The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-17


5. The publication of an account
of this affair rs sood rs possible in
the bulletin of the North Carolin a
department Of agriculture.
q. Tho submission to the Gover-
nor Of tho facts in the case, in order
that he may act according to his
best Judgement.
I. The posting Of notice of the
fraud in the postoilices Of Forest
City, Elenboro, Caroleen. Henrietta
and Rutherfordton.
| CONCLUSION.
1t is my opinion that no effort
should be spared to make the fraud
! known to every person. The fraud
has been practiced almost exclusively
upon women and girls, mostly Of the
poorer classes. 1t seems to me that
the men who have been the guilty
parties should receive all the odium
accommodating from thoir fraudulent
acts.
AS it is likely that those who have
had this company iu charge will be
sued, it is my opinion that the crop
pest commission should do all that
it can to aid the aggrieved parties in
bringing the defrauders to Justice.
Very respectfully submitted, etc.
LOOSE METHODS AT THE PACKING SEEDS.
The employees at the sheds were
persons Of no training or knowledge
Of nursery matters. The trees we're
hedded carelessly and the only label
ling was indicated by a tag marked
'R'' or "B," to denote whether the
trees were to bear red or black fruit.
How this labelling can possibly be
accurate [ cannot conceive.
The trees are sorted into two
grades, to go by mail. I secured
samples of both grades, which I am
sure are every bit rs good as the av
erage. Specimens of tho smaller
grade measure less than two feet in
length, and of the Lime specimens in
my possession, the trunk of none is
as large rs an average sized lead
pencil. Those too large to be placed
in this class are sent by express.
Many of the troes are misshapen
and injured by abuse in the packing
sheds. Of the thu three samples of
the larger trees, two have had the
bark slashed in careless trimming.
In most cases the roots are roughly
broken, which leads me to believe
that they were pulled from the
ground by sheer force. All the trees
shipped bear tag marked "Amos
Owen Cherry Trees"
On an average the trees are smaller
and more deformed than would be
sold by any honest nurseryman.
Added to this is the fact that they are
not Amos Owen cherries, as claimed.
USE OF CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.
What moro directly concerns the
crop pest commission is the use of
their certificate in covering such stock
as here described.
| On September 9th l visited DR..
Frank Bright in Henrietta and was
told by him that he did only small
trade, and he secured his trees from
the orchards of Mr.. Amos Owen.
| (My conversation with Mr.. Owen
practically subtained this claim.
We heve had only one form of in
spection certificate, which states that
the "nursery grounds of ------
we're inspected" etc. I was obliged
to give this certificate to Mr.. Bright
or prevent his doing trade that
appeared legitimate. Under the
circumstances an efficient inspection
was out Of the question, therefore
the certificate was given without such
inspection, with the further under
standing that in future he must have
the stock for sale for the year bedded
in his garden, 30 that it could be in
spected. After thus securing the
Certificate, Mr.. Bright began the
fraudulent proceedings here exposed
and tho cirtificate has been changed
from party to party to the present
time without the consent or knowl.
edge of the crop pest commission.
PRESENT STATUS OF THE FIRM.
At the time that began tho in
vestigation, Friday, December 6, I
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