The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27
Protection of Montana Orchards
the Question.
OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE
Deputy inspectors Should Be Appointed
in Every Town in the State-Band-
mann Has the Support of
the People.

mas aroused the interest in Western
Montana that has been stirred up by
the controversy that has arisen regard
ing the protection of Montana orchards
against the imported pests that have
destroyed the orchards of other West
efn states. This is matter of grave
Importance to the fruitgrowers of this
section of the state. as they realize that
If these pests gain footing in the or
chards of Western Montana the fruit
that is raised here will decline in price
ana Will not be worth one-half of what
1t is at present. Since the arguments
between ID. +. Bandmann of this city
ana the representative of the inspect
ing force of the state board of horticul-
ture, there have been received from the
fluitgrowers of the Bitter Root valley
numerous messages, which have urged
the Standard to take up the matter in
earnest One of these messages that
came to the Standard office last night
said: Tell Bandmann that we are
with him and that we want all fruit.
that is imported inspected. If there is
any expense attached to this work, We
stand ready to pay it ourselves" Sew
eral OF these fruitgrowers have advo-
Gated the appointment of deputy in
spectors at all of the towns in Mon
tana. Where it is necessary to pay
these inspectors the fruit men them
selves will aid in defraying the ex-
penses. 1t is matter of so much i'm
portance to them that they cannot af-
ford to have it neglected, and if the
regular inspectors are not able to at
tend to the work the orchard men saw
that they will hire men to this work
ana nave it done as it should be done
Seldom has the sentiment of this
community been so unanimous as it is
in this affair. Bandmann has the solid
support of the people here in the mat
ter They admire him for the interest
that he has taken and for the fearless
manner in which he has gone about
the work. In this city there has been
no opposition to him and his inspection,
except from one storekeeper, who has
said that he would not destroy any
fruit on the order of Bandmann AS
to the publicity that has been given to
this matter and the objections to it
that have come from some sources, the
people here feel that this is a matter
that should he given the fullest pub.
ltcity. The dealers who are handling
this fruit want to know it. 1t is not
supposed that any dealer in the state
Will willingly offer for sale fruit that
he knows will endanger the orchards of
Montana. If infected fruit is being sent
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