The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-20
Shippers and Distributors Will
Be Vigorously Prosecuted.
OENOUNCEDASANO OUTRAGE
Governor Smith Says There Has Been a
Grievious Neglect of Duty - Herr
Bandmann Earnestly Enlists
Himself in the Matter.

days ago that great quantities of Cal
ifornia and Utah infected and diseas-
ed fruit, especially apples, were being
shipped to Montana and distributed
throughout the state in violation of
the law, arrived in Butte yesterday
for the purpose of consulting Governor
Smith, who was in the city, on the SUBJ
ject of the law and it's fragrant viola
tions. The result of the conference is
that Mr. Bandmann will remain in the
city. Inspector Cooley has been called
from Bozeman, and the railroads and
guilty shippers will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
Governor Smith denounced 1t AS an
outrage that infected fruit should be
allowed to be shipped into Montana
and distributed through the state. He
said evidently there had been grevious
neglect on the part of some one and
that seemingly there had been grave
neglect of duty. The governor said
that all parties concerned in the ship
ment and distribution of the fruit IN
Guiding the railroads and merchants.
should, according to law, be at once
prosecuted.
Professor S. NJ. Emory, director Of
the government experimental station
at Bozeman, is member of the state
board from the Fourth district, which
includes Silver Bow, Lewis and Clarke,
Gallatin and Beaverhead counties, and
Governor Smith directed Mr. Band
mann to call Professor Emory up by
telephone last evening and request
him to come to Butte at once or send
Inspector Cooley. Mr.. Bandmann and
Professor Emory held the following in
teresting conversation over the1tele-
phone:
po,5,po oo-professor Emory the
state lis being contaminated with the
San Jose scale by fruit distributed from
Butte, and / would like to know II you
cannot come to Butte or send the IN
spector to prosecute the railway COM
ranies and shippers for violation of
the law.
Emory-You don't know what you are
talking about; there are no. scales in
this country.
Bandmann-You don't know what
you are talking about yourself l nave
the proofs here that will convince you
that unless something is done quickly
the state will be teeming with san
Jose scale and the Goblin moth.
Emory-Who is going to pay for this
telephoning. l will not.
Bandmann-Make your mind easy
about that. If the state won't pay for
it l will
Emory-You have made a terrible
blame for everything.
Bandmann-Drop this nonsense, pro
fessor, l am speaking to you ofnclaliy'
and at the direct wish of the governor,
who directs that either you or the in
spector come here Immediately and
prosecute the people who are carrying
on a traffic in this infected fruit
Emory-Well Cooley was over there
and told the merchants that If they did
not stop receiving such apples he would
prosecute them.
Bandmass-If he likes I'll stay here
and assist him.
Emory-That man knows his busi-
ness and does not require your assist
ance.
Bandmann-I do not offer my help
out of friendship, but as duty to my
office.
Emory-Well, he'll be over there Mon
day. Goodbye.
Mr. Bandmann reported the result OF
the conversation to Governor Smith
and the latter suggested that he had
better remain in Butte and see Mr..
Cooley and that they work together to
enforce the law.
Mr. Bandmann, who has left his ranch
during the busy season, is devoting his
time to his duty as member of the
state board without remuneration, and
is paying his own expenses.
In speaking of the subject last night,
Mr.. Bandmann said:
After years of struggling with the
rest of the orchardists to get protection
from the legislature by passing pest
bill. a liberal legislature saw the neces-
sity of such law and passed it with
out dissent, and wise and patriotic
governor, in spite of the distressed
financial condition of the state. signed
the bill. being practical man and
knowing the Importance of it. I was
appointed one of the members of the
board, as l am the father of the bill,
and intend to do my duty, but l soon
perceived that it was difficult task
to carry out the provisions of the bill,
as it required enthusiasm and patriot
ism from every member of the board.
l watched my district carefully hav-
ing practically the entire fruit belt of
the state under my supervision. l
know the Importance of my office. l
did not think that sufficient watchful-
ness and care was shown, and l espe-
cially found that the secretary of the
board, who gets 81 0O0 year for look
ing after his duty, went East on
pleasure trip, and is, as far as l know,
at present still away from the state.
when for the last two months infected
apples have been sent through the
country and he not at his post so that
he could be communicated with; there
fore | watched with greater care and
to my establishment ! found that APP
pies tainted with San Jose scale and
the Goblin moth were shipped from
Butte and Helena into my district. l
Immediately communicated with Gov
ernor Smith. who is eX-officio member
of the board, and asked for advice.
The governor at once told me that
had the right to destroy the fruit and
prosecute every one dealing in 1t. l
destroyed the infected fruit in Mis-
soula. about 16 boxes. coming from
California, teeming with San Jose
scale and the Goblin moth. I went to
Anaconda, and of all the filthy. pesti-
lential apples | have ever seen, found
there the worst. The dealers them
selves We're glad I came to make a
cleanup, and one of the largest firms
there had SO boxes of the infected
truck, without me asking them. after
examining about 90 boxes, instructed
me ito take the whole lot. He said he
could see they Were all bad. ] de-
stroyed and burned Is boxes out of so
in Anaconda. I extracted frcm the
incest looking apples the Goblin moth