Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-08
BEST MEETING EVER
HELD IS THE VERDICT
OF HORTICULTUR|STS
Annual Convention Ended
Ihree-Day Session Here
This Afternoon

mThe best meeting that ever been
held since the society was organized 80
years ago. This is the unanimous SEN
timent expressed by the members of the
Oregon Horticultural convention, which
came to close this afternoon after a
three day session at which has been
convened every horticultural man of
prominence in the state.
| At both the forenoon and afternoon
sessions of the society today the audit
orium of the Commercial club was pack
/ cd. Prominent growers from all over
the valley were present to hear the able
discussions on soil treatment, disease
prevention, etc, and to exchange their
own ideas and experiences.
The address this forenoon Of Prof. II.
?. Barss, assistant hortieulturalist at
| o. A. c. on prune diseases was generally
tconceded the best treatment of the sub
iect that has ever been presented be-
fore the society. The address was fol
lowd by most thorough discussion of
the prune growers problems in which
the growers of the valley participated
with great earnestness.
The address of Il. 7. Reynolds of
Salem, ON Commercial Fertilizers and
Results Obtained, - was another fea-
ture OF the forenoon session. Mr.. Rey-
nolds went into his subject ably and
thoroughly and the discussion which fol-
lowed indicated the great eagerness
with which the growers are seeking the
best methods OF increasing the produe-
tivity of their soils.
An interesting address on the treat
ment of the WOODY aphis by A. l.. Lovett
OF o. A. g., was also heard at the morn
ing session.
The members of the society convened
at the Marion hotel at ! clock this af-
tenoon, from where they went to the
Loiu plant in body and inspected the
various departments OF the factory and
processes of making this now famous
beverage incidentally they sam
pied it.
County Agriculturist Brown filled the
first number OF the program at this af-
ternoon s session, with a very interest
ing paper ON his observations and ex-
perienees with prme evRporators. This
is a subject of great interest to the
growers of this section of the valley as
evidenced by the discussion which fol
lowed.
Other speakers of the afternoon were
Prof. }. Il. Kraus of o. A. C., who
gave a valuable talk ON pruning and
the regulation of the production of
prune trees. George H. Hines gave an
able discussion ON the value of drain i
age for orchards, and f. J. Norton, of /
the Everfresh Food Company, present /
ed some very interesting observations
on g Evaporated Fruits and Vegetables
of the Future. A pertinent discussion +
of the future Of the fruit industry was
given by A. II. Harris of Portland, while
II. B. Miller, dean of the school of com
meree at the L. of o., gave an extreme
" suggestive and thoughtful discussion
ON the question of diversified indus
try as the basis of Oregon s prosperity.
Legislative Committee Appointed
The action of the last legislature in
the State Board of Hortieul
ture of funds came in for adverse eriti-
cism at the business session of the meet
ing, and a legislative committee was
appointed to fight for the right of the
board.
Robert G. Paulus was named chairman
Of the committee and today named the
other four members Of the committee as
follows: II. r. Miller, of EugeRe: b. s.
Worsley, of Astoria; L. T. REYNOLDS Of
salem; and DR.. MaeCrum Of Portland.
Speaking on the question Of legisla-
hive assistance, Ben $. WorSley of As
toria, new vice-president for the com
ng year. said;
''New is our greatest opportunity to
make this state famous. As an organ