Milford chronicle., 1913-01-24
The CONVENTION PLEASED
FRUIT and CORN GROWERS


Peninsula Horticultural Society and the
Delaware State Corn Show, held last
week under the auspices of the Cham
Der of Commerce of Wilmington, ex-
ceeded all expectations.
In quality and quantity the apples
and corn were the best ever seen on the
Peninsula.
1t is estimated that more than 1000
fruit and grain. growers attended the
combined conventions and upward of
Is, 900 Wilmingtonians saw the exhibits.
The Chamber of Commerce wrote to
5000 fruit and grain growers throug-
out the Peninsula, inviting them to at
tend the conventions, and through its
News Bureau sent news of the cOnven-
tions to 157 newspapers in Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, in addition to sending
fruit and corn stories to 200 hOrtioul-
tural and agricultural journals through
out the United States and Canada.
F. M. Soper, president of the Horti-
cultural Society, said in his address be-
fore the convention:
Il desire to express the appreciation
of the Peninsula Horticultural Society
for the generous publicity given our
convention. Each of the daily news
papers printed from three to five col
umns a day regarding the proceedings
of this convention. They have shown
unusual interest in the horticultural and
agricultural activities of the Peninsula,
and it is a very great pleasure to me
on behalf of this society and on behalf
of the fruit growers and farmers of the
entire Peninsula to express to them our
appreciation.
The fruit and corn conventions eX-
tended to the Chamber of Commerce a
rising vote of thanks. President SOper
of the Horticultural Society and Presi-
dent Naudain of the Corn Growers As
sOciation were profuse in their express
sions of approval and appreciation of
the cooperation extended to their asso-
Citations by the Chamber of Commerce.
SUMMER SESSIONS AT BERLIN.
The Horticultural Society will have a
summer session in August at Berlin. |
Orlando Harrison of Berlin, extended
special invitation to Wilmington to be |
represented at this meeting, and said
he would also extend a similar invita- |
ton to Baltimore. On the behalf of |
the Chamber of Commerce, r. j. Mac |
lean, business manager, accepted the
invitation, stating that next summer it |
is the intention of the Chamber of Com |
merce to run a three day excursion |
through the Peninsula and that this ex-
cursion would be timed so that the
Wilmingtonians would arrive in Berlin |
when the horticultural meeting would |
be in session. He also assured the |
society that Wilmington would have a
larger representation at the meeting
than Baltimore.
TO TOUR PENINSULA.
The proposition is to take the men, /
bers of Chamber of Commerce on an (
trip throughout the Peninsula,
in order that they may aequaint them
selves with lthe horticultural, agricul- (
tural and industrial activities of the
Peninsula. Frequent stops will be
made to enable the party to get ac-
quainted with the towns passed through. I
Arrangements will be made to take the
party on several short trips out into
the fruit and farming districts. Arriv-
ing at Berlin, the party will be taken /
on a halliday trip through Worcester |
county. While the details of the trip
will not be worked out until next sum-
mer, it is anticipated the party will go
as far as Cape Charles.
Appropriations are made the Horti-
cultural Society by the Legislatures of |
Delaware and Maryland on the under
standing that the conventions will alter I
nate. This years convention having
been held in Delaware, next year go
to Maryland. Easton was selected.
The following are the officers for
1913: President, William E. Sanger,
Cordova, Maryland President, E. {
A. Shallcross, McDonough, Delaware
and Treasurer, Wesley Webb,
Dover Delaware.
Vice Presidents for the several coun-
ties are
New Castle, ]. T. Shallcross, Jr.,
Kent, S. H. Derby, Wood
side; Sussex, John G. Townsend, Jr.,
Maryland Cecil, Charles E. Whar-
burton, Elkton Kent, w. B. Harris,
Norton; Queen Anne, w. Irving Walker,
Caroline, Col. A. w. Sisk,
Preston; Talbot, Edwin G. Cover, Eas-
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