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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



membership of our Association grew from 

 a couple of hundred to nearly 2,000. 



In the year 1887 he was succeeded by the 

 present editor, Mr. Linus Woolverton, of 

 whom it is not our place to speak, except 

 to say that his qualifications for the work 

 were similar to those of Dr. Beadle, he 

 being a graduate of the University of To- 

 ronto and having an extensive practical ex- 

 perience in both fruit growing and nursery 

 business. 



Thanks to the in- 

 terest taken in our 

 journal by the fruit 

 and flower lovers 

 of Canada, the jour- 

 nal has grown to 

 more than three 

 times the size of its 

 first issue, and has 

 now a circula- 

 tion of over five 

 thousand. It is 

 quoted as an au- 

 thority in fruit mat- 

 ters not only by 

 Canadian, American 

 and European jour- 

 nals, but even by 

 governmental ve- 

 ports, all of which 

 is a matter for con- 

 gratulation. 



Two years ago 

 the combined work 



of editor, secretary and treasurer for our As- 

 sociation became too heavy for one person, 

 and Mr. G. C. Creelman was appointed 

 secretary-treasurer, thus relieving Mr. 

 Woolverton of that part of the work. 

 No better organizer of men and af- 

 fairs could have been selected, and his 

 excellent work in working up fruit in- 

 stitutes, out of door meetings at our ex- 

 periment stations, and local fruit growers' 

 associations, has been most highly apprc- 



FiG. 2770. Mr. D. W. Beadle 



ciated. But before he had time to perfect 

 his plans for the benefit of fruit growers, he 

 was invited to take a still more responsible 

 position, and the executive committee of our 

 Association was compelled to act quickly in 

 the appointment of a successor. 



Fortunately for us all, it became possible 

 to secure the services of Mr. H. B. Cowan, 

 the successful editor of the Ottawa Valley 

 Journal, who though only a young man, has 

 shown such marked 

 ability in extend- 

 ing the subscription, 

 list of that journal 

 and in making it 

 popular among the 

 farmers, that we 

 have great confi- 

 dence in what he is 

 able to do for our 

 journal and for the 

 extension of the 

 work of our Asso- 

 ciation. Although 

 superintendent of 

 fall fairs also, this 

 will not prevent 

 his giving a large 

 share of his time to 

 the business man- 

 agement and assist- 

 ant editorship of the 

 Canadian Horticul- 

 turist. 

 Mr. H. B. Cowan, 

 the new superintendent of fairs, al- 

 though only 26 years of age, has had 

 considerable experience in public mat- 

 ters. In 1 90 1, as editor of the Ottawa Val- 

 ley Journal, he organized one of the largest 

 plowing matches ever held in Canada. The 

 counties in Eastern Ontario held county 

 matches and sent their junior and senior 

 champions to compete in the final match at 

 Ottawa for the championship of Eastern 

 Ontario and Western Ouebec. The two 



