DISTRICT AND LOCAL SOCIETIES IN MICHIGAN 



WEST MICHIGAN FRUITGROWEKS' SOCIETY. 



OFFICERS FOR 1892. 



President, D. W. Wiley, Douglas; first vice-president, F. J. Russell, 

 Hart; second vice-president, George McClatchie, Ludington; third vice- 

 president, Aaron Bos, Forest Grove; fourth vice-president, W. H. Payne, 

 South Haven ;^///i vice-president, Albert Jackson, Lowell; secretary, C. 

 L. Whitney, Muskegon; treasurer, W. A. Smith, Benton Harbor; 

 executive board, J. R. Houk, Ludington; Joseph Lannin, South Haven; 

 J. A. Pearce, Grand Rapids; Walter Phillips, Grand Haven; 

 Alexander Hamilton, Ganges. 



ANNUAL meeting, AT GRAND RAPIDS. 



The opening session of the joint meeting of the Grand River Valley- 

 Horticultural society, the West Michigan Fruitgrowers' association, and 

 manufacturers of fruit packages was held in the Farmers' club room in 

 the county building. 



J. A. Pearce, president of the Grand River Valley society, delivered 

 the address of welcome. 



Walter Phillips, of Grand Haven, responded to the address of 

 welcome. He urged that the study of pomology be continued with 

 renewed energy. He paid a tribute to the work of Charles W. Garfield 

 and thanked the society for the cordial welcome extended. 



President Jos. Lannin of the West Michigan Fruitgrowers' association 

 then delivered his annual address in which he said that the fruitgrowers 

 were the most disinterested men in the world as regards their business. 

 In every other business, when men discover anything, they immediately 

 obtain a patent for it, but the fruitgrowers give up all they discover to 

 each other. If a man leaves his profession in any other walk of life, be he 

 preacher, doctor or lawyer, he immediately learns all about the fruitgrow- 

 ing business, if be goes into it, by askiug the discoveries and experiences 

 of those who have spent their lifetime in the business. He closed by 

 inviting all to express views freely upon the fruit question. 



Secretary C. L. Whitney of Muskegon then discussed the question of 

 fruit packages. He said uniformity is the main object in view. He advo- 

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