The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-21
PEST FIGHTERS CRIPPLED
Appropriation Bill Not Signed by the
-. Governor .~- rs ,ssg
President Cooper Presents q Plan to Keep the
Commission Alive at tn. Biennial
Meeting Salaries Safe

San Francisco Examiner: The State
, Board of Horticulture is threatened with
humiliation because Governor Budd has
refused to sign the bill appropriatlng
$40. 900 forsits maintenance. The critical
condition in which the board finds itself
was fully discussed at the biennial meet
ing OF the directors held Tuesday after
noon. Unless the horticuturists of the
state help with financial donations the
board will. after next July, be bankrupt
and unable to prosecute its usual work.
Elwood Cooper presided at the meeting,
and there were present l.. w. Buck of
Vacaville, Frand A. Kimball of National
City. Mark L. Mcdonald of Santa Rosa,
Fred G. Miles Of Penryn. J. l.. Mosher of
San Jose and ]. H. Thomas of Visalia
Governor Budd's refusal to sign the
appropri alton BILL" said Secretary Le-
long yesterday. SIS based. un erstand.
entirely upon the technical ground that
the bill was not plainly drawn and was
defectvely constructed. He has ex-
pressed no hostility to the commission.
The bill provides for salaries, and Gov
ernor Budd says the salaries are already
provided for by the statutes. The results
to the commission are as bad. though. as
if the bill had been knocked out for any
other reason
A resolution was adopted requesting
the executive committee OF the state
board to collect all the facts bearing upon
the subject, and to present them TO Gov
ernor Budd, and ask him ospggest some
means by which the State Board OF Hor-
ticulture may not be unnecessarily re-
stricved in its work, and II necessary to
secure the Endorsement OF the State Board
of Examiners to a recomm eEaatipH Of the
passage of the deficiency hill to- this pur
pose by the next Legislature.
The following new officers were elected
for the ensuing term Of two years: Presi-
dent Elwood Cooper; vice-president, l..
W. Buck; auditor, j. l.. Mosher; treas
urer, Fred G. Miles; secretary, b. M. 'Le-
long quarantine officer, Alexander
CrLw.
in which he referred to the embarrassing
of the commission through
Governor Budd's failure to sign tn, ar-
preparation bill. izts a"tr
1--WE have very valuable library" he
said, a great many lithographic, plates
and wood cuts, with other necessary APP
planes by which the work of the board
was carried on, also all the furniture, car
pets, etc. - r"tS7
.lf1we give up our rooms some place
must be provided to preserve the property.
The questionsfor us to consider Is whether
we shall retain these rooms by subscrib
ing literally from our own funds. and de-
pend upon the fruit-growers of. the, state
to make up sufficient, amount. a. care
full estimate can be made of the amount
that will be necessary to meet this ex.
pense.
at is most unfol tunate that funds have
been withheld. 1T may result III such in
jury that it will require .many we RS. to
repair, but hope not, 1t is for us, my
fall ice and IN III that 10
fruit-growers of the state will look for the
solution. We must at this meeting deter
mine the course to pursue.
There are two ways-One to adopt a
plan and depend upon the fruit growers
to subscribe sufficient money to carry it
out the other to call a fruit growers con-
vention to be held at Sacramento in May.
so as to bring together as many fruit
growers as possible to discuss and to de-
tern.irie the wiseSt course to protect and
save the fruit industry. Fortunately, the
law creating the State Board of Horticul-
ture was not repealed. The salaries of
our officers and clerks are secure. 80
."Our quarantine officers will exercise
the same precautions, the same vigilance
in preventing the introduction of new and
dangerous insect pests as formerly. We
would be shopelessly bankrupt. our lands,
our possessions would not be worth the
one-tenth: of what they are now if the in
will MENTION for example only two or
three ofsthe numerous dangers that would
surely. follow:
I'VE all have to rely mostly upon the
boards of supervisors of the different
counties to payor provide for the travel
ing expenses of our officers, otherwise
they cannot visit the localities.
'sAlt experimental work will have to be
discontinued. Office rent, postage. ex-
| pressage and stationery will have to be
provided for by voluntary contribution.
The bill asking for $40, 900 to continue
the Investigation and search, for parasites
wasnot reached: This most important OF
all other measures to be considered, either
by states or nations. received no ,atten.
ton. Can any intelligent being inter
ested in the productions of the earth
comprehend this oversight" 10.
The report of Secretary Lclong stated
that, since : the last meeting claims had
been paid and other amounts expended
aggregating So, 712.99 leaving balance or
hand of only 50, 2s7. Ola sum barely suf.
ficient to- keep the, commission alive until
next July.