The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-05
CLARK RESIGNED
PRESIDENCY
E. F. Benson Of Prosser
Head Of Washington Hor-
ticultural Association.

II w. T. Clark OF this city, elected
last spring as president OF the Wash
ington Horticultural association, has
resigned his position, owing to the
fact that he intends to spend the
winter in California. E. F. Benson,
of Prosser. who was elected vice
president, has succeeded to the presi-
dency.
At the Vancouver Apple show last
month a majority OF the executive
committee was present and a meet
ing held at which Mr.. Benson was
chosen president. Mr.. Ritz, of Wal
la Walla, first vice president, and T..
H. Atkinson. of Entiat, second vice
president. Levi Monroe, head OF the
Vancouver apple show, but now sec
rotary and assistant manager of the
association promoting the San Diego
exposition, will be present at the
state meeting which will be held in
Prosser January II, Is and 10.
Arrangement of Program.
The arrangement of the program
is largely in the hands Of President
Benson, and he is taking hold of the
work in the same energetic manner
that he handles everything entrusted
/ to him.
He has quite determined to Sc
cure the attendance of William E.
Smythe. one of the best known irri-
gationists in the United States. to
lead in a discussion on that subject.
Mr. Smythe is at present at San
Diego, at the head of what are
known as the Little Landers," an
organization of tillers of the soil
whose two notices ar AS much land
as one family can cultivate to it's
highest state of perfection without
hirin gany help and Not to ac-
quire wealth, but be sure Of a good
living"
The Little Lapders" have each
but one acre of ground, and within
that limit they are demonstrating,
under the guidance OF Mr.. Smythe,
the desirability of methods advocat
ed by him. and every one of them
is doing we'll.
Mr.. Benson says that fruit grow
ers of Washington are not SO much
concerned in what they are doing,
as in the way they are doing it, and
! he believes that Mr.. Smythe can
bring out points in irrigation work
which will be. of great value to all
fruit growers.
Discussion of Marketing.
Probably the most important dis
cussion, according to Mr.. Benson,
will be that on marketing, in which
Mr.. E. H. Shepard. of Hood River,
has promised to take the lead.
There is not bit Of question but
that we can grow the fruit said
Mr.. Benson, but we have a great
deal to learn on the subject of mar
keting, and it is my opinion that
upon the solution of that question
depends the future prosperity of the
fruitgrowers of Washington. Mr.
Shepard has brought the Hood River
organization nearer to satisfactory
settlement of this question than any
growers organization except, per-
haps, that of the California citrus
growers, and, while he maintains
| that fruit growers unions are abso-
lutely essential to profitable market
ing for the growers, those who OPP
pose this view will have ample OPP
portunity of advancing their opin-
ions that the growers NAV profit
from the presentation of both sides
of this question:
Speech by Paulhamus.
eff Senator }Paulhamus of Sum-
ner," continued Mr.. Benson, can
possibly be spared from his legisla-
tive duties for day or two he will
lead in a discussion on the subject
of profitable growing and marketing
of small fruits