The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-28
NEXT MEETING OF MONTANA
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY IN
BITTER ROOT VALLEY.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Former Governor Smith il Again
Chosen Presldent and Secretary e.
rod L Honored once More-lnter-
sstins Addresses Awards for Ex-
Y h'b'ts Needing Il Theater Tonight.

n tibIts ME- Getting 4 Theater Tonight
Hamilton viii be the next meeting
place Of the Montana Horticultural so
tciety. The Bitter Root val'ey city
was the choice Of the members when
. vote was taken yesterday at the
close Of the program for the day. Il.
The awards for the fruit exhibits
were made yesterday and officers to
serve during the ensuing year were
also elected.
a beautiful vase given by the Bill.
ings people was awarded to Alex.
ander r. Pierce Of Plains for the best
general display Of fruit. J. b. Fair.
burn 81 this city was awarded the
nnayonnaise set, also presented by the
1eoples Of Billings, for his exhibit o7
canned fruit. Mrs. I. D. ODonnell
was awarded a vase given for the
'1lests exhibit Of IL varieties Of potted
plants. Rev. Clark OF Bridger was
awarded vase for the best display
Of fruit from Yellowstone and Carbon
counties. II
For the third time M. H. Pierce 81
Plains won the Flathead cup for his
exhibit OF the four best varieties Of
winter apples. Last year the cup
was won by ]. G. Wood Of Big Fork
and the two preceding years by Mr..
Pierce. AS 1t becomes the permanent
property Of the exhibitor who IL
awarded 1t three times the beautiful
cup is now the property Of Mr.. Pierce.
Governor Smith Gets Cup.
The stockman and Farmer cup,
awarded by John Pace oe Helena.
was won BY former Governor Robert
Smith, president Of the horticultural
society. on his exhibit. The cup was
won last year by ]. g. Wood OF Big
Fork, and the previous year BY w.
a. Cramer Of Kalispell. It becomes
the permanent property os the per-
son winning it twice whether It be
in successive years or not.
Governor Smith was reelected to
serve another term as president Of
the society, and Secretary Elrod was
reelected secretary and treasurer.
The vice presidents elected were I.
d. O'Donnell. Billings; C. c. Willis,
Plains: w. J. medt, Como. and r. j.
Rrfert, Missoula
C. F. Dallman Of Missoula, w. b.
Horland Of Como and T. A. McClain
Of Carlton were elected trustees.
Fruit imported.
Yesterday mornings session opened
with paper on "uIontanA ss q Fruit
Importing State" by Joseph Wallisch
az Butte. Mr. wallisch stated in his
address that. roughly estimated. TOO
carloads Of fruit are shipped into Mon
tana annually. or an average Of 68 car
loads month. He stated that 80 per
cent Of this was peaches. cherries,
plums, grapes, bananas, berries and
other small fruits and that less than
10 per cent Of the apples consumed
are grown ii this state. He CON
cluded by urging growers to plant
harder varieties.
T. A. Mccain Of Carlton read =
paper on what to Plant" and told
what he had learned from 80 years.
experience IN fruit growing. He quoted
interesting lgures on the net prodt
per acre from the industry, and ID
vised tho members Of the society how
to get best results and largest proats.
Work OF stats ,Board.
'AThe stats Board of Hortteu1turs''
was the subject Of = paper given by
W. ]. Tiedt Of Como. who IL mem.
Der Of the board. Mr. Tiedt reviewed
the work q the board and told what
It had accomplished during the past
year; Of the results Of experiments
to Danish blight and pests conducted
Tor the board by experienced horticul-
turists. and concluded by. saying thSt
the state board Of horticulture re
quested every member Of the society
to enlist in the fight against pests
and blight.
After Mr.. Tiedt's paper was read a
motion was carried authorizing the
president to appoint a committee upon
whom the state board could call for
assistance or advice any time 1t was
needed.
G. y Dallman read an instructive
paper on How to Secure Good Va
rieties" and What to 10 With Unde-
sirable Trees" He treated his sub
ject IN clear and. able manner, and
the talk was greatly appreciated.
Continued on Fifth Pase.)