REPORT 



OF THE 



LIKE SHORE AGRICULTURAL AND POMOLOGIOAL SOCIETY. 



HISTORY OF THE FORMA.TION OF THE SOCIETY— ITS OFFICERS— THE 



TERRITORY IT EMBRACES, ETC. 



To the Secretary of the Stats Pomohgisal Society of Michigan : 



Pnrsnaut to legal reqnisitious, I have the honor to submit the following as a 

 report of the Lake Shore Agricultaral and Poniological Society, located at 

 Douglas, Michigan. 



THE FIRST ORGANIZATEON. 



The proposition to 0T:ganize a Horticultural Society was made by fruit 

 growers of this place and vicinity, and particularly urged by D. W. Wiley, Esq., 

 as early as the winter of 1870-71. A few unimportant meetings were held 

 in the spring following, and articles of association partially determined. The 

 act approved April loth, 1871, relative to the organization of such societies 

 appearing, new articles were framed, which were fully adopted at a meeting 

 held Sept. 30, following. 



These have not until recently been duly verified for filing in the office of 

 the Secretary of State at Lansing. 



THE DISTRICT. 



The district specially named for this Society comprises the western half of 

 Allegan County — 13 townships, viz.: Lake, Saugatuck, Ganges, Casco, Lee, 

 Clyde, Manlius, Filmore, Overisel, Heath, Pine Plains, and Cheshire. 



The stated and annual meetings and the fairs of the Society are to be held at 

 Douglas. The annual meeting is to be held on the second Saturday in 

 November. This was determined so that the outgoing officers should make 

 the report required to be made to your Society in the month of November — 

 but the annual meetings have invariably been adjourned till some time in the 

 month of January, which has hindered the furnishing of any report heretofore 

 and caused the delay of this one. 



THE FIRST OFFICERS. 



The officers first elected were as follows: President, D. W. Wiley; Vice 

 Presidents, S. R. Lewis, B. F. Dressier, R. B. Newuham, Jno. J. Holmes, Jas. 

 W. McCormick, and R. C. Eaton; Secretary, Homer Manvel; Corresponding 

 Secretary, E. W. Perry; Treasurer, J. S. Owen ; Directors, H. H. Goodrich, J. P. 

 Leland, Alexander Hamilton, Jas. F. Taylor, and the President and Secretary 



