Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-12

Z society Of aQricuituralists and pomoio-
Rists, composed Of gentlemen Who would
be no. only able 10 give, b1: who vo1ld
give intelligent and careful considers
ton to the subject. We afterwards pub
lished a statement from = Los Angeles
paper which showed the vigorous char
acfer of the war waged against a similar
but not more dangerous pest, By the
fruit growers of that section. At the
same time We alluded to the fact that
the Oregon orchards were afflicted very
much Is our ovn are. The Oregonians
are moving on the cnemys works with
vim. Al a late meeting of the HOrticul-
tural Society of that state, an address
xas read which smbodiss 40 much of in
terest-indeed, of real mportance--that
a portion o: it at least deserves pYo1s-
inent place in our columns. We quote
as follows:
Among the first acts OF the early pio-
neers that caus to Oregon was the
planting Of orchards. They not ouly
wished 70 replace the comforts Of civil
ized life winch they had left behind
them, but well understood what a hold
bearing fruit trees would give them Ia a
country 20 far removed from civiliza-
s;On. Tho vine and fruit tree ever have
been. and viii he, the emblsms of con-
teutlneat and home thrift. Those early
planted trees throve, and. although
mostly of inferior varieties, they shoge;
mis- lind TO be we'll adapted IN SONS OF
tho most important species known 10
man. But few years ago the trees and
fruits wore noted for beauty and free
dom from biemi-h through insoot At
tacks; now these tiny aAversaries are bat
1,u wcti knUwn, and their number Is
lesion. Large and valuable parts ot the
state Gre already badly infested. end
they are rapidly spreading over more
territory. Whence came these insects:
Most Of them we're imported on trees,
sciOns and vines; but . large portion
:ams from California, hid ia the fruit
and in the crevices Of boxes, scattering
broadcast over tho land something as
uuch to be dreaded in orchards as the
yellow fever and smallpox would b in
our families aud homes.
The system Of frUlt-grOwing ~ prac-
tised by a large number Of orchardists
may be termed the go-as you-pleass or
der, and has produced q chaos from
which order can only he restored by the
Aid of legislation, and such Legislation
can be obtained, and the object Of this
Meeting is 80 construct solid founda
| ton upon which can be organized g
united warfare for tho determination OF
hose evils which through negligence
have been allowed TO spread through
,ut the orchard and fruit growing coun
ties. Let il Dc distinctly understood
ths. no longer will orchard property be
allowed to be kept. as it were, for ths
| express purpose Of propagatin2 insec,
| pss,s and 10 spread contagiOn in tn.
| neigbborhood where such property j,
locsted. such places should be de
| ;lared public nuisance. The ship
usnts Of fruits or other transportabl,
material infested by insect pests shoult
| 40 longer be allowed without incurriuG
the penalties of the law.
We urge similar action on the part o.
the people Of this Territory. Active
and intelligent work in the premises
should commence At once. Facts ant
statistics should be gathered and ar
ranged in presentabls form and brough
TO the attention of the incoming Legis
la.ure. and that body should. withou
any delay, adopt such legislation N OK
perience has shown to be effective unde
slmilnr circumstances.