The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-16
Bids FruitgrOwcrs Make Them
selves at Home and Prom
iseS His Support.
TAKES ABIDING INTEREST
IN THE ORCHARD INDUSTRY
Urges Delegates to Outline Leg
islation They Want for
Their Business.


come by Governor William Spry in be
half OF the state at the opening OF
thc meeting IN Armory hall Tuesday
forenoon The governor declared that
he took deep interest in all matters
affecting the welfare OF the orchardlst
and the agriculturisi. He suggested
that if any legislation were needed the
fruitgrovers get together and outline
precisely what they want
The governor spoke cXtcmporaucous-
ly. bat nevertheless conyiucingly. In
substance he sand;
''Mv svmpathies are with the agri-
culturalist and tho horticulturist. said
,ho governor after a few words of wei
come III behalf of the state, 9 always
like to meet with these conventions be
cause IL gives me some ideas which help
me IN my policies, as the chief cXecu-
tive of the state. ] become familiar
with conditions as they exist aul am
ahic 10 act i'm Il moro logical manner.
Il remember, several years ago. al
fruit show Utah lost the silver cup he
cause her apples were not up to the
standard of efficiency. That, | believe,
was the best thing that ever happened TO
Utah IL made the fruit growers con
sciOuS of the fact that they were not
cnine in horticulture, which has wrought
wonders.
Pleased With Progress.
- am pleased at the progress of the
past few years. In southern Utah. in
Utah county and other counties, thou
sands of acres of land have been turned
10 raising peaches and apples which
formerly cultivated only IA good tail
class of sagebrush, Maybe we do have
10 admit that outsiders had TO come into
the state TO show us our opportunities:
but they do not any longer. In the Bear
river country | understand there are
5000 acres Of land planted IN orchards
- am sure the fruit Industry is one
of ihc most profitable Of any jn the
state, aud that is saying great deal
il VIII coptinuc 10 be profitable US long
as The present conditions are main
tanned. The horticulturist must take a
decided stand against the nurseryman
who attempts to do any crooked work.
II Is for YOU 20 see that when the tree
seller SAYS this is such and such a tree,
jt Is exactly that sort of q tree. There
is too much selling Of trees not prop
erlv named.
.'If You need legislation, get your
leaders busy with the legislators. Get
such men as Professor Ball, Professor
Titus, Mