The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
DISEASED FRUITS
BARRED FROM UTAH
California Growers Warned That
Scale Injected Products
Will Be Prohibited
State Board of Trade Urges
Producers to Avoid Loss
Through Condemnation


California fruits showing the evidence
of the work of the. Goblin. moth and
San Jose or other scale insects have
been barred from the markets of Utah
according to section IA of the new hor-
ticultural law of that state. Speciss
by the California state board of trade
which is in receipt of a letter from
j. Edward Taylor, state inspector OF
Utah. to the effect that the law win be
rigidly enforced by him and his assist
ants. In his letter. Taylor says that it
is not the desire of the state of Utah TO
work any hardship upon the fruit grow
ing interests of this state. but advises
that the Utah market be avoided in or
der to avert loss through condemnation
Secretary A. L. Mcdonald of the state
board of trade has already mailed sew
eral hundred copies of the letter to
prominent fruit growers, together with
a copy of the section to which refer
ence is made. 1t is the plan of the
board TO see 10 it that every fruit ship
per in the state receives a copy of the
letter and law. Here is the text OF
the correspondence:
san Francisco. Aug g. 1909.-To the Boards
of Trade and Chambers of Commerce OF Cali
forRia; The California state board Of trade is
in receipt of the following letter from the state
inspector Of the horticultural commission OF
salt Lake City, July %. IeO9-California
State Board of Trade, San Franciseo-Gentle-
men: beg to call your attention to section
IA of the new horticultural law, which bars
from Utah markets fruit showing evidence of
the work of the Goblin moth and San Jose OF
other scale insects
I'VE feel that you are deeply interested in
this matter. inasmuch as there is considerable
fruit coming from your state into markets.
Ii is not our desire In executing this law tC
work any hardships on the fruit growing inter
ests and as there are a number of markets
which viii take this class of fruit this market
he avoided. The law will be rigidiy en-
forced here, and doubt by giving this pub
Lefty among your fruit growing interests you
WIN save considerable financial loss TO any ship
here.
1T is our desire TO cooperate with all ship
pers and assist them in every way possible. and
thus avoid loss through condemnation. Kindly
let ms hear from YOU. Very respectfully.
J. EDWARD TAYLOR. State Inspector
The section II 10 which reference IS made
reads in part follows:
Horticultural law Of Utah. chapter As, ses-
sion laws of 1903. Unlawful TO sell oner
for sale diseased fruits-Section Il. 1t shall
be unlawful to sell OF dispose Of or offer TO sell
or dispose of. or 10 have in ones possession for
sale or barter any fruit which is or has been
infected with San Jose scale other scale in.
sects. the larvae Of the Goblin moth, and
the fact that any fruit bears the mark of any
scale. is worm eaten by the larvae Of the
codling moth shall be deemed conclusive evi-
dence that said fruit is infected within the
meaning Of this section, and the state and
county inspector and the deputies are hereby
given power TO seize and destroy such infected
fruit whenever they shall find that the same
has been packed sold, shipped or offered for
sale or is being held in any warehouse store
salesrOom other place for the purpose of be
ing sold, bartered, shipped exposed for sale
or bartered."
In effect since March II.
We ask that you have this matter given pub
I LEFTY through your local papers, so that fruit
shippers may be advised Of the situation. Your,
very truly.
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
A. L. MCDONALD. Secretary