The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-13
ORCHARDISTS TO
HOLD CONVENTION
Effort viii Be Made to Organ
ize Apple Growers
Congress.

Denver. Colo. Dec. 12.-Orchardists
throughout the country viii be inter
ested i'm the efforts Of Colorado fruit
growers to create n permanent organ
ization. to be known as the American
Apple congress with the object Of
bringing OrChardists together annually
from all sections Of the country where
this fruit is raised. TO discuss matters
OF importance and mutual interest.
The first congress is TO be held i'm
this city December I =. 16 and Il. and
such is the interest I'm the undertaking
that an invitation has been issued by
Governor John h. Shafroth or Colo
RADIO 60 all apple producing sections Of
the United states and Canada TO send
delegates to the congress.
The congress will be an important
event I'm the apple world. Interest in
the meeting is not confined TO the
growers Of the western states. but eX-
tends to the apple states of the east
as we'll IL has been well said that "in
the west the scientific culture Of fruit
has reached high state OF perfec-
ton" and there is no doubt that apple
growers OF the eastern and northern
states can learn many lessons in Gull
ture from the western growers. The
fame Of the Colorado apple has ex-
tended around the world. and il is fit
ting that the first American apple con-
I
Fruit growing on large scale in
Colorado is Of comparatively recent
origin. The first fruit trees planted on
the western slope are still standing
and are growing crops. These are FL
bcrta peach trees. and were planted
about twenty-five years ago. The Ute
Indians were still I'm the neigh borhO God.
| but shortly afterward they We're re
moved to a reservation in Utah. and
/ the great Uncompahgre valley. which
had been the home of this tribe for no
one knows how long. entered into COM
plete possession Of the white man.
Pushing TO the Front.
The development OF the frtit indus
try in Colorado had its real beginning
/ I'm 1900. when system and science is
| taken into consideration. though COM
mercial fruit growing can be traced
back as far as 1850. Therefore. within
ten years Colorado has pushed herself
into the front rank of apple producing
a great reputation as a producer OF
peaches and other fruits.
Matters OF Importance that viii be
considered by the apple congress in
Denver this month are.
Care of Orchards. Fighting Insect
Pests. Fighting Frost. Standardizine
and Systematizing the Grading and
Q
Legislation Intended to Benefit the In
dustry. Securing Equitable Freight and
Express Rates for Shipments to the
Markets of the Country.
The question Of orchard heating is
one that has received considerable at
lteution in Colorado. Throughout the
great fruit belt on the western slope
as weli as in other important districts
OF and coal pots We're kept burning al
night during the periods Of late frost,
last spring, with the result that tho
budding fruit trees were absolutei,
protected and several millions OF dol
lars were saved to the growers. Tn,
success Of orchard heating I'm Colo
RADIO. therefore. viii be discussed al
the coming apple congress.
II IS highly probable that arrange
meuts viii be made at the apple con
gress Tor the holding OF n national an
plc show in Denver IN the autumn y
l1911. An exposition OF that characte
was held I'm Denver I'm January Of tn,
present year. and Il attracted att2n
tiou from all apple sections. Shout,
such a show be held next year il vii
be the largest event of its kind eve
held in the world.