The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-28

usted IN persuading the legislature before
adjournment TO pass law similar to the
Idaho statute, prohibiting the sale OF
Wormy fruit, and making a violation of
the law an otfense punishable by a heavy
| fine. 1t was explained that the Idaho
statute even prohibited the giving away
OF Wormy fruit The report was greeted
with cheers in many parts of the room,
but half dozen men sprang to their feet
TO protest. Some one moved the adoption
OF the report and half a dozen seconded
the melton DR.. e D. Ball was recog-
nlzed by the chair. He said he favored
the measure, but ne would like to hear
| lot of short expressions regarding it be-
fore the sanction of the convention was
given.
IT'S all right shouted delegate In
the rear of the hall, 'but we're not ready
for 1t yet here in Utah. We're not far
enough along to be able to say we will
never sell any more apples without
worms
No. you betr' shouted another man.
me me eoddllng moths are busy yet, and II
don't make any difference how many
resolutions we pass or how many laws We
enact or support. the coddling moths amt
going to pay any attention to what we
being busy. No, stree, We amt ready
yet for no such provision as that there
one" He was greeted with handclsps
from those opposing the measure.
Personal Experience.
When quiet had been partially restored
q br1sht-eyed young man, whose voice
l mad not previously been heard in the
convention arose and was recognized He
| sSld- 'Gentiemen, I raised some fruit
/ last year myself, and IT was good, clean
/ fruit. 1t was not woTmy. / worked hard
to get it right, early and late. / got rid
| OF the pests In my orchard by hard work.
and / produced 200 boxes of fine, clean
| fruit. ! couldn't sell it. ] tried TO peddle
| II out TO the dealers in Salt Lake. They
| all had box after box of Idaho labeled
| fruit no better than mine-nOt as fresh.
| | couldn't interest them. Why? They
| knew that in Idaho the growers dare not
| sell fruit with worms in il or fruit that
| showed evidence Of having been wormy
| The fruit they have bought Of Utah grow
ers has been wormy. The dealers of Salt
Lake City have been used to buying
wormy fruit when they bought it from
nome growers That's why l couldn' I
sell my good, clean fruit-because they
| were not willing TO take chance that my
| fTuit was an exception to this rule. / m
I in favor of that law. / want this con-
Vention to approve of IT, and I will help
| to get it through the legislature"
/ Great applause greeted this speaker, and
he was quickly followed by several others
| who expressed themselves heartily in IA
Vor of the measure One man said:
| There will be no trouble in getting the
| legislature to pass such law. We will
only be asking them to pass measure
prohibiting us from cheating ourselves"
! James Duffin surrendered his seat as
]
the measure. He said that many of the
fruit growers of the state were anxious
for such a measure two years ago, but
realized the time then was not ripe-that
the majority of the growers did not then
realize the Importance of such a law.
Now, he said. lis the time to act in
this matter. and / can see in your faces
right now that the great majority of you
are in sympathy with the measure ZAP
plsusel You are ready for the legislature
to pass this law right now--at once To
be successful and to get the high prices
| We aspire to we must have reputation
for the highest class of fruit. We can
never get that reputation as long as we
sell WOrmy fruit We cannot act except
as whole, as an organization. The man
VINO sells WOrny fruit hurts the business
of those of US who take pains and work
hard for clean fruit. We want it made
so that no orchardist in Utah dare to offer
for sale a wormy article of fruit"
Cries for the question, hand-clappins
and stamping of feet followed the re-
marks, and when the question was finally
put on the adoption of the report 1t was
carried without a dissenting voice Then
the matter of getting the bill in shape
and before the legislature came up
whether by the appointment of a special
committee or through the executive com
mittee Of the society. Just here John p.
SOrensOn. county horticultural inspector
for Salt Lake county, made suggestion
that caused much meTriment but which
it developed was considered very good. He
said;
Suggestion is Needed.
Il don't know how much experience you
| fellows have had with politicians.
. haven't had much, but have had enough
to learn this: If you don't pick out two
or three pretty slick fellows who live IT
Salt Lake to fix up that bill and get Il
before the legislature right, it don't mat
ter how important it may be to us. tn,
legislature won't do anything and the bill
will end up in the waste basket
Immediately following this remark
: motion was made, which was finally car
ried, giving the executive committe,
power to appoint OF employ a committe,
to look after the drafting of a bill alons
t the lines of the Idaho statute and see tina
! 1t had proper consideration by the legisla
! ture.
The remainder of the afternoon session
; was devoted to papers and talks. JOIN
r. Moore, manager of the Grand juno
= ton (Colo) Fruit Growers associs ton
] whose presence at the convention. pre-
! vioUsly announced. IT is stated. was re
sponsible for many growers, who knew
him personally or by reputation, attend
ing the meeting, was first heard. Hi
] of Fruit in 19oS.' For the reason that ;
! large percentage of the Utah fruit crol
was handled by Mr.. Moore's association
8 last year, and that very low prices wer
obtained. some of the growers claiminl
: not to have realized expenses of shipping
, Mr.. Moore's talk had been awaited witt
. considerable interest.
Reasons Numerous.
NV advice to YOU" said Mr. Moore
: lis to forget the past and Pc your mini