| Show p he 3 deseret news DESERET horticultural SOCIETY cf S I 1 CITY orty scat the committee to form a constitution and by laws for the 64 Deseret desent horticultural society viz W woodruff president win 0 Stal stai staines iles ties vice preel president dent thomas bullock home secretary george awatt I 1 watt corresponding samuel W richards treasurer edward hunter john jihn Ne ueler beler charles it Oll oil jesse C little and samuel L spra ui met in the library at 7 pm opened with prayer by W woodruff fr the following constitution was wa adopted constitution 1 OF THE STATE HORTI CULTURAL SOCIETY SEC 1 te the style of this society nuclei shall sh akl all be 61 the deseret state society suc Soc ty its objects shall be to im prove the condition of the i alsing of truit fruit grain and vegetables by awarding such premium emliy pr emiry as the society may mai from time to time deem expedient for such purposes SEC 2 any citizen of this territory can become a member of this society by paying to the treasurer one dollar and annually thereafter one dollar the presidents of county horticultural or agricultural societies or a delegate from each shail shall ex be members of this society SEC 3 athe the officers of this society shall consist of one president eight vice presidents president one nonie home secretary oni ong one corresponding secretary and one treasurer the above named officers shall constitute an executive comm litte ec er empowered powered to transact all business for the society a majority of whom shall form a quorum ani and and shall also elect the honorary members SEC 4 it shall be the duty of the home secretary to keep the minutes of the society the correspond corresponding I 1 anz secretary shall carry on the correspondence spon dence with other Soil letle and with individuals in the furtherance of the objects of the society the treasurer shall keep the funds ot of the society and ans disburse them on the order 0 of the president or a vice president president countersigned counter signed by the home nome Secre secretary tari tarp and ghail shall make a report of the receipts and expenditures at the annual meeting he shall also distribute or preserve all seeds plant plants books ay which may be transmitted to this society SEC 5 there shall be an annual annual meeting of the society on the second monday of august in great salt lake city at which time all the officers shall be elected by a plurality of votes of the members present pre seit I 1 SEC SEC 6 this constitution may be amended by a vot vote e of 0 two thirds of 0 the member members attending any annual meeting jesse C little lorenzo 1 P young samuel W richards elward edward sayers savers charles n H oliphant Oll john and samuel I 1 L sprague were appointed vice tice presidents at 11 pm adjourned to next thursday to meet in the social hall nail at it 6 pm the the first meting meeting of the deseret state slate horticultural society met in the social hall call on thursday sept 1855 at 7 pm p m Presen present tj president NV woodruff fr vice presidents W C stai Stat staines nei neg S W richards J Xe beker S L spra sprague gue sue charles it oliphant oli Oll secretaries bullock and watt the hon don G A smith P P pratt W W phelps E T benson the vice pr prudent ident of the U S society add and a respectable number of amateur horticulturists ae we were pleased to observe a large glass jar of peaches preserved in brandy sent by professor A carrington some of which ach were 8 12 1 2 inches in circumference X A similar sized jar of peaches pea chesy chesi containing cathe the deseret beauty by dr drs S L sprague who presented about of his delicious pear peach and other varieties spread around on plass glass dib dis dishes iles lieg mr IW W woodruff presented over of 0 his prolific and peaches which hung in festoons fes in the centre and on the sides of the stage also a basket of ties fles and seara several beveral ll 11 p plates lates of his delicious mountain sweets and C crimson m peaches mr W C statues presented halt half a bushel of a very rine fine sample including a great variety from his celebrated celebrated gardin garden gardens mr thos thoa bullock also presented a punch bunch of fine dark red rare riper s hun bun hung in the centre of the stage also a fine ample sample of cathe the mallens maidens blush sir ir john presented over of his delicious varieties which showed the advanced stage of his method of cultivation ijes mrs john L smith sent a sample from her garden cultivated ut vat tat g ed by herself while her husband Is absent preaching the gospel marshal Hey uey heywoods woods lady sent several dozen of peaches from her hen er orchard mr V van il cott colt sent a dish of pale varieties aisa to shi ahk shew rhew what a woman can do while her husband Is preaching and ana publishing the gospel in n denmark mrs sessions i donated tona iona ted nine pea peaches hes hem as a sample of her orchard orchards estimated to gather bushel bushels this season mrs farnham presented a basket of splendid peaches which measure macure 7 or 8 inches in fix circumference cultivated while her husband Is to in australia and tho lannot lat not the least leat we observed a sample from the orchard of mr george D watt the smallest weighing wei wel shine shing over tour four ounces and measuring over 7 12 1 2 inches in circumference cum ference I 1 mrs N X K whitney sent a sample 0 her kirtland kertland eitle exile peach pach very large and deli dell delicious clous cious i the whole appearance of the stand was sufficient suf clent te to esc acte te the epicurean taste of the most most refined and was a feat never before equalled equal led in these vast mountain regions tha th society were favored by tty tho tro tle the esl asi visit of the deseret orchestral band to manifest their glad plad fee feelings