Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-11-04

81 iae I, NJ. &. a. and II was not only
. least afsood things 10 eat but "A rea-
ssn aud fun.
The hassqaet looa phase on Thursday
night.
XIX senator e. j. Faulkner, whn isa
considerable fruit grower himself, WAS
'toastmaster and he proved TO lie ii his
best from iirst to last.
lie spite Of the sdjrcss made by his
venerable father, the late Cuailes j.
Faulkner at Winchester some nifty
.iive years ago when lie assured the
people Of that section that there was
inestimabie wealth III the sold OF this
section Ia the cultivation or fruit aud
at that time there was no general
knowledge Of the sul,aplity Of the oli-
mate and soil to the c,i walton OF tho
apple. Developemen ave more than
shown thetruth OF BIZ eatement.
He spoke Of the possibility Of over
production and saia The govorne ment
reports were just to thecontrary. They
show that In 1909 there were produced
IN the entire country 5000, 900 barrels
and 1909 there We're psoduced but 81
100000 barrels. He aiso spoke Oh the
superiority of the apple grown in this
sections y hiearives to usa TREMENDOUS
advantage. ne Senator's speech was
well received and no was vigorously
.applauded.
rae speaker following Senator Faux
ner was DR.. w. J. Green, of whom we
have before made mention and who
can speak as an Expert on Tho fruit
cultivation and LIS packing.
He was foliowe, by DIR. Hsrvey w.
Wiley, Of Washington government
chemist and wha has been for some
years at the head q the pure food d.
vision Of the Agricultural department.
DR.. Wiley is u very warm personal
friend Of Senator Fau.kner's and there
was quite COED many thrnsts Of
pleasantly between t1em. The DR..
Spokeof the new scicuce Of geology,
that which treats Of the adaptability
scf sold, climate, and alisenvi1onnlsnts
to those things which will flourish
and grow under those conditions and
also spoke OF the foolishness Of trying
to grow apples, or AN, other thing
where. conditions are nat suited.
He said that he believes that every
particle of ground wss made for some
!. 30 u,A tha ,,nnraot ,,rn,snd ,yat,Id ha
found to be useful If the proper means
were applied.
The next speaker WAS editor Quick,
OF the Farm and Fireside who gave an
interesting speech and urged the or
ganizaticn Of the small fruit growers
for the small growers would demora-
lie the market and put the industry,
inthis elton, In bid reput by shipp-
ing poor fruit.
Mr. h. d. Shepherd, ofShepherds-
town, recited several selections from
Skakespere and was loudI, applauded
Mr.. Shepherd was for years a Shake
sperian actor and is very popular with
our people as an actor and reciter.
Congressman Sturgiss WAS intro
duced and made short speech laud
lag Berkeley county fruit. He was
nos hailed with much applause and
his speech was not applauded.
Dean Sanderson, from the Agri-
cultural College ofour state university,
made short speech in the interest of
the school.
There were several hun bred who sat
down to the feast and there was not
moment from start to finish that was
not interesting aud entertaining.
There was au important meeting OF
the Appalachian Fruit Growers CLUB
at the Firemen's hall on the day of
the fete and the attendance was
larger and covered IA larger scope than
was exected. There were growers from
Frederick, Clarke, Rappahannock,
Shenandoah, Rockingham, Loudon,
Augusta and Roanoke. Virginia,
Berkeley, jefferson, Morgan, Hamp-
shire, Hardy, Grant, Mineral, and
other points in the weston section
of this state, from all the counties Of
Western Maryland and the near count
les of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Alex CloDais made O short
speech of welcome and addresses were
made by many growers from various
sections.