The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-17
GUARANTEE PAY
OF INSPECTORS
COMMERCIAL CLUB TRUSTEES
WILL STAND BACK OF FRUIT
CLEANING.
Two Deputies Appointed to Help Clean
Up Orchards of Valley Will Be
| Retained.

Even though eX-cOunty COMMISSION
er George Struthers has threatened in
junction proceedings to prevent the is
suance of warrants for the payment of
| County Fruit Inspector c. L. Whitney
and his two deputies appointed at the
instance of the city council and the
Commercial club, the men will go to
work, and their pay will be forthcom-
| ing at the proper time at the rate of 81
a day for the time actually spent in
looking after the fruit crop, the truss
yesterday afternoon guaranteed the
salary of the two deputies.
| Considerable comment was oc-
casioned by the action taken to enjoin
the county from paying salaries 20 the
fruit inspectors and the board of trus-
tees of the club, feeling that Walla
Walla fruit must be cared for and the
spraying regulations enforced, unani-
mously voted to guarantee the salary
of the deputies Now that the force OF
fruit inspectors are assured of their
remuneration, the city council will in
al probability pass the ordinance regu
lating he spraying business within the
city limits, stating what formula shall
be used, and prescribing penalties fol
the violation of the provisions.
One of the deputies appointed by In
spector C. L. Whitney will confine his
atten ions to the Waitsburg district,
and the other will work in conjunction
with the inspector in the Walla Walla
neighborhoOd. where the orchards are
more numerous and where the regula-
tons are more in need of rigid en-
forcement. In taking the action guar
anteeing the salaries of the deputies
the TRUSTEES of the Commercial club
did so with the firm conviction that
the services of the men were impera-
tive if the fruit crop Of the valley is
to MAINTAIN that standard of excel
lence which will place it in equal COM
DE tition with outside fruit sections
and give the Walla Walla valley that
degree of publicity which will attend
a perfect crop.
The ordinance, which. has been in
troduced before the council, and given
first and second readings, is as fol-
lows
'sHere after it sha be unlawful fol
any person, firm or corporation, or its
to carry on the business of spraying
fruit or shade trees within the cOrpor-
ate limits of the city of Walla Walla
without first applying to the city clerk
OF said city and obtaining a license
therefor; provided that this section
shall not apply to the owner of such
trees who Shall personally spray the
same.
1.-The city clerk shall upon applica
ton, issue the icense herein contem-
plated for the term of one year and
shall charge therefor the sum of $40
He shall put on the record the name
and address of the applicant, both
street and postoffice, SO that said APP
rlicant may readily be found, II
wanted; and it shall be the duty OF
any person receiving such license tC
notify the city clerk of any change OF
said address immed ;ately upon making
a change thereof.
anyone who shall spray without
first obtaining such license and any
licensed sprayer who shall spray with
any mixture not in substantial com
pliance with the formula therefor a.
prescribed by state commissioner OF
horticulture shall upon conviction be
fined in any sum not less than So nor
more than S25 and the costs of the
prosecution