Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-17
The Resolutions.

committee TO SUBMIT us plaHS W tHS
next annual meeting of this society.
The Resolutions.
| The following resolutions were re-
ported by Chairman ID. II. Knowlton of
Harrington. of the resolution COM
imittee and adopted;
/ Resolved, That the members of the
/ Maine State Pathological hereby eX-
ltend to the Augusta Board of Trade,
their sincere thanks for the cordial in
] vitation to hold the annual meeting of
the society in the city of Augusta;
They also recognize with thanks the
deficient service rendered by its special
committee in working up an interest in
the meeting and exhibition.
Resolved, That our thanks are here
by extended to the citizens of Augusta
land the Kennebec valley fer the gen
ferrous hospitality given to the society,
also for the liberal special prizes they
lhaye given to encourage Maine Fruit
Growers to exhibit the products of their
lorehards. 1t ~
| Resolved, That Gun thanks are ex-
TENDED to the Maine Central Railroad
leo. and the Grand Trunk Railway fol-
Iexeursion rates over their roads.
i Resolved, That we are under special
Iobligations to the local press for the
Widespread publicity they have giver
1.-THE meeting, and ter the extended re-
lports they have given its transactions
1--we would also extend to the Maine
tpress at large our thanks for similaI
courtesies.
| Resolved. That we regret to note tn
Iabsence of any exhibit OF fruit iron
1.-THE State farm at Monmouth. at tn
New England exposition i'll Boston. tn
Portland exhibition and cur own ex
> hihition here.
Il Resolved. That the members of tn
/ society hereby express their thanks t
the officers of the society for the eff
| | ficient services they have rendered TIL
fruit interests of the state.
. The Hiehmoor Difficulty.
The retiring president, DIR George NJ
Twitchell,, in discussing the article il
the resolutions noting the absence of
fruit exhibit from the farm at High
moor, stated that when an attempt wa
made to secure some of the fruit from
the farm for the exhibitions it wa
found that it had all been sold and tina
none could be secured from the pur
ehasers. He also stated that tn
iHighmeor management had refused t
use labels for its fruit designating it a
the State farm. claiming that it wa
mot the State farm, but the agrieul
ltural experiment station farm. L
was voted that the president be au
Ithorized to appoint a committee Of
Three to investigate the matter.
Words of encouragement to the or
iganization We're offered by former
lsecretary d. II. knowlton of Farming
ton, who alluded 10 the necessity OF
provisions in the large cities for gen.
leral storage for fruit. A general dis
lcussion followed ana the remainder OF
1.-THE forenoon was devoted TO a demon
;stration of apple packing by John D.
lCastner of Hood River Oregon.
| A Distinguished Visitor.
1 A distinguished visitor at the morn
ling session was the New Brunswick
|secretary of agriculture. Hon. William
lW. Hubbard of Fredericton. Secretary
Hubbard expressed himself to repre-
| sentatives of the press as being great
lily pleased with the fruit display shown
by the Maine Pomological society. 1T
is beautiful display Of samples of
livery high quality and remarkable for
their fine coloring,' said Secy. Hub
bard. He spoke of show which had
'frsTrs..lseld the first week in November
Isame as in New Bruins WICK or n The
tof the similarity of soil and climate
but said that we had. some additional
varieties which were not grown there
:. The box method of packing was uset
Iextensively in New Brunswick. tn,
standard box being the same as il
Maine. 10xl1x20 inches.
Just before the close of the moor
| session. upon motion of +. II. Morse
of Waterford, the Pathological Soeiet,
| expressed by rising vote its regre,
at Dr. Twitchell's retirement from the
presidency of the society and its
thanks for the valuable services that
he had rendered during the past two
| years