The Springdale news., 1913-01-31
HORTICULTURAL MEETING
Recent Meeting at Fort smith a
 Success In Every Way

Success In Every Way.
 The 33rd annual session of the State Horticultural Society, which closed on the 23rd, at Fort Smith, was one of the most successful meetings in the history of the soci- ety. The meeting was held at the Goldman Hotel, the assemiy hall sing on the 9th floor and exhibition rooms were furnished on the first floor, which could be entered, etth- CT from the street or from the lobby of the hotel The exhibits were very good in all classes and attendance of mem belS was large A great many people pa q tn oug h the different rooms from carly in the morning till the doors were closed at night. The floral dis play occupied one room, and II #as very beautiful There as 20 much to do that the members did not Stt to spend as much time i'll this room a. the display de erved. Taee was also very nice exhibit of sweet potatoes and canned fruit from the southern and central part of the state. l do not believe it is generally fnown that the sWe ct potato industry is assuming i'm mense proportions, and is fast he- coming leadrg Horticultural Iru= duct of the state. Neither Is II q matter ot general know edge that the state of. Arkansas is one of z leading, T not the first, of tc peach growing states of tae n- iou. Probably the laIgt-t Ie h orchard in the world ib located p tue southern part of tie sJas (.
 The display Of a7Hles as Ftaa- ably the largest and best n qua E " eYer exhibited al q meeting sf the society. and in spite of the fa [ that t Ha8 been the wort eaf t4 the history of the Society to Z [ together exhibits of clean, sound apples, the apple display was o4= eeedingly good, and attracted q great deal of attention.
 Two meetings were held each Gay In the assembly room ot he hoAeH but on account of the lenltl of 1he programmes, a number of very lm- poftant papers Ead .o be cUt o1t These will Of course. be published iu the report ot the society. but q great many of the mem0er7 wanted to hear these papers discussed, and arrangements will De made to car ry out tie progfanle in full ut> year All in all. the meeting at tt Smith, Mas mighty good one, and iZWas Very gratifying 10 the T eas- befs @ho have be Il attending Ill r. cent years, to note t5 e Increase lH- tefeatZ that is being manifested I ! over the state, in the ork the State Horti cultural society is dd= Iag If fHe Fruit ani track Produs= eEs of 6h8 Staae continue to work together =ta this otganzation as theY are EheY an contribute lot to the aid of tie Q interests ali et- eT-fae= state and they tan turt#ef go 1o= thc state legislature and de= maHd same leeie iation tlat these producers require. and have got 10 have.
 Since coming home from the Sta.e meeting. my attention has be fl ealled 70 very disereditab' C at- tack on the State Society in the Rogers Post, by E. C. Downor do not know who MT Downer k. nor what his object may be in pub fishing the article, but if fe imae- in $ he is iHjuriug tte State Hort cultural Society in the slightest de gree, Ae Is SfltAOuSly ullNldktI- II he thinks he is benefiting himself any, be Is entirely welcome 70 any satisfaction he may get out of his reflections along this line.
 think it would be well 70 state right here, that the State Horticul- taral Society is simply what Is name implies. II is not an aaa&' growers. nor peach grow CTS, ner a sweet potato growers, society, but all Of them and other things com bined, and when it is fully under s.ood what Horticulture means, and what the state So iety stands for, there will not be quite so much sar- castle reference to sweet potatoes as a horticultural product
 The meeting next year will be held at Ft Smith The city has generously rendered the use of the new high school building Hti h has an auditorium with sea ing eaFartty of at least 1900, and pl IT. ty of room for exhibition purDoses.
 L. Marks