The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-30
The Nursery Law.
Editor Of Tho Times-Dlspatch:

Editor OF The Ilmes-Olspatcn:
slr.-Your correspondent In Sundays
gives us some interesting history con-
corning fruit growing and some thcts az
to It's great profit, all of which is very
true, for there Is nothing which gives
a man more real happiness and greater
profit than fruit growing: But It is not
to enlarge on this part of his most
interesting letter, but to thank nm LOT
being. as far as l know, me ; tirn. tn nad
abomnable so-called law passed py tne
last session OF Legislature, and known IS
chapter 207 In acts OF Assembly. re
strikes the keynote when he says that
"there is not such an unjust and unfair
law to be found on the statute books OF
any other State in the Union"
And the people Of Fauau Ter counIy W this
law should act and help to get rid OF u,
as we should easily be abie to do IS
November; get after your legislators ana
them. for this, lew was passed without ut
any attention having been given II save
by those Interested In its passage. and
who they were nobody can f,nd out ia eor
tire trol !s~ dlf IL ens from law that was
framed and endorsed by the Horticultural
Society OF Virginia at Its !, last annual
@ eyss ai t heo to %o0 co MIA sa @
who had endorsed an entirely different
law, and this final monstrosity railroaded
through and sprung IKE trap upon od nut
p more aood than ali the politicians that
ever existed from the beginning OF the
s word to saa ao e
controlling their business. without pro.
test, laws which treat nurserymen as ! y
they were felons. when. IN fact' they are
the most law-abiding citizens,
peculiar position in commerce. while we
conduct our business pretty much along
the lines Of other business We nave emo. enois
down from shelves and show them as
merchants DO. Yet no nurseryman would
let his stock become infested with San
I he could Sh,' not do business either in his
own state or outside. PVT the nursery nursery.
his keeping asz his sS Sere clean e not ana
nurseryman to-day. mean a nursery.
man, not an amateur. who does not know
better how to keep his stock clean, than
ter il not annoyed by drastic. unreason-
able, abomnable laws. ~,
Now the State q yiTgna wants fnr them
them. but do not make laws giving them
the power of Gear and allow them 10
dictate and rough-ride over Ia W-aplolns
Make them snbord!pates to rE GOOD ni nn 10
States Government has Its entomo!oglea!
DEPARTMENT under control of the Secre-
tarv Of AgrIculture; we have a most ca
pable Agricultural Department, under con-
troll of commissioner. who has made MS
department an example ana pyWord
of excellence throughout the United
bride in his State and its welfare and
does ali he can to bring good citizens and
eapital into our State. Put this depart
ment of nursery and orchard inspection
,inder charge Of his department.: mako
the entomologlsts subordinate to him;
give him funds to operate this depart-
ment. get rid OF experimental stations To-
Gated In the wilds of the. mountains,
where experiments have to be made al
the time, and where no criterion can pc
obtained: utilize our State farm IN THIS
direction and better still accept the proper
sItion of nurserymen who are WILING to
State State, gratis, for experimental orchards,
to RESPONSIBLE parties who Will plant and
care for them and report on same, Why
the $50 was assessed against nurserymen
in Virginia. do not know, That was i
another attack on business already fuil
Of expenses and burdened 10 Its utmost,
as the bill also carries an .approprla-
ton of $4,000 annually to pay for inspect-
Ing and cleaning orchards. Nurserymen
are willing to pay so. much pec diem 20
have their nurseries inspected, u this -
necessary, though, as ] have before sac,
they know better how to Keep their stock
clean than they can be told.
require this policing" as It WAS called
by TI one Who favored the bill, but the