Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-30
HORTICULTURISTS
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| those who produce anu ~ hih. "'ao
they produce in the agricultural hisnica
! are Just as much IN the oinss oi pusinehs
| men aa those who reside IN the more thick
| lv populated districts called cities. IL
| baa seerned TO me that there is mtlch IN
| common bctwcen the bilsincss men of
| rural distriots and those who engage III
| business in the cities and towns rot
| evample We are all interested III an
efficient and unhampered management
| Of orr characterization facilities, so That
| there will be no recurrence Of the tsrribie
daya Of car shortage We are All m
| terested in the free and adequate eiedit
facilities. 40 that we may proceed WIN
tho rondtlot Of Our business without the
worrisome details Of day 10 dny financing
| We would all like TO experience again
9fIicient m1pplv Of wiling efficient labor
80 that We might he enabled tn reduce
the GOAT of production, and thereby be
better prepared To meet the pressure of
tIe1ntion which 10 now on us. NOT Only
do we want to aeo II deilation OF labor
ineiiiciencY ne some hnve expression ",
Int alao We would like 20 experience
,Iefntion of government IN business
do not mean hy THE 20 decry the Federal
Governmenta wholesome regulation OF
buaneqq for n constructive policy oi TINS
kind is helpful "a nll Of us. There are
however, many things which the govern
mont har continued "a do aince arInistiee,
which should be terminated ~ once
"Apothcr point Of similarity between
ne b,,sincsa men is TINT we enjoy clubbing
tngcthcr tn work for the advancement OF
o,ir nartirtilar community. The thnin-
bcr of Commerce naturally in but name
IL having been adopted by group oi
several hundred buaiuess and professional
p mon who have banded together 70 unite
= thor epergies and interest III the develop
mont of thls community | have always
felt that the various oranges ereated ~
} the rtir,d distrirts basicly were ~ siniim
! character IN that they afforded MI oppW
r t,,,,ity fot tho mon and woulet ot those
= Jist,irta 20 combine their interest ahd
,bc,r nftiyitics for the horrht ~ the com
: ,,,,,,t, a ,,l, ,ajrnl and commercial welfare
II ia ,uiite true that civic or community
Z organizations stlrh 49, ! nm discusslilR.
have thor critics pad afe HubIect 20 oiR
Z ,ornping comment ~ spots believe Nnli
{ all sgrno with me- however, that Fifh
. comment can we'll he tiisreRnr'ted unless y
be founded on ignorance. ~ whlch cas-" y
should ae treated to a dofe o. fduea'ioh
Tho tfhao,het of Commerce here ~
Wilmington applies itaot prrneiphly 60
fundamentals rather thHn - s'ilHthhiat7
IL othor worls We desire ~ make nuf
clty attractive ~ cvrtv na'tlcniat Ne
etapd for gaod atrceta, lnr" water, N
I nr.,vatncnl In sanitation conditions, pald
, t,c de,,arfnort7 improvement N form
~ eltv government rand highway ~
9 ,tnarhea md hallst FOR sea gong yesa"lF
etc Novaut t. he ahle e. tut oar wares
~, tIe table and display thcIn t. pr'sITct =
: seeking unntlfartunpg citea, and te ai''
tasa4 thpsf ate gnpd Wnreq Rtm ! arr
y an,a thcre will 10 no better SAY 81 main
= ta,nlup the y hoeaome end normal Rf"W "
Z Il Wilmington On the other hand u
the, az, lad wares 80 amount "' 7
i Harttnn, C'trcue advertising wtlt avail =
= f,,rt,,raf.fy howcvpr th,a policy - quietls
= AMI perei.tputly working for the turda
\ ,n,ttela tntitfsa ernsure ia anrnn quarter
! ,her., - claimed that the hainheF 9
y Commerce i achieving rothlng =
such cr,tira / cau only reply That tho
= comments arc based on lgnotaur'
rnr.tnrsr N'powrIi'a RrroRr
; u /. Sanger II Iartan. Md rrspondF'
/ fer tLr anricty thanking tho local eg"nrit
a fnr their cfftftp III iunlire the welcome ?
4 hearty and far the arrangements That ha'
4 hccn made for the comfort ~ the vihltar
II Mr. Mcdowell preppiont u the r,cietJ J
n then pr,aentcd his an'ual report az to
n lows
.. We have this wear broken our prf
+, ccdcnt extending down from tic ilrf
r. meeting Il our saelety in lsSh. ~ chnig
H lnr our time of meeting fr'p the aecon
week. IN January - the trHt week ~ !"
II ceuI,cr There sccms - be M aitha'
unanimous dcsirc on the part 81 IN
members that this he tried 50 that y
y would have mller weather for the tram
IA partatloIl of fruit - DC exhibited
= Tho splendid exhibit q fruit whic
r. We have this year. | am sure proves th'
II the change IS . move IN the night dire
ne ton Ncrs often good deal OF irult M
of been spoiled III tratpit by freezing
- sThe members of this society ha'
n been meeting III annual Sessions sin'
- ISS6. 10 talE over the campaigns thruue
ed winch we have just passed. 70 exchahl
n greetings aud experiences and ten u
Sc .hoWs and Whcr,feres of our victories ai
ms our defeats. for both OF which We st1ou
IN be thankful each having their !ncentlV
Ia urge us ou e. neW efforts IN the lutuI
30 It's largely the defeats and the dlfhcnltt
or of the true horticulturahst that max
n, the work worth DONG.
ne IF all we had 10 do Was 10 plan
"a nrnnc and cultivate and then harvest q
as cr9rs. even though we got n fair retu
for our labor. where would bc the ince
lie tive 10 renewed effort It's the rot, blig
of and mold the worm and bug, that kee
,fI us constantly on the alert and makes O
work 50 interesting, though really
Ct thoroughly and successfully carried G
ON the most arduous Of all agriculture.
lg PAST YEAR Nor PROMISING ONE.
:, - "A report af the horticultural work
,en the past year. ON the peninsula Wo'
~ include "A record OF disaster Not t.
,n tomato crop. hich was very good ol
but to the tomato market A very SIN
Tho percentage ot the crop was contract
81 for bv tie cauneries and III the open mari
the price was so low that III most sectlt
Ier It dId not pay even for packing. and haI
No ling 1t IS estimated that at least hall
the crop rotted on the vines. / he weatl
m during the ripenipg OF the peach crop y
~ not very favorable the rainfall beng
ooI cesslve
The kieffer pear crop was large {
o,,. compared with last year but untortuna
-, ly like the tomato market the price Y
eso So low that u large percentage OF the CT
.ios was not even picked myself, had abc
Inn 1000 baskets that fell to the ground q
rotted
bo+ "In spite Of tie losses the year has
ar, its bright spots, The early apple CT
10 was good one and the prices fair /
,ta late apples an average crop with
4 a