it than Mr.. Baisch.
Early this afternoon Prof. c. =.
Gillette, of the state agricultural col
lege spoke upon horticulture He
gave clear. entertaining and instruc-
tive talk of considerable length and
during the course of his address he
dwelt upon the benefits to be derived
from the establishment of an expert.
ment station at Grand Junction. and
explained the work of this station at
length.
, John F. Moore manager of the
Grand Junction Fruit Growers as
sociation is to discuss Commercial
Fruits" this afternoon which viii
doubtless prove highly interesting
as no man knows more about com
mercial fruits than Mr.. Moore.
Other strong topics of vital inter
est are TO be discussed this afternoon
and the organization of the western
slope horticultural society perfected
before the meeting adiourns