The herald., 1893-11-24
All Are Endorsed by the Fruit
Growers Convention.
Resolutions Which Knock Out the
Combination.
Tho Proceedings Of the Convention Yes
terday-Numerous Papers Read.
Standardization OF the Rail-
roads Postponed.

The secretary read the following reso'
lutions, relative to the death of Hon. W.
I. Coleman, and they were unanimously
adopted by the convention:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Almighty
to take from our midst one who has
been identified with the progress, not
only of the fruit interests, but in all
matters relative to the welfare OF this
coast, and
Whereas, By the death of the Hon.
VIM. 7. Coleman, California has lost
one OF it's best and most prominent citi-
zens, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the fruit grow
ers'of California, in convention assem-
bled, tender our heartfelt sympathy and
coincidence to the family of the de-
ceased;
Resolved that copy of these resolu-
tions be aent to the family OF the de-
ceased, and published in the daily
papers.
PORTRAIT PRESENTATION.
vice-President G. ]. Griffith then ad-
dressed the convention as follows:
"On behalf of many fruit growers in
Southern California, take pleasure in
presenting to the state board OF horti-
culture this framed picture of Mr.. AL
bert Koebele. 1t Is but an humble
token of our high gard for the untiring
work of this board in our interests be-
sides, it is eminently proper to prove
thet, although absent, modest Mr.. Koe-
belle is not forgotten by the horticulture
lists in this part OF the state who believe
him to be considering svocation and
past efforts the greatest genius of mod
ern times"
Mr.. Lelong responded to the presen-
tation, referring to the cottony cushion
scale and the labors of Prof. Koeble in
the fight against the insects.
He spoke of his second visit to Austria.
lia and his finding parasitic insects
which have done much and from which
much is expected.
He gracefully referred to the pleasure
it gave the state board of horticulture
to accept the portrait, and regretted
that President Elwood Cooper was too
Ill to be present and accept the gift
for the board.
OLIVES WITHOUT WATER,
Mr.. Calkins of Pomona exhibited to
the convention sample of olives grown
in that section without irrigation, and
he was asked numerous questions about
the growth Of the trees.
MR.. CRAw's PAPER.
An interesting paper by Mr.. Alexan-
der Craw, quarantine officer of the state
board of horticulture, was then read by
the secretary. Its subject was The
Best Means to Secure Effective Quaran-
tine Against the Introduction into the
State of Foreign Tree Pests and Dis
eases.
Mr.. Craw described the gradual
growth of the fruit business in this
state, and the freedom for many years
of the fruit trees from pests. owing to
the immense expense of foreign impor-
tations, healthy home grown stock be-
ing principally used.
He then showed how, upon the ad.
vent of the railroad. the state was
flooded with trees from all over the
globe, and the rapid growth of insect
pests.
The destruction wrought by them
soon forced itself upon the attention of
fruit growers, and the outgrowth of this
was the organization of the state board
OF agriculture, with its quarantine
officer, county horticultural commis-
sioners and local inspectors, whose
duties are twofold - preventive and
curative.
The writer said that while enormous
sums OF money and endless labor have
been expended in the contest with the
pests, they had only succeeded in pre-
venting their too rapid increase, and
hardly that, and are far from extermi-
nd tipn ha NTH IL has loh LII
by all known artificial remedies; but
the preventive labors have been go
effective that he believed but one new
pest had found it's way into our state
since the passage and enforcement of
the quarantine laws.
To those who knew by hard expert
6nce Mr.. Craw said he need not enlarge
upon the necessity of the strictest quar-.
antine laws. There were yet numerous
insect enemies and fungus diseases that
have not succeeded in effecting an en-
trance in this state.
Fruit, trees, shrubs, plants and seeds
are now being imported from the east,
Europe, Australia, China, Japan, the
South Sea Islands, South and Central
American, and nearly all other coun-
tries, and eternal vigilance is the price
OF success. If the just reward for which
the fruit grower labors is to be reaped,
effective measures must be taken to
keep out the destructive agencies not
yet here and stamp out those already
here.
Mr.. Craw called attention to the de-
fects in the present laws regulating
quarantine, and advised the adoption Of
measures by which the neglect or refusal
on the part OF importers or consignees
OF trees and plants to notify the local
inspector Of the district in which they
Sre imported, of their arrival, could be
accompanied by penalty.
F.. He quoted from the laws in force in
the Cape Colony country, and said that
great assistance could also be rendered
by the erection of fumigating houses at
different railroad depots, such of them
as receive shipments of fruit trees and
fruit packages.
Some OF the counties had passed quar-
antine ordinances. So far as these we're
supplemental tosthe state law they were
good, but as the state law covers the
ground, Mr.. Craw thought the inspect
ors should operate under the provisions.
Alter reviewing the points raised in
the Tahiti case decided by Judge Nc
klnley OF this city, Mr.. Craw concluded
by saying it would be we'll to secure the
passage OF federal quarantine Law, and
fruit growers should labor to that end.
Both In state and nation every precau-
tionary measure possible should be
taken to prevent the introduction OF new
troubles. Laws to effectu allv har tho