, 1907-03-27
MICHIGAN NURSERY FIRM FAILS
TO COMPLY WITH STATE
HORTICULTURAL LAWS.
Laramie River Lady Sends Order to
Three Rivers Concern and Money
10 Returned, az Firm Cannot En-.
ter state-List Of Those Which
Have Secured Licenses.

trees 10 tulS oldle loT Sale 10 huiSoiJ
stock. Miss Edith Lundquist of the
Laramie river some time ago placed
an order with the r. NJ. Kellogg com-
pany, at Three Rivers, Mich, for $1.25
worth of strawberry plants, to be sent
to her at this place. Yesterday she
received a letter from the firm, saying:
Cannot Fill Order.
I'VE beg to advise you that we find
ourselves unable to ship plants into
the state Of Wyoming, owing to the
extremely unjust charge for license
fee for your state, and therefore are
returning herewith $1.25 n have put
your name upon The Strawberry list,
and credited you with one year for
your remittance of 81. We assure you
it is a matter of extreme regret to us
that we are compelled to return this
order to you in this way, and it may
seem strange to do SO after writing
you as We did on the 18th Of this
month, but at that time we hoped there
was some modification of the Wyo-
ming license fee in regard to shipping
plants, which We now find is not So"
Does Not Garry Disease.
The letter continues: I'VE are hop
ing that the people of Wyoming will
call the attention of their members OF
the legislature to the fact that the
strawberry plant does not carry dis
ease or nursery pests in the a that
trees do, and that where nurserymen
sell nothing but strawberry plants they
cannot afford to pay the amount OF
license fee required. If the cost of
this fee for strawberry plants alone
were reduced to S. a year, for in
stance, it would be possible for us to
pay it without heavy loss, but the
amount of business we do in Wyoming
does not justify us in paying the fee,
as We have said BEFORE"
Young Lady Disappointed.
Miss LundQuist says in her letter
In sending the letter of the nursery
men, GAS you see by the letter en-
closed, I sent to Three Rivers for some
strawberry plants 1 wished to try, and
as you see further, the legislature bars
us out"
Letter from Secretary.
This morning, after the receipt of
the letter from Miss Lundquist inclos-
ing the letter to her from the Three
Rivers concern, The Republican re-
ceived from DR.. Aven Nelson of this
city, secretary of the state board of
horticulture, the following note and
the accompanying list of nurseries
licensed to do business in Wyoming,
together with a copy Of the amended
and re-enacted state law. DR.. Nelson
says:
Dear Sir: The planting season Is
at hand. AS only licensed nurseries
may do business in the state, many Of
your readers may wish to know what
nurseries are licensed. l therefore en-
close the list believing that its publ
cation may be OF interest. A copy of
the biennial report of the board of hor-
ticulture or of the amended law may
be had by addressing the undersigned"
List Of Licensed Nurseries.
The Allen Nursery, Rochester, N. Y;
Bismark Nurseries, Bismark, N. D.;
Colorado Nursery company, Loveland,
Colo; Crete Nurseries, Crete, Neb.;
Denver Nurseries, Denver, Colo; Fair
bury Nurseries, Fairbury, Neb.; The
Gardner Nursery, Usage. Iowa; The
German Nursery, Beatrice, Neb.; The
International Nursery company, Den
yer, Colo; The Jewell Nursery, Lake
City, Mimi; Johnson County Nursery,
Buffalo, Wyo.; l.. l.. May & Co., st.
Paul, Mimi; Montana Nursery com
pany, Missoula, Mont; Northern Nurs-
cry company, Denver, Colo; Oregon
Nursery company. Salem, Ore; Plum
field Nurseries. Fremont, Neb.; John
A.. Salzer Seed company, La Crosse,
Wis; The Schroeder-Son Nursery CON-
pany, Lafayette, Colo; Shenandoah
Nurseries, o Shenandoah Iowa. Stark
Bros Nurseries, Louisiana, Mo-; The
Willis Nursery company, Ottawa, Kas.
Licenses and How to Get Them.
The. following sections of the law
govern the licensing of nursery com
panies: N99'flf -stu"i77 -"R'
Section 21-Licenses. No person,
firm or corporation shall engage or
continue in the business Of selling
within the state, or importing fruit
trees, plants or nursery stock into the
state. without first having obtained al
license to do business in the state, as
in this act provided.
Section 22-How Obtained. Any
person, firm or corporation may obtain
a license to engage in the business Of
selling fruit trees. plants or nursery
stock in this state, upon the payment Of
the sum Of $25 and by ffing with the
secretary OF the state board Of horti'
culture bonds for securities in the sum
of $500, conditioned that the principal
will faithfully obey the law of the state
Of Wyoming, and that said principal
will nav the cost of fumigation OF nurs.