Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-15

The spirit of deep interest in fruit growing
in West Virginia fully demonstrated Morgantown during
state meeting of the West Virginia Horticultural Society which
closed session of great import Friday last Morgantown
having elected officers for the ensuing among the ranks
of the leading fruit growers of the state
The president chosen is D. A. Arnold Keyser who has
been prominent all the for the hort
culture in the state for several He president
Knobey Mountain Orchard Company extensive
orchard and coal holdings Mineral county, besides being active
interested breeding Angus cattle his fathers premises
the Knobey Farms having had the first registered black ami
NAL brought into the Virgil Vandevor of Morgan
town. elected vice president Pierce Young
of Kngwood who is deeply interested growing
rotary c. W. Boyer of Berkeley county, who engaged in
orchadng Bunker HILL treasurer and he has been
for time since leaving the newspaper field giving much
thought to the bettemen of the conditions of growing
general and especially to better system of marketing whereby
the great losses through the exoran dishonest
handling of the by mddemen may good
and all.
At least hundred of the leading the state
attended the meeting and the discussions several days
of great value ALL covering the of growing the best
fruit possible grading the highest possible
ing the best markets for the crops through definite selling
tenn.
committee made up L. Alexander president of the
Martnburg Fruit Exchange Leatherman president of the
Upper Potomac Valley Fruit Exchange Secretary Carlton c.
PIERCE was named to into effect possible consoda
ton OF the fruit interests of West Virginia Virginia and Mary
land Mr. Alexander of the promoters of the local
fruit exchange and who has of late taken active interest
IN frut selling through cooperative system good man for
other
mttee Mr. Leatherman, who of George Ieatherman
one OF the weathes farmers of Hardy county has also
extensive orchard interests in that county Mineral county
and land interests in the south west especially well situa
ed and equipped by virtue of the
ton OF the plan outlined in the meeting just closed
More general cooperation among growers of the
state and especially in the fruit areas Eastern Panhandle
fruit belt Berkeley Jefferson Morgan counties and the adj
Joining counties to the westward of the
Aeghanes which them protected area from the
west WINDS hampshire Mineral Grant and Hardy counties
TOO We'll understood to be infinitely explained this time The
great losses last by many especially the smaller
commercial peach from lack of marketing system and
knowledge stands bold against the business horizon
and at this me surely most all utmen ready to accept and
encourage cooperative system where the experienced
can advise the what is best that pertains TO
the planting growing and marketing fruit and especially
20 marketing wherein under the methods the
greatest evils and dangers of loss the fruit industry
that much especially for this section are hidden yelled
thny but effectively by the willy methods of the commission shark
and other mddemen methods quite and as runous TO the
average orchardist.