DISTRICT AND LOCAL SOCIETIES IN MICHIGAN. 



WEST MICHIGAN FKUITGKOWEKS' SOCIETY. 



OFFICERS FOR 1891. 



President — Joseph Lannin, South Haven. 



Secretary — C. L. Whitney, Muskegon. 



Treasurer — W. A. Smith, Benton Harbor. 



Executive Committee — Walter Phillips, Grand Haven; C. J. Monroe, 

 South Haven; D. Falconer, Saugatuek; J. C. Gould, Paw Paw; J. B. 

 Hour, Ludington. 



JUNE MEETING, HELD AT SUMMIT, MASON COUNTY, JUNE 16, 17, AND 18. 



The summer meeting of this society was held in the fairest portion of 

 the famous Michigan fruit belt, upon invitation of the Mason County Hor- 

 ticultural society, whose headquarters are at Summit, eight miles north of 

 Pentwater and six miles south of Ludington, on the stage road between 

 these two towns upon lake Michigan. It is the central point of an area 

 of eighteen to twenty square miles of as fine fruit lands as can be found 

 in the famous fruit belt of Michigan. These rich and well-located fruit 

 farms are owned and cultivated by earnest, intelligent and successful fruit- 

 growers, who devote themselves to their calling. The many and large 

 churches and school houses, upon good roads, speak volumes for the com- 

 munity. 



Since the annual meeting in December, at which time the officers for the 

 year were elected, W. A. Taylor of Saugatuek, who had then been elected 

 secretary of the society, had resigned his office, having been appointed to a 

 position in the agricultural department at Washington. The vacancy had 

 been filled by the executive committee selecting C. L. Whitney of Mus- 

 kegon, who entered at once upon the duties of the office. 



At the appointed time, 2:20 p. m., Tuesday, the 16th, a large number were 

 convened in the commodious and pleasant school room, which had been 

 decorated with plants and flowers for the occasion. Plates of luscious 

 strawberries and some winter apples were tempting to the eye, and bou- 

 quets of roses and other cut flowers graced the tables. Very conspicuous 

 were the promises of the abundant coming fruit crop seen in the heavily 

 laden branches of peaches, plums, apricots, apples, cherries, pears, goose- 

 berries, currants, etc, in their present green state. 



President Joseph Lannin of South Haven, called the meeting to order 

 and the business of the occasion began. After prayer by a resident clergy- 

 man, reports upon the condition and prospects of the fruit crop were made 



