PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



SEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION 



OF THE 



FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION 



OF 



ADAMS COUNTY, PA. 



The Seventh Annual Convention was called to order by the 

 President, Robert AI. Eldon, at 2 : oo p. m., Wednesday, December 

 13, 191 1, in Fruit Growers' Hall, Bendersville, Pa. 



The convention was opened with prayer by the Rev. D. T. 

 Koser. 



PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. 



RocT. Eldox. 



We are glad to welcome members of the Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, visitors, lecturers and patrons to the seventh convention. 

 We are in practically new quarters. By the offer of increased 

 rentals, the fruit growers organization so encouraged the owners of 

 the old hall that they were moved to add much thereto, which I am 

 sure you will appreciate during the days of this week. The growth 

 of the organization from less than forty at the first meeting in 1903 

 to more than two hundred sixty in 191 1 is most gratifying. Some- 

 times there is a failure to renew for a year, but mostly the man or 

 woman once a member, comes promptly forward with a renewal. 

 Xot all of our membership own orchards or fruit trees but join 

 because since the coming of the fruit growers' association they find 

 that they can get better and cheaper fruit, or because as business 

 men, professional men or laborers, they know that the fruit-grow- 

 ing industry has greatly increased the amount of money returned 

 to the county, a part, and a very large part of the gross returns is 

 certain to come to them in the usual course. 



A number have joined, if for no other reason, because they say 

 that to sit and see and hear at com'ention time is worth the price. 

 1 can see several of these now, and there are others also filled with 

 the good American desire to help a good thing along. Join the 

 Fruit Growers' Association and become part owner of a large 



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