lingg on the op opening erling of tills society which is s universally admitted to be the harbinger of knief not riot only for the citi zas z us of deseret and the wp wel leonis sonis reception for all future emigrants whether coming to reside e in our peaceful mountain homes but also those passing throy on their highway ta to the gei gel gold I 1 reg regions ious lous they enlivened enliven eq tbt th assembly with several of their theli most mot pleasing pieces of music the whole appearance gladdened the hearts of au all ehg had the privilege of being presen present tp as was manifest by their pleased countenances i f the meeting opened with prayer by elder george A smith music by ty the band pres woodruff felt grateful for the privilege of seeing i t of fruit and stated the business of the evening which w ih teas veas to present the constitution and laws as tar far as prepared and exhorted all present to improve their thelt ilme time time in 1 ng seeds for what is presented this evening are but seedlings not inoculated truit fruit which will compare with seedlings in philadelphia a new sew york lter LIer liverpool pool pooi or any other portion of country many persons have an idea it takes a long life to raise fruit and yet here Is fruit raised from stones planted three years ago lie he read a report of hat what bat he has raised on 20 10 feet by 60 50 1 I consider cou sider this experiment proof agat agal against ast any argument against raising fruit in these valleys ile lie then exhibited the several samples to the observation of the assembly some of the best specimens have ripened and ind are aten paten ater and cannot therefore be shown but you yon can be interested enough enough to raise false a sufficiency of fruit for your selves and also bus ustain talu a horticultural society secretary bullock bullock read the minutes of the committee also the constitution 1 each section was then separately read and carried A discussion took place on a moton motion being made to 1 strike out plurality and insert majority in the fifth section which was lost in 6 the proportion of 3 or 4 voting for plurality to 1 for majority jesse C lt littie little W e lorenzo D young samuel W richards Richard sy edward sayers charles 11 oliphant Oll oil john and samuel L sprague were separately and unanimously voted to be added as vice presidents to this society elder P P pratt stated that the knowledge of raising fruit was one of the first articles of theology to our father adam better specimens for seedlings could not be found on the earth the spell Is broken 31 years I 1 have been truit fruit creesy trees but never tasted the fruit of my labor until this season it Is better to live lire partially on fruits than wholly upon meats and vegetables we can now go to work and multiply fruits by grafting ac cj and we ought to have an orchard in every good place hon lion geo A smith I 1 am rejoiced to see fee the fruit of the labors of my brethren I 1 have planted fruit trees in new york tork ohio missouri illinois and iowa and in this city and parowan carowan Pa rowan and provo but I 1 have not yet tasted the fruits of my labors I 1 hope that our gardeners will ill ili give us instructions how to plant fruit trees llon lion E T benson I 1 know 0 w the fruit truit Is delicious for I 1 have tasted some thib 8 ev evening ining at elder woodruffs woodruff s this meeting will instill aa an energy into the various communities to go ahead to raise fruits and then you will see ape a healthy people with rosy cheeks ilon hon W VV phelps rejoiced that we can now see the fruit of the earth raised by ourselves in se seven en years from tonight to night we crin can compare with any fruit on the earth ilon lion S IV It Klc richards Ichards hards felt interested in the raising of fruit the first thing on arriving in this valley I 1 commenced planting peach treesa trees and have now very nice fruit on them when god planted a beautiful garden for man he told him to eat of the fruits of all the trees excepting one then fruit must have been sui sul suitable table tabie for the constitution of man I 1 am anxious that all present should plant the pits from the peaches that you eat this nigh highland I 1 in afew a few tew years there will be fruit enough for all and we can obtain all that our hearts can desire hon uon E B hunter friends and brethren I 1 desire to be a worker coworker co with you whence when we first came here it was doubtful w whether hether we could raise fruit or cereals brdar dr darlington and many other ether botanists declared dic lared we must have rain to sustain the trunk and stem the fruit presented here tonight to night Is equal to the grafted fruit in the older states and I 1 feel encouraged to co go ahead in this bustness and it if I 1 can render you any assistance the mo logical society by importing twigs buds and seeds I 1 shall rejoice in the same fame president woodruff it Is now about time to bring our speeches to a close and distribute the fruit which has been donated by the several individuals and I 1 hope you will carefully plant the seeds and when you eat the fruit thereof remember that it Is the product of the first horticultural meeting in this valley the truit fruit was then distributed by the committee to all in the hall names xmas were called for when 33 gave them in as members music by the band 9 it was unanimously resolved by the citizens of the state of deseret who kho are interested in the cultivation of fruity truit fruit that we return our unfeigned thanks to the citizens who have so kindly presented this evening the best fruits of f their orchards for our gratification and enjoyment and it shall shail redound with blessings an hundred fold fola upon their heads on motion adjourned to friday week at this place at 7 pm THOMAS BULLOCK secreta secretary |
