Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-10-06

Inc next speaker WAS professor I. Y.
Symons, of the Maryland state Agfi.
cultural College aad state entomolo-
gist. Prof. Symons spoke OF the urs
gent necessity Of concerted action on the
part Of state horticultural societies IN
the matter of urging congress 10 enact
some law regulating the entrances VI
imported plants aud seeds INTO this
country thing which is badly needed
TO keep out insects and diseases which
are enemies of the fruit growers. tie
named number of pests when have
been admitted Into this country and
which have given the growers endless
trouble aud expense which might have
been avoided by proper inspection Al
the clstom houses Of the country.
Hon. Orlando Harrison, Of the
nursery tirn OF j. q. Harrison n sons
of Berlin, Eastern shore Mary land,
was the next speaker. He dweit on
the importance OF more united organi-
zation Of our local gro wers especially
In the matter Of the Carnival. He said
that we have most wondrous God
given blessing in the way Of soil and
climate for the cultivation and growth
Of fruit and that he for one had shown
his faith by his works In that he had
invested thousands OF dollars IN the
industry in Berkeley county. He In
sisted on the growers getting together
and staying together. For all to push
and boost and for the knockers to get
out Of the way.
Dr.J. III. Robbins, of Charleston, w
Va, was introduced and made a few
pleasant remarks In the advantages Of
Berkeley county In his apple Industry.
One of the most timely and ben eticial
speeches Of the evening was from Mr..
q. M. Cresswell, Of the Agricultural
department who has been here for
some weeks giving free instruct ion In
the matter OF packing fancy pack ages
Of fruit. He has been for years EN-.
ployed in the great fruit region Of
the Northwest as an expert packer
and gave free exhibitions at the exhibit
ion hali during the show. He advised
the growers to adhere 70 an honest
and careful pack If they, wanted to
rise to the front ranks in the apple
markets and earn reputation as
growers.
Mr.. J. H. Knapp, OF Parkersb urg,
spoke most complimentary Of the
ladies Of the town aud especially to the
Y. M. G. A. auxiliary.
Mr.. e. NJ. Harris, of Cincinnati IT,,
who is interested in the cold storage
business advised the growers to make
clean and honest pack OF the fruit
and labelling them what they are and
not something else. He spoke of.get-
ting packages from Virginia which
were labeled one thing and yet would
contain another. In some cases he said
he had seen good facsrs on top land
rotten apples IN the middle. This gave
the growers bad name and greatly
hampered the marketing OF even good
apples when they come from such Sec
tons especially when they come 10
competition with Northwestern pack
ages which are known to be just what
they are marked and that there Is no
inferior fruit in them.
MIR. Alex Clohan speaking along THE
line aaid that these faults were more
justly chargeable to the buyers who
have in the past been managing the
packing thegrowers, that 1t was no
unusual thing for shippers to brand
the packages one thing when they
contained another and the growers
were helpless as the shipper has right
to do az he pleases with fruit after he
buys it and 1t is his.
Mr.. Y. r. Frame, secretary of the
Berkeley county society, made most
sensible speech on the government ie-
ports Of apple crops. The custom Of
TcDUILiuR lhC ttOP III PSiOShNs"Sec "oo
incomprehensibi to the common pub
Tic and were of little use to the very
people they are intended to benefit.
Mayor w. r. Caskey extended TO the
visitors the keys of the city and in
few remarks gave them hearty well
come.
Rev. DIR. Hofhens pronounced the
benedictlon.
The rain of Friday morning greatly
interfered with the program OF taking
the visitors out through orchards in
automobiles but the skyes cleared up
later and considerable number were
taken out in the afternoon. Those who
went were greatly astonlshed by the
crop as it hangs on the trees. Many
said that they had often beard of i'll but
had never believes the story until they
had seen it for themselves.
BY Sunday morning about all the
visitors had gone and the town had