The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-18
Exhibition at Montpelier
Worth While as an Edu-
catienal Feature
WEST PRESIDENT
OF STATE SOCIETY
Reports from County Vice Presidents
Showed Indifference on Part of Many
FaTmers-Aiken of Putney Member
of Executive Committee.

MONTPELIER, Nov ls.-The New
England Fruit show for all practical
purposes came to a close last evening.
According to the program, the show
closes today, but little win be done
except pack and ship the exhibit.
which are not sold. This i. the first
time that this New England exhibi
tion ha. been held in Vermont, and it
is very gratifying to be able to state
that it has been an unqualified sue
cess. Seldom has there been finer
exhibit of apples in New England, the
quality being exceptionally high.
The attendance has been large, so
large in fact it has been source of
surprise TO members of the society and
exhibitors from other states. While the
people OF Vermont naturally are
pleased to win 50 many prizes, the ed
ueational value of q show like this
has been of far greater benefit than the
prizes won
The Vermenters who have visited
this show have seen how apples should
be packed, and have gained an iaspira-
tion as to the possibilities or making
the Green Mountain state one of the
leading apple growing states of the
East
If the bringing OF the shev here
had been merely a sort of missionary
enterprise, it would have been we'll
worth while, but in ell it's appoint
The board Of trade of Montpelier and
the people of the city deserve great
credit for their. enterprise and hospi-
tally. Everything has been done for
the comfort and entertainment of Wis.
itors. aud the fine new city hall has
proved an ideal place for such an ex
hihition.
1t can be ssid truthfullv that this
exhibit has delighted the eye, appear
ing like a charming picture in beau
titul frame
With the great new orchards coming
into bearing within the next few years
| in this state, it NAV be predicted that
| bv the time that il i. Vermont. s tura
! again to claim the annual exhibit OF
| this New England Fruit .how, that
! If wall be possible to make a showing
much better even than the exceedingly
creditsble display made on this occa
/ sion
The Vermont Horticultural seeiets
held its annual meeting and election OF
officers yesterday, the reports of the
secretary, NJ. b. Cummings of Burling
ton, and treasurer, W. c. Cotton OF
Montpelier, being followed by report,
of the county vice presidents. OF mucl
similarity were the reports of the mem
/ bers from different parts Of the state
each section having energetic and pro
gressive horticulturists mlnsling witt
Indifferent fruit growers, who leave
| much TO Providence As might be ex
pected the growers who devote muci
time and labor are rewarded with mucf
! better prices for their fruit, the Others
being content to sell their apples TO,
cider at prices ranging from 20 to *
>en;s per hundred pounds. State Fish
and Game Commissioner Titcomb, spok,
extemporaneously and was followed b,
j. Coryell, assistant state leader, Uni
versity of Vermont, extension service
The following officers were electe,
for the year ensuing: President, f. Fl
West of Dorset; secretary, M. S. Cum
mings of Burlington; treasurer, W. c
Cotton of Montpelier; auditor, A. T
Clark of Addison; executive committee
s. II. Brighum of St. Adams. Geofg
d. Aiken of Putney, c. L. Witherel1 o
| Niddlebury.