Cañon City record., 1911-01-05
FINE: FRUIT
SHOWN At
INSTITUTE
NICE DISPLAY OF APPLES AND
PANTRY STORES MARKS oPE-
MING OF FOURTEENTH AN
NuAL INSTITUTE.
vFrom ruesdayls Daily.


This morning the Fourteenth An
nual institute OF the Fremont County
Horticultural Society convened In the
Rdistrict court room at the court house
for two days session
From early hours in the morning
unm President 5. J. Andrews called
the 1rst session 20 order the exhibi-
tors we're bringing In their display SO
fast that Mr.. A. NJ. orendorH. who was
recording all entries. and Messrs. NJ
e Snow. A. S. Taylor and ID. ). Moore.
committee on fruit exhibit. we're kept
busy every minute
Never before has the institute ex-
perienced SO much Genuine interest
as Il has this year. Every member Of
the society (which means every pro-
gressive fruit grower in the county
has shown by every act that they hp-
~preciate the innumerable benefits TO
0be derived from such an occasion and
every one was either present ahis
morning with nne exhibit OF pre-
sented himself during the day to gain
as much as possible from the meet
HnEs.
The meeting this morning was to
have been called at To-. 30. beat owing
II the fact that the cold weather kept
many from getting their exhibits In
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the opening. President Andrews DID
not call the meeting to order until II
O'Clock. The music was dispensed with
owing TO the fact that Mr.. Boyle WAS
unable TO be present However. the
quartettc viii appear on the program
later in the convention
After ihe invocation by Dr. Allen
Bell. S J. Andrews gave his opening
address to the assembled members. He
said In part. We have harvested
another fine crop OF fruit Tho fall
ynd winter. SO far. have been almost
ideal. and the crop has been largely
marketed While the price has not
been all that could be wished. stIil we
have had seasons when Il was much
lower. Fremont county has shown
by her displays at Denver and other
fruit exhibits that she can grow the
best OF fruit. but II is not enough that
We grow fruit for exhibition purposes.
commendable as Il In. We must grow
more and better fruit for the general
market and put II up in attractive
shape. That Is the way to ges good
reputation for fruit and a good repu.
tafion means good markets and goo'i
prices
Prof f. X. Bennett. Ct the Colorado
Agricultural College af Fort Collins.
was TO have given a lecture upon The
Fruit Industry of the Rocky Mountain
Distr!ct.- but owing TO the fact that
there was such little time left during
the morning session IL was thought
best TO reserve Prof Bennett for the
first thing after dinner.
Mr. H. +. Rockafellow very consid-
craicly offered To give his paper which
he was not TO have read until wedncs-
day morning ut 1915. II was entitled
>AAii the Years Management OF an Ap-
he Orchard and the wisdom and exc
Pceilent ideas given forth by Mr.. Rock
afeilow was given great consideration
and applause by his auditors. Portions
q what MIR. Rockafellow said, follow;
The management most needed for
the benefit OF orchards. its legislation
that will permit only strictly fancy
grades OF apples packed only II stand
ard boxes. and providing that other
cheaper grades must be shipped In
hulk or packages OF different form
thaa the fancy grades. Much
damage to the permanent industry Is
done by fairs and expositions In award
ihE premiums to many overgrown. for
ths variety, largo apples. as destitute
flavor as the Frenchman's apple OF
ne EARTH" Mr.. Rockafellow's rcf-
crence TO rates caused quite an inter
esting discussion among, the fruit
growers present.
hCapt Rockafeilow offered the epin-
Jon that fruit growers should get a
lower freight rate TO the various ship-
ing points for tho lower grades OF
fruit. He stated that growers could
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