Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-29
EnEm1Es or rRulr ANp WINE.

There was On exceedingly interesting meet
ing at the Capitol last highland it was all
about the bugs and things that destroy our
fruits and our vines, such as the scale bug,
codling moth, red spider, phylloxera and the
ike. The meeting was an assemblage of fruit.
growers and yinsyardists before the Assembly
Committee on Agriculture, with which by
invitation members Ct the Senate committee
and other Senators sat- The object of the
meeting was TO consider three bills, all
intended TO work the determination Of the
enemies of fruit and the vine, by requiring
orchards and vineyards to be purified
and cleanSed, and by compelling Fall
orehardists and vine-growers to externlinate
the pests, or else have their orchards and
vineyards declared nuisances liable to legal
abatement The three bills were those OF
Mr.. Young, Mr.. Baker and Mr.. S5reeter,
the latter being an amendment If the pres
emit law, which was generally condemned last
evening as having proved imperative. There
was large attendance Of fruit. growers and
yitcultuFists. The meeting was addressed
by Mathew Cooke OF Sacramento, DE-
Chaplin of Santa Clara, J. B. Saul of Davis
vile, c. A. Wetinore of San Francisco, Chas.
Krug of Napa. H. NJ Larue of Sacramento
r. 3. Blowers Of Y olo, Mr.. Hyde, I n Hoag
Senators West, Harlan, Baker, Zuck, Mr.
Hatch OF Solsno, and Others. The discussion
rought cut the whole history of the intro
duction and spread Of the pests named, and
the remedies applied for their ex5ermin-
alton. 1t also developed the magnitude OF
the injuries these noXi0us insects are infiict-
ing upon two Of the largest industries of the
State, and which are extending so rapidly as
m threaten the total destruction pf the fruit
crops in the near future. It also developed
that there was a lamentabie lack Of knowl-
edge relative to preventive measures, and q
vide difference OF opinion as TO the proper
legislative measures needed. Finally. at 10
O'Clock, after a discussion of the deepest inter
est, it was suggested and agreed 30 that the
horticulturists and viticulturists meet at the
| Pavilion, at 8 A. n. to-day, and agree upon
a bill, to be presented for action by the
Legislature During the debate last evening
it was stated that the proprietors of whole
! sale fruit storero0m, on j street, started in a
daY or two ago to clean out the stOrage.rO0m,
and the discovery was then made that in that
room variety of these noxious insects
which live upon and destroy fruit have fol
| lowed the scriptural command and multi
plied to such an extent that they exist there
| By the billion, have filed the wall cracks,
mounted TO the ceiling, and hued every
crevice and Granny of the room. The commit.
| tee expressed q desire to visit the room ano
! see for itself. 1t was stated that the pro
! genitors of these insects IN the room mus
/ have been brought there originally 10 fruit
! and fruit boxes from infected orchards las
| season, and that the fruit packing rooms il
! San Francisco and elsewhere show the sam,
| state Of affairs, and indicate how great is tht
! danger to the fruit interests OF the State