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Monthly Pomological Meeting

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
November
Year
1889
Copyright
Public Domain
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The Washtenaw Pomological Society met as usual last Saturday witli Mr. Baldwin in the chair. C. T. Parshall reported on the shiptnenl of fruit by the Ann Arbor fruit car: 2,041 bushels of berries, and 1492 bmhels of peaches. As the management of transportaron on the this end and at Detroit was go perfect that no complaint was made, it is to be regretted that those engaged in this management, to far, hare not succeeded with soBie of the snippers to collect percentage per busbel, to cover their expenses and those of the agent hired at Ditroit. Those shippers that have not paid this email tax will please remit to L. Gruner. The uommittee en resolutions in regard to the death of our much honored and reppected member, Prof. Nichols, reported. Tueir report was heartily reoeived and accepted. It was reported that Messrs. Allmendinger & Schneider, encouraged by the favorable prices tor evaporated fruit and other produets of their factory, will enlarge the capacity of their works. The society wishes this firm abundant suucess and hopes Ann Arborwill get, in the near future, not only ene of the largest canning faotorif s, but also a butter and cheege factory, which would materially aid horticulture and agricuhure from the fact that cow manure, especially for tree culture, s onc of the factors of success. Every fruit grower would find it to hij advanlage to keep cows. Tbe en'erprising Germán firm of John C. Liken & Co., general merchante at Sebewaing, Huron county, have erected in ihat village of about 1,000 inhabitants a butter factory, a gtave factory and olher large enterprises, which give employment to hundreds of men. Why can't our rich firmg here at Ann Arbor do likew ise and employ their mcans, which are scattered abroad, right hert-? Tais would help Ann Arbor more than any amount of advertisiDg. We hope the soap factoiy will prtve a suceess. There is plenty of room tor other enterprises in and about Ann Arbor to employ several thousand men and women. Ann Arbor's stigma, that it is the deadest town wben the professors and students are gon, would be removed. The evaporating opeiations by Mr. Granger, aa expemueed haod at the business from ihe east, were highly spoken of by those who had visited that institutioa. The undersigned addressed the society in regard to the good and noble work of Mrf. Anna E. Mclntyre, 88 Huron-st west, concerr ing the collection of liter ture on the humane treatment of animáis, and the creation of an interest in this good cause among the children of our public schools, where Bands of Mercy have been organized by her. The tract by Miss E!leu Saow, "Tbe Check Rein," should be read by every horee owner, and the tract "Care of llorses" also, but egpecially by horse-shoers. In fact, all the literature Mrs. Mclutyre has colleeteii and which he freely distribute, ie worthy of our most earnest investigaron. Tne photograph of Miss Ellen Saow, which w presented, reveáis by lis reaned and aymmetrical featurás the nobility of her ïjuIlife. The discussion on riew f'juili w? very interesting. Mr. Baldwin exhtDi'ed a most beautiful specimen ot' the Kleffer pear, and the undersigned of tbe D'Aremberg pear. A Tote ot thanks was tendered to Mr. Toms, the. flanst, who exhibited his variegated Chrvsanthemums, which looked almogt s if possesiing spirituality There was ijuiie n ioquiry for the annual report of the State Hqriicultaral Sjciety. Mr. Oanzborn stated that it could be had for 35cti. eopy, freifrbt included. As tho state society had dooe so much for horticultura, the president and tbe undertignad were very mtich in tavor of joining it ajrair The new secretary, Mr. Edwy C. Reed of Allegan, vr very highly ■poken ot by ihe lader, both a gentleman and s a n irreHsive horticulturiat.

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