The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-26
TO COUNTY COURTS.
Something the Law Requires That
Many Have Neglected.

Something the Law Requires That
Many Have Neglected.
Our last legislature passed an act
entitled, Fruit Trees and Fruit" dele
eating certain powers to and making
certain things incumbent upon the
probate Judges and county courts of
all counties where fruit trees are
grown.
The first thing under this act I desire
to call attention to is the annual proc
lamation Of the probate judge, provided
for in section g.
This proclamation should have been
issued not later than Feb, /, and to
date there has been none issued that
the writer is aware Of This may be
an oversight; 1t may be careIessness,
or possibly ignorance of law on this
point or it may be due to Indifference,
any or all OF which is a fragrant neg
lect Of duty. By virtue OF my Office, as
well as in behalf of the fruit industry
at large. L desire to ask of each pro
bate judge, falling within the scope of
the 1aW, TO issue such proclamation at
the earliest possible moment. 1t may
not interest You directly, but it does
your neighbors and the public at
large.
Second desire to direct the atteD-
ton Of the county courts to section I
under this act. You are to appoint
one or more inspectors, mark it, This
act does not provide that you may an
point, but that it is your duty to aD-
polnt. one or more inspectors If ur
to this time any court has failed ia do
this, the duty should not pass another
meeting unfulflled. No county raisine
truit should be without one cOnDeteDt
inspector the year round, and that In
Spector should be in the field all the
Time L am panied to learn, both from
personal experience and on reliable IN
formation, that some OF our counfu
courts have not regarded this subiect
OF Su1hC1ent Importance or given il
such thought as to recommend them tr
even acquafnt themselves with the LAW
on The issue. Some have regarded il
as a summer work, therefore DO moi
nee0 a winter Inspector a war on the
eoddiinS moth alone, with the single
weapon, Paris green OF London purple
ignoring the more efficient work. the
OF winter and the preventive; Their
range OF vision has not gone beyond
the old apple tree. when the facts are
our law contempIates all kinds ~
trees. all kinds of pests and all kinds
OF remedies. It goes into the ware
houses OF importers, on to the stands
OF the dealers. 1t cOntemplates a rigic
inspection of all appropriations of fruft
ana nursery goods; pruning, white,
Washing, clearing and cleansing or.
chards and fruit cases. Hence. NAV
not be allowed to ask any one who has
not to spend few moments in ri
least reading this statute over. It is ?
short one-only two pages. 1t is also !
weak one as we'll as imperfect; but il
means something, and if enforced b.
The county courts Ill result in good
Should this article reach a. county tha-
is Without an inspector let that county
see to 1T at once that a competent mar
is appointed and put to work,
l appeal to the county courts, ag in.
telFSent and honest men-men Of trust
men who are and of right ought to b
the guardians Of our public and prt
vate interests; men in whose hands
rests the future destiny OF our horti
cultural interests. SO long as the laU
stands on our statutes as It nov, Is: t.
give the fruit growers of Utah such at
tention and careful consideration a,
the Importance of their industry de-
mand5 and deserves.
This, industry should not be made II
suffer from neglect at your hands. /,
should not be made the Scape-goat fol
paying political debts, nor positions at
taching thereto: the dumping ground
for political debris and ward healers
not capable or otherwise unfit to oc.
cupy other positions of trust and re-
sponsibiity.
Now one word to inspectors If yoy
are short Of information land we al
are) study up, put yourselves in touch
With other and stronger men, men q
tonS experience and Acknowledged
ability: provide yourselves with book
pamphlet and paper on your work
study the character and nature Of TIT
people in your district and get then
to work with you. and don't antag
onize- II is important to harmonic
ana keep peace in the family. Tol
have the law; acquaint yourselves witt
your duties az thoroughly as possible
and then perform them to the letter
though the heavens fall. You VIII
meet some, perhaps, who will revilt
YOU some who will avoid you; some
who will probably lead you away from
goods that should be inspected anc
condemned. Your duty Is to the county
and state, not to any one man or set o,
men. 1t is not the history of men
that he who avoids an unpleasant duty
profits most thereby. or gains for him.
self the respect Of men. but rather hi
who sees a duty and performs It to the
best Of his ability.
PHILIP 4. DIX,
President State Board OF HORTICULTURE
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