Manchester Horticultural

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 33, 30 August 1884, Page 3

Manchester Horticultural

A|i extraordinary meeting of this society was he'fePin : '^'-B^y*g 1 ofl&e last evern^^conmderTEe^resplution Society, viz.',* "Tha!t^'t_e exhibits be diyjigeJd e--.*9r-residents of tho 'Manchester Block and o^es>r aH comers." Mr<J^H. Stevens 'was voted to the chair.w:! Aa-aA : The^sjecretary read the minutes of the aonu^,oro_i^ meeting, which were confirmed. '■ ' ' ;* Thfyminu^'o^jfche committee meeting embodying the resolution to, call the meeting was. l also read. The meeti^v Tjadylbeen.. called by request of Mi Nicholas^ who- explained its object; '*whieh was to reconsider the resolution referred to. He believed t&at ' W would be detrimental to the welfare 'fif tbfe society^ to make the .y:-ii vi t, "■:'.*. ■ '- ■ ■' ■ • •''■'■' '. ■ said division. He : their nioved, and ! Mr Kirton seconded, ; That the 'resolution be rescinded.- ;;■" i . ■•..-.•., Mesisrp." Jmc&i, y Towler, and W. Towles opposfed the motion and spoke in favor of the division of classes. The chairman* spoke in support of the motion, and adduced several arguments m favor of not dividing tiie classes. He instanced several cases of horticultural societies' shows in tiie district where the practice of dividing bad proved detrimental, and had to be abandoned. - After a litttde farther discussion the i motion was put yto_the meeting and carried, eight hands being held up for, and none against it. It was farther' resolved' unanimously that it be left? ,to ); .the schedule 09*01-. mittee to make any arrangement in classifying the prizes which would give advantage to local exhibitors without interfering with the general principles of the society. After some further informal bnsiness, and a* vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting terminated.