The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-15

pie growers of New York 1t remains
for the individual to accept and make
the most of the opportunity or to neglect
it,"
The Opening of the Show.
The exercises began at o'clock last
evening by his Excellency, Gov Charles
w. Gates, welcoming both organizations
and visitors to the state of Vermont.
He was followed by Hon. James b
Estee, president of the Montpelier board
of trade, who extended a welcome on
the part Of the city Of Montpelier. Mr.
Estee said in part:
Montpelier gives to the Vermont
State Horticultural society, to the New
I England Fruit show, to all who are to
participate in this momentous event and
/ TO all who are to visit Montpelier during
| this week of exhibition most cordial well
come.
Montpelier, the capital city, has a
reputation Justly won for welcoming the
visitor, but on this occasion she promises
to out-rival herself in this respect, and
II promise you she will. But for the
Montpelier board of trade. it would not
wonderful exhibition of the fruits OF
New England in this city. When we We're
told that we must raise a certain sum
OF money, to be made part OF the pre-
miums to be paid successful exhibitors,
the members of the board of trade and
the citizens of Montpelier did not hest
tate. There was not even a doubt in
their minds that the money would be
raised and raised easily. 1t was raised
and the show is here to corroborate my
statement 1t is a good show. 1t is
big show. The fruits of New England
are shown in all their richness of col
or and deliciousness of taste. 1t would
have been quite impossible to have held
this excellent exhibition in Montpelier
a brief few years ago, and quite as i'm
possible to have held it in any place in
Vermont brief few years ago First,
because there was then no organization
known as the New England Fruit show.
and second, because New England had
not aroused herself to the Importance
of fruit growing. Thanks to New Eng
land foresight, we are coming into our
own as a fruit growing section, and Yer |
mont is taking her place among her sis !
ter states. Again, you are given well |
come by Montpelier City and the Mont /
pelier board of trade"
Pres. West Responds.
f. Fl. West of Dorset, president of I
Vermont Horticultural society, respond
ed on behalf of his organization. He
said in part:
"Mr. Estee: We thank you for this
cordial welcome. We are delighted to
be here in this city which is noted for
its beauty, hospitality and everything
Else worth mentioning We remember
hat you not only greet us with kind
words, but through a most generous con-
.ribution of your board of trade made
5 possible to hold this splendid exhibi-
ion in Vermont.
"The Vermont society is celebrating
is 2lst birthday in manner most
pleasing to its members. From a. mod
st beginning, we have grown until our
is now about 500. What
We hope and expect to do is to put Yer
mont on the horticultural map. We have
very natural advantage with our geo
,raphical location, cheap lands, low
reight rates to the greatest markets
f the world, but up to date, there are
My few growers in the state that
re practicing scientific apple culture. !
'hese few, however, have demonstrated
he wonderful fruit growing possibilities :
t much of our land.
1--WE believe emphatieally in the quail
V of our fruit. If we only take advsn-
age of our opportunities we have a COM
ination hard to beat Here on these
helves few of our best growers I'm
orry to saw several of our largest pro-
ucers are not exhibited are showing