FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT. 



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NORTHPORT FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



(Auxiliary to State Society.) 



Preliminaiy meetings were held in Northport Town Hall, on August 16, 1909, August 

 28, 1909, and October 2, 1909. On November 20, 1909, pursuant to call and after legal 

 notice for three weeks in Northport Leader, a meeting was held to effect permanent organi- 

 zation. Following officers were elected: 



OFFICERS. 



President. 



Vice-President. 



Secretary. 



Treasurer. 



C. A. Nelson, 



R. E. Flood, 



A. Bentall, - 



Robert Budd, - 



R. Probst, one year 



C. A. Baumberger, two years 



Antoine Bartlett, three years i - - - - - Directors. 



Irving Ranger, four years | ' 



Isaac Garthe, five years J 



. Organized November 20, 1909. Annual meeting, first Wednesday after first Monday 

 in Januaiy. Incorporated, Act 171, Public Acts 1903. Has at present 80 members. 

 We buy spraying material co-operatively. Also we buy trees in same manner. Have 

 purchased in the past year nearly ten thousand trees for our members. During 1910, 

 we held six public meetings, bringing in ten speakers from outside. Also a public spray- 

 ing demonstration in charge of expert. Fruit growing has received a great impetus in 

 our locality. One man is planting sixteen thousand trees this spring, and many smaller 

 orchards from five to forty acres will be planted. The old orchards are receiving more 

 attention than ever before, many spraying outfits are being bought and much more prun- 

 ing, etc., being done than before. Our outlook for rapidly coming to the front as one of 

 the best fruit growing districts in Michigan is very good indeed. A list of our membership 

 is found below. 



MEMBERS. 



Abbott, Robt., Northport. 

 Bordeaux, A., Northport. 

 Bordeaux, J., Northport. 

 Barnes, L. A., Northport. 

 Barth, Otto, Northport, R. 

 Brown, Al., Omena, R. 

 Braman & Son, Northport. 

 Bartlett, Antoine, Omena, R. 

 Baumberger, C. A., Northport. 

 Barnes, Dell, Northport. 

 Brown, J. D., Northport, R. 

 Bentall, A., Northport. 

 Barth, Walter, Northport, R. 

 Bartlett, Wm., Northport, R. 

 Bartlett, Oscar, Northport, R. 



Garthe, S. C, Northport. 



Gustaff, O. C, Northport. 



Gill, Wm., Northport, R. 



Gorman, W. P., Omena, R. 



Hills, R. E., Delaware, Ohio. 



Holton, G. N., Northport, R. 



Johnson, Alfred, Northport, R. 



Johnson, Adolph, Northport, R. 



Jackson, John, Northport, R. 



Kehl, Jas., Northport. 



Kehl, Ed., Northport. 



Kehl, C. B., Northport. 



Keyes, S., Omena. 



Leslie, A. M., 201 Main St., Evanston, 111. 



Matthews, J. F., Northport. 



Birnbaum, J. W., 11205 Superior St., Cleve-Milliken, A. H., Northport. 

 land, Ohio. Massa, J. A., Northport. 



Bowles, J. H., Cody Hotel, Grand Rapids. McMachen, A., Omena, R. 



Brown, W. R., 214 Lake Ave., Grand Rapids. Morgan, N. J., Omena. 



Bartlett, Amos, Northport. Nelson, C. A., Northport. 



Curran, J. M., 153 La Salle St., Chicago, 111. Nelson, W. P., Northport. 



Dame, G. M., Northport. 



Dame, Isa, Northport. 



Dinsmore, E. J., Northport, R. 



Flood, R. E., Northport. 



Frederickson, A., Northport, R. 



Fonda, W. E., 11203 Superior St., Cleve- 

 land, Ohio. 



Garthe, Isaac, Northport, R. 



Garthe, Esten, Northport, R. 



Nelson, Ener, Northport. 

 Peck, L. R., Northport. 

 Porter, S. W., Northport. 

 Putnam, B. J., Northport, R. 

 Probst, R., Northport, R. 

 Purkiss, Thos., Northport, R. 

 Putnam, J. D., Omena, R. 

 Peterson, Hans, Northport, R. 

 Ranger, Irving, Northport, R. 



