Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-24
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
OF Oregon Meets in Portland next
December.
The following circular has
been sent out by the secretary;

D6e1 sent out Dy tue secretary
CORVALLIS, ORE, July IS, 'oS
DEAR SIR
The Oregon State Horticultural Society
will meet in Portland, Oregon, December
first. in annual session. 1t will likewise
ton of the Northwest Fruit Growers
Association, which organization will de-
Iiberate during the three following days.
This horticultural Week" i'll Portland
will be the biggest mid-winter fruit
growers, packers and shippers meeting
ever held on the coast. Representative
horticulturists from all parts of the
Pacific Northwest will be in attendance,
while eminent teachers, eXperimenters
and authors from various sections of the
continent will favor the convention with
addresses, lectures and demonstrations.
An especially attractive feature of the
occasion will be the very large display
of deciduous fruits including pears, ap-
pies. prunes and nuts in both commercial
pack and plate display. The Oregon
State Horticultural Society will offer an
exceptionally fine selection of cups for
best displays, commercial pack. This in
itself will bring out lively contest and
many splendid exhibits, besides, there
will be several most excellent non-com-
petitive displays from the leading
orchard districts.
There are a dozen frst-class fruit
growing sections in the northwest each
one of which is just as good, or better,
than the others. At this meeting these
sections promise to outdo all former dis
plays of winter fruits, thus assuring
rare treat to our visitors from the east
and over across the seas, for this is
really an international event at which
consumer, buyer and producer will meet
for conference, discussion and good
fellowship.
| This announcement is for the purpose
primarily of en1isting your support in
behalf of the display. 1t is time you
were thinking about what part you will
take on this feature of the convention.
tDo something; just as much as you can.
or new or little known varieties on plates
or otherwise, but. for the good name of
your district, do something, the best
you may to keep the community credit
at the top.
In few weeks the horticultural and
/ farm papers will have full list of awards
together with the conditions of competi-
ton. Do not lose sight of the tact that
this is one of the very best places al
which you can do good work for your
locality.
Thousands will visit the fruit exhibit
, and will gather from ita far better opinion
of your products than it is possible tc
obtain from any amount of printed
matter.
AS an educational event there ha:
never been any occasion in the northwes
to approach it in comprehensiveness
The association had a grand time Al
Vancouver last year, the best up to tina
l date This year the association is yea
, older and in consequence must be bigger
, better and entitled to greater respect
ri This is the most comprehensive organlza,
= ton of its kind on the continent ant
Portland is going to entertain the visit
ing delegates in a style BETTING thei
, rank and their glorious occupation.
You will miss great big enthusiastic
educational, meeting if you are not il
Portland, Oregon, December Is, 'oS.
81 E. R. LAKE, Secretary.