The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-08-05
MEETING OF THE STATE
HORTICULT URAL SOCIETY
Eminent Men Made Addresses and the
Gathering Was Helpful One.
Especial Correspondence

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. In accordance with the program Of
the State horticultural Society. more
than forty members of the Society with
their wives left Baltimore on the early
morning train on Friday last, getting
off at Hancock. There they were the
= guests Of the Tonolowav Orchard Com
pany, Of which Mr.. +. ?. Cohill is pres
ident. Carriages We're waiting, and the
I guests were driven for miles through
the orchards, after a substantial lunch
! had been served. These are the largest
orchards in the western part Of Mary
land. Train No. was then taken and
the party, now increased to over fifty,
arrived at Mt. Lake Park in time to be
comfortably housed at the Mt. Lake
Hotel.
/ Saturday was given to the exercises
Of the Society, and addresses by speak
ers especially invited for the occasion.
The horticuIturists Of West Virginia
had been invited to Join in the meet
ings, and Mr. 5. ". Moore, president
of the West Virginia Society gave a
most interesting address upon noun
tain orcharding. Mrs. Patterson, wife
of Director Patterson, gave an instruc-
tive lecture upon the use of fruit in the
household.
In the afternoon DR.. H. ". Wiley,
Chief Of the Bureau OF Chemistry of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
one who is sought after everywhere,
spoke upon the Pure Food Law as At
fecting Fruit PRODUCTS. His address
was a feature Of the meeting and it
was loss to all who failed to avail
themselves Of this opportunity of COM
ing to hear him.
Mr.. S. L. Luyton 5 address was upon
Success in Growing and Marketing
Fruit" As Mr.. Lupton is from Win
chester, Va, and is himself an extern
sive grower, three states were repre-
scented by speakers, namely, Maryland,
Virginia and west Virginia. At the
evening session. Mr. w. A. Taylor,
who is Assistant Pomologist of the u
s. Department Of Agriculture, gave an
Illustrated lecture, giving an account of
what the government has done and is
doing to assist fruit growers in the
matter of handling and storing. At
this lecture Mr. Samuel Lawton, of
Oakland, was kind enough to assist
with the lantern.
The officers expressed regret that the
attendance at these meetings was so
small, for it was an opportunity to hear
and meet with experts who could and
did give many points and facts worth
remembering and putting into practice
On Saturday evening the ladies of
Mt. Lake kindly invited the members
of the Horticultural Society to a most
ENJOYABLE reception.
Resolutions Of thanks to DR.. w. w.
Davis and the Mountain Lake Park
! Association We're adopted. MANY Of
/ the members remained over Sunday.
Monday morning the grounds and gar
dens of the Messrs. Weber were visited
and an excursion was made to Come
ways Tower After seeing the view,
/ Mr.. Conneway. who is county vice
1 president, entertained his guests at a
/ dinner, which they will not soon forget
/ if their expressions of thanks count for
anything. The party then returned to
Mt Lake and all left on the 4:23 train
for their homes, all loud in their praises
of Garrett county and full believers in
its possibilities
! The county officers and the secretary
. of the Society are very anxious that all
I the farmers Of Garrett county will re-
member the annual exhibit which will
be held in the Fifth Regiment Armory
IN Baltimore, December and next.
They desire to obtain large exhibit
from Garrett county which has done so
! well in the past Fruit and vegetables
can be sent now or at any time (eXpr IS
/ paid which will be returned by the So
/ ciety), to The Maryland State Horti-
cultural Society care of The Baltimore
Refrigerating q Heating Company,
426 South Eutaw ST., Baltimore, Md.
Addressed cards can be obtained from
MIR. JOS. NJ. Conneway, the county
vice-president, or from the president,
4 Mr. Brown.
/ Senator Brown made the address Of
welcome to the Society as follows.