The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
FRUIT CHIEF TOPIC
Addresses q Welcome BY Mayor Fo..
tsr4aad a. c. Losan-instruetive Pa.
pers On Horticulture, subjeet.-po.
nsstlo sclenee Demonstration Il Y.
NJ. c. A.-Proar.m Tor Tod.y.

mems association which Is being held
here In conjunction with the farmers
institute, the first sessions Of which
were held yesterday In the council
chamber Of the city hall.
The meeting was called to order
yesterday morning by former Cover.
nor Robert B. Smith, president OF the
horticultural society. Mayor Fred H.
Foster In eloquent terms welcomed
the visitors to Billings on behalf of the
city and a. c. Logan, extended q vel.
come on behalf of the citizens and
farmers Of this community.
Presidents Respond.
Mayor Foster expressed great pleas
ure that the organizations had chosen
Billings as their meeting place and
predicted q great future for fruit
growing. dairying and all forms Of
agriculture IN Montana. He conclud-
ed his address by hoping that the ses-
sions would be both instructive and
profitable.
Mr.. Logan also extended a hearty
welcome In we'll chosen words and in
the course Of his address paid q com.
pliment to I. D. O'Donnell, president Of
the chamber Of commerce whom he r Q
ferred to as the alfalfa king and one
OF the most ardent boosters Of the re-
sources Of the Yellowstone valley.
President John Oliver Of the dairy
mems association responded to the
addresses Of welcome as did former
Governor Smith OF the horticultural
society.
Both referred to the changes which
had taken place in Billings since
their previous visits and complimented
the citizens on their enterprise and
the progress they have made in max.
ing Billings q great city.
Reviews Work Of Society.
In his annual address, President
Smith reviewed the work Of the horti.
cultural society during the past year
and urged honest methods in packing
fruits and dealing with the buyers Of
their produce 50 that every box Of
fruit will be guaranteed and an adver.
tisement to the community In which
It Is grown. He hoped that what the
fruit growers had learned through the
society would be used to the best adj
vantage. In growing fruit. and that
great progress in the industry would
be the result Of their labors.
After the reports Of the officers had
been heard ana standing committees
appointed the following addresses on
horticultural subjects we're given:
"The Bitter Root Valley as q Fruit
Producing Region" Charles McRae,
Hamilton: Montana as q Fruit I'm.
porting State" Joseph w. wallisch,
Butte; What TO Plant" T. A. Mo.
CLAIM, Carton. Il
MeIntosh Red Apple.
Following the opening OF the al.
4ernoon session. the Beach orchestra
dtscoursed sweet music from the bal.
cony of. the council chamber while
the members visited among them.
selves and with the local farmers and
fruit growers.
During the afternoon session. Prof
I1eAne B. Sw1ngle gave . paper on
Eradication W. Control Of Plant Dis.
ease" and w. ]. Tiedt OF Como I'D.
dressed the members ons The State
Board Of horticulture !" ''Home Grown
and Imported Trees was the subject
Of a paper given by r. B. Ryder Of
Missoula and Amos Buck Of Stevens
Vile gave 9 paper on Fruit Culture
One OF the best papers given durine
the meeting was that Of Mrs. D. q
Bandman, wife Of the late Daniel
Bandman. a Shakespearean actor Of
note. on THE, Mcintosh Red" apple
Mrs. Bandman defended the conten,
ton that the Mcintosh Red. was tie
best, winter apple grown in the state
OF Montana. The late Mr.. Bandmau
was the first man to introduce thi,
variety Of apples ID the state Of Mon
tana and about is years ago planted
1900 trees on his farm in the Bitter
Root valley near Missoula
Exercises at Y. N. C. A.
Last night the exercises wera q
charge OF the woman's club Of thil
city and were given at the 7. N. @. A
building.
Miss Lucille Brewer. an instructor
in the domestic science department o
the Bozeman Agricultural college
gave . cooking demonstration. which
was highly instructive and greatly Up
preciated BY those present.
Miss Brewer prepared Q delieioul
lunch. explaining the Ingredients ant
method OF cooking each dish. shs
gave an instructive tax on how 70 se1
The table and no detail In preparing /
lunch and serving y vas left une1
planned.
Mrs.. D. n Baadmaa gave tw<