THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK 



either developing it themselves or entrusting this to companies organized 

 for the purpose. If the company is financially responsible, is assured of its 

 water rights, and is handled with intelligence and ordinary business 

 caution, there should be no reason why the manufacturing of orchards 

 should not be as successful as the manufacturing of other products. 



There is something compelling in the largeness of the west. Its moun- 

 tains are magnificent, its trees are giants, and its people seem to be 

 inspired with a desire to vie with their surroundings. It is a growing 

 country, and the future is full of promise for one who is willing to 

 hustle. It is no place for lazy folks, however, for such people would soon 

 be left hopelessly behind by the go and push. But for the man of push 

 and energy, especially for the young man, it is a country of great pos- 

 sibilities, and the cultivation of fruit, especially the apple, offers one of 

 the greatest opportunities. 



And the people who are making their livelihood in orcharding have 

 such a glorious country in which to enjoy life, not only as they go along, 

 but in their times of leisure. Magnificent mountains, lakes and rivers, the 

 wildest of scenery, and hunting and fishing in abundance. Many of these 

 possibilities are within easy reach of Spokane. Hayden Lake and Spirit 

 Lake, delightful bodies of crystal water nestling in the hills; Lake Coeur 

 d'Alene, in the heart of the mining district ; and magnificent, awe-inspiring 

 Pend O'Reille, with its fifty miles of distance and twelve of breadth, 

 enclosed and dwarfed by lofty mountains, and giving birth to a large river, 

 bearing its name, which makes its way through inspiring mountains and 

 deep gorges, including the wild and picturesque Box Canon ; all these and 

 many more are within easy reach of Spokane. 



The cry "back to the land" is now ringing in the cars of all, and fruit 

 culture would seem to open up possibilities which may be seized by those 

 anxious to secure their living direct from the soil. Orcharding is not so 

 strenuous a life as farming, and the profits are greater. It is intensive 

 farming, getting much from a comparatively small holding of land. It is 

 a calling in which intelligence and originality play a great part, and it 

 offers sufficient of manual labor to keep one in good trim. And the oppor- 

 tunities in this great northwestern country in orchard development are 

 great and enticing. 



The meeting adjourned at 5 P. J\I. 



George V. Nash, 



Secretary. 



November 4, 19 11 

 A meeting of the society was held on Saturday, November 4, 

 191 1, at the American Museum of Natural History, at 4 P. M., 

 Mr. Pierson presiding. 



The minutes of the meeting of October 18, 191 1, were read and 

 approved. 



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