The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-08
FOR FRUIT AND TRUCK GROWERS.

Mr. Quinn Of Cherokee Has a Very Com.
prehensiye Measure.
Austin, Texas. February Hon. Frank
Is. Quinn OF Cherokee county introduced
a bin In the house this morning OF great
Importance to the fruit growers Of the
state This is the FIRST measure OF the
Kind ever offered In n Texas legislature
ana its course viii be watched with great
Interest by those pursuing this rapidly
growing industry. MIR. Quinn is authority
on this interesting subject, being the largest
fruit grower In the house, president OF the
Rusk Fruit Growers association, the Rusk
Truck Growers association, and director In
the East Texas Fruit Growers association,
lie has studied the subject OF fruit grow.
ting not only in Texas but In Michigan and
other States. The enemies Of fruit trees
and fruit has received careful attention
and also the best means of preventing the
destruction and ravHges of these pests.
The substantial provisions of this bill
are that the commissioner of agriculture,
Insurance, statistics and history, the presi-
dent Of the Agricultural and Mechanical
college and the State entomologist shall con.
stitute board of entomology and that
the entomologist shall be the Inspector;
The bill provides that: said board shall
have full power 10 make such rules and
A'BNlhNlOAo governing Iut lhEpttllOH VI
nurseries, orchards, vineyards and planta-
lions and for the sale, transportation anu
Introduction Of trees, shrubs, cuttings, buds,
vines, bulbs, roots and plants that they
may deem necessary to carry out the pro
visions Of this act, md 10 prevent the IN
PRODUCTION, increase or dissemination of In
sect pests and plant diseases In this State
IL is also provided that snid board may
make rules and regulations 10 prevent the
Introduction and spread Of crop pests
The board Is to make Inquiry es to the
existence Of any dangerous plant disease or
pests, aud To take immediate steps to ex-
Terminate same, when found All persons
engaged In the nursery business to have tne
same Inspected by the entomologist on or
year and 10 Obtain a license from the
bonrd Of entomology before II shall be
awful to sell or dispose Of any such stock.
It also provides that persons selling
nursery stock grown out Of the state should
also procure a license, and should hrst
satisfy the entomoogist that the stock
to be sold Is free from all diseases and in-
sect pests.
Section provides that: whenever any
trees, shrubs plants or vines arc shipped
into this state from another state, cqnn.
try or province every package thereof shall
be plainly labeled on the outside with the
name OF the consignee, the contents nnd q
certificate showing that the contents have
been Inspected by a State or government
officer and that the trees, vines, shrubs or
plants therein contained are free from all
Injurious insects or diseases and that there
is no San Jose scale In the State, county
or province where said trees, vines, shrubs
or plants were grown, provided that such
trees, vines, shrubs or plants grown or
produced In a State county or province
containing or having san Jose scale may
be admitted into this State upon the GER
thcate Of the entomologist OF this State
that said trees, vines, shrubs or plants are
free OF such scale and all other dangerous
diseases or pests. whenever any trees,
shrubs, vines or plants are shipped Into
. vyifhOuf such certificate nlatnlV
fixed on the outside Of the package, box
or car containing same, the fact shnll be
reported TO said board OF entomology with
in tweny-four hours by the railroad, ex-
press or steamboat company or other person
or persons carrying same; and any agent
OF any railroad, steamboat or express COM
Violate the provisions Of this section shall
no deemed guilty Of o nisdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fine In any sum
not less than $50 nor more than 500, and
any person receiving, selling, using or dis
posing Of said trees, shrubs, vines or plants
until said board OF entomology shall have
inspected and given the certificate provided
In this act showing that such trees, shrubA
vines or plants are free from all diseases
and insect pests shall be guilty OF mis-
demoanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine Of not less than S25 nor
There are provisions relating to details
but the foregoing are the main features.
Mr. Quinn says that the bill IL modelled
largely aitcF tHe luWs OF Mlchlkuh anu
Georgia on the same subject. lie SAYS that
Texas has so far escaped the Invasion OF
that most dreaded Of all posts OF the fruit
grower, the san Jose scale, and that no
Fellows has yet appeared In the State as far
AZ rs known. That the main object OF the
measure Ia TO keep ont such diseases and
nests, II possible, and 20 be prepared TO
Combat them upon their FIRST appearance
mat the San Jose scale has obtained a
foGtiua In nearly half the States Of the
i, MON IL not more and all the big orchard
disfrirts have such troubles or others and
thnt the freedom OF Texas from such pests
ana diseases Is attracting capital and lin
MIGRATION to an extent never known before
and producing a development and spirit
~ progress IN Eastern Texas that prom.
ises 10 awaken the wonder OF the world
unless checked by an invasion Of the pests
and diseases that have proved so dlsaE-
tto,,a "a the other fruit growing Regions Of