Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-12
HORT|CULTUR|STS
OF THE VALLEY
ORGANIZE SOCIETY WITH SUB
STANTIAL MEMBERSHIP.
Important Move to Aid Valley De-
velopment Launched-Prominent
Men Address Society-Chamber of
Commerce Entertains Members.

Rio GraGde Valley was t1ken in
this city yesterday, when the Rio
Grande Valley Horticultural Society
was organized About twenty-five
representative farmers of this sec
tion were present at the Chamber
Of Commerce at ten a. m, when the
work was begun.
Eltweed Pomercy Of Donna, who
was largely instrumental in setting
this move en- foot, was made tenn
porary chairman Lindsey Waters
of Harrington was made temporary
secretary.
The morning session was devoted
chiefly to the framing Of a consti-
tuion for the organization, which
was finally effected A nominating
committee to suggest officers for the
association was chosen.
Before calling for the report of
the nominating committee. Mr..
Pomeroy appointed J NJ Aven Of
Donna. A. r Sprague Of San Be
nito and ]. G. Bowyer of San Benitg
as a committee 10 draft resolution
thanking the members Of the Cham
ber of Commerce and the city of
Brownsville for its courtesy. The
election of officers then followed, re-
sulting as fellows:
Eltweed Pomeroy, president; ] H.
Arbenz, vice president; G. Fl. Pease.
treasurer; F. Mothershed, secretary.
As the constitution provided that
the officers of the association to-
gether with one member Of the as
sociation was to constitute an e%ecu-
tive committe, A. r. Sprague was
CHI sen as the member from the or
ganization to complete this commit
tee. The following were enrolled as
members:
Geo. Slaughter, San Juan; "A. p.
Wright lFIRsion; 7. II. .McCoyern,
San BsRit6; Eltweed Pomeroy,
Donna; B F Johnson, Kingsville;
j. Geo. Boyer, San Benito; 3. E.
Shepperd, Donna; J ID. Kennedy,
Mercedes; s.. w. Groves. Harrington;
A R. Sprague, San Benito; 4. J
Scale, Donna; ]. NJ. Aben, n-nna
Robt. Kern, Jr., Santa Maria: Frank
Mothershed, San Juan; J. H Arbenz,
Sarita; Lindsey Waters, Harlingen;
Chas Volz, Mission; NJ T. Hughes,
Olmito; w. (. GrifFing. McAllon; a.
L. Stanford, Lyford; VIM. B New
hall. Raymondvile: T. L. Phillips,
Harlingen; G. Fl Pesse, Raymond
Vile; A NJ. Tandy, Brownsville
VIM. Sphon, Brownsville
Previous to the noon recess, the
members Of the association were ten
dered cordial invitation to dine
at the Miller hotel as guests of the
Brownsville Chamber Of Commerce,
and uron adjournment they repair
ed to the hotel where their hosts
awaited them A rep2rt Of this very
pleasant interruption of the more
serious work Of the society IL pub
lished elsewhere in the Herald
Afternoon Session.
After the election of officers the
president introduced Prof. T.. E.
Schon. entomologist Of the state de-
rartment of agriculture, who spoke
Of she work which the department
is doing to rid the state Of fungi
| and insect pests. On account of the
| rapid growth cf the truck farming
and fruit growing industry in the
state. this branch Of the work is re-
ceiying more attention than ever be-
fore
Mr.. Scholl, before beginning his
address, suggested that the Rio
Grande Horticultural Society ap-
point one Of its members to act as
entomologist of the association. whc
would famaliarize himself with the
habits Of insect pests common to the
region with the best means of COM
batting them. AS insect pests com
mon to many fruits and small vege-
tables appear and perform their
work of destruction very suddenly
such a man could do much TOWARD
helping the community in whicl
they appear combat them, wherea
their depredations might entirel.
destory the crop before man from
: the state department could reacl
1.-the scene OF destruction. A mar
who would make study of tn
pests common to the products Of tn
valley with the help which the stat
department would give him coul'
easily save crops which otherwis
would be destroyed, as most pest!
appear suddenly and their work Q
destruction is accomplished befor