The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-12-21
HORTICULTURAL
MEETING SUCCESSFUL

Lack of orchard labor, shortage OF
oars and the general delay in the mar.
vest of the big crop of apples for 1910
resnlted in a limited attendance at the
31st annual convention of the oregon
State Horticultural Society, sthe tnree
dav session of which ended here last
Wednesday afternoon. For the mos'
part the unusual demands on theit tl'ne
in harvesting and shipping theif crops
rendered impossible the elaborate prep
aration of formal program. YET SO
interesting had grown the last sessloh
Of the meeting that on wednesday al
ternoon when the convention was ad'
iourned, members found it necessary TO
race down Hood River Istreets to eaten
the last westbound train for the even
inc. and the departing fruit men eS-
nressed the belief that the Hood River
convention had been one OF the most
interesting in the history of the organ
izati0n. A..
Despite the lack of preparation, the
proeram for the event was we'll pal,
anced. While fruitgrowers have raced
serious problems during the past iew
months and have been gravely worried,
the interest displayed at the past three
davs' sessions in methods of cultivation
were every bit as keen as any meeting
of past years. What the meeting
lacked in attendance was made up IN
the seriousness with which tactual fruit
growing problems were discussed. Inc
3lst annual meeting OF the horticui
tural Society further emphasized tne
future trend of the Northwestern iru',
industry into two separate and distinct
fields, the production and distributor
of the fresh article and the manutac
ture of fruit products.
In former years the fresh article ha
demanded attention almost exclusively
Today. as was evidenced at the week !
meetings. the by-product Of orchards
creating almost an equal amount OF at
tentiun. Canned, prUcessed and evap
GRATED fruit products we're gwen
prominence on the program OF th
horticultural Society. Canned bake
apples. as prepared by the Eugen
Fruit Union, were displayed by MAI
ager Holt, of that institution. IN
Lane county fruit concern, it is said,
the first ever to have offered to suppl
the market with such commodity, ar
the exhibit created q marked attention
While the baked apple in cans is tods
novelty, it was predicted that it ma
some day solve the solution of u
problem Of conserving and DISTRIBUTE
over long period of time the peris
able product of Northwestern orchard
The sessions OF the Horticultural S
ciety next year will probably gre
deal further stimulate interest in 9
so called by-product commodities
orchards and berry fields, for it will
held at Salem, where fruit men ha
developed successfully the loganber
and prune industries.
Officers elected by the Horticultui
Society for 1917 we're as follows: Re
ert G.. PsuIus, of Salem, president IL
C. n, Bailey, Of Roseburg, vice pre-
dent; c. D. Minton, of Portland,
elected secretary; and A. P. Bateha
reelected to the board of trustees.
MIR. Paulus. a native of Marlsn col
tv. is but 2S years of age. As MAJ
ger of the Salem Fruit Union, he
one of the youngest men in the nor
west heading a big fruit interest.
Paulus is the youngest president
Horticultural Society has ever bad.
DR.. Bailey is native of New u
safe. He has been engaged in ran