The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-12
STATE HORTICULTURISTS MEET
OPENED THIS MORNING AT 1890 BY ADDRESS
OF WELCOME FROM MAYOR JNo A. GELLATLY|
AND RESPONSE BY LEIGH R. FREEMAN OF VA
ADDRESS OF MEETING Expected

The sixth annual convention of the
Washington State Horticultural as
ISOLATION began today for three
days session in the Wenatchee thea
tre Owing to delayed trains from
both ways many on the road were not
able to be present at the opening ses-
sion, but notwithstanding that fact
a good house was present at the open
ing at 1890 O'Clock.
President J. L. Dumas of Dayton
called the meeting to order and an
nounced an address of welcome by
Mayor John A. Gellatly.
Gellatly's Address.
Mr.. Gelaltly saio:
"Horticulturists, I bid you well
come
I'VE, of the city of Wenatchee, are
proud to welcome what We consider
the ''nabobs" of the state of Wash
ington. When the Creator arranged
matters on this earth, he made. the
people into two distinct classes: the
one class made up of the creators Of
wealth, and the other class made up
of those who live from the real pro-
ducers of wealth. Of the first class
there are the tillers of the soil and
II hn Toll int hn hnUnlc Of
the earth to help supply the wants of
man OF those who till the soil, the
life of the horticulturist easily
stands at the head. No other in
dustry is so conducive to the devel-
opment of the best there IS in man.
and no other business is so conducive
to good citizenship.
Wenatchee-Center of Fruit World.
AT the present time the state of
Washington (including Hood River,
Oregon is the horticultural center
of the world. From all over the
country people are looking to the
northwest for their fruit supply. In
the great northwest nature has pro-
vided everything to make it the most
ideal for the production of fruit and
the building of homes.
IF we had arms long enough we
might reach out with one hand to
the Winesaps of Yakima, with an
other to the grape vines of Asotin,
another hand would reach to the
berry fields of Puyallup, another to
the groves of Spitzenbergs and yell
low Newtowns of Hood River. an
other to the orchards of Delicious in
the Okanogan, and Wenatchee, which
occupies the center, produces them
all and is located in the exact CEN
ter of the state of Washington
Gilbert is Delayed.
Owing to the fact that H. NJ. Gill
bert of North Yakima, who was to
have responded 10 the address, was
on the delayed train, President
Dumas introduced another citizen Of
the Yakima country, Leigh R. Free
man.
Mr.. Freeman said: 81 quite agree
with the mayor of your city in his
statement that Wenatchee is the
CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
(Laughter.) 1t is a fact well known
80 ha irFn nH hnr-
ticultural subjects that there is no.
where in the world where CONNER
/. cial orcharding is followed as it is
in the great west. In Europe COM
mercial orcharding has never even
been attempted
when | was in Spokane in at
tendance at the meeting of the coun-
try life commission, was quietly in
formed by the chairman of the COM
mission that I was not to say a sim
gle word about politics. Today, how
ever, this warning has not been Civ
en- and I am going to take advantage
of the opportunity here TO say that |
am a candidate for the United States
senate daughter
Continuing on the question of hor-
ticulture Mr.. Freeman said: I'm the
irrigated districts of the west there
is no need for Roosevelt's country
life commission. No where in the
world are the opportunities so great
for the building of ideal commun-
tiles.
100000 in Columbia Valley.
In my own lifetime expect to
see population of 100000 people
in the Columbia valley and as your
mayor has stated Wenatchee will be
a little metropolis in the center of
il"
Following the address of Mr.
Freeman President Dumas made his
annual address.
Leading Ideas in President Dumas
Address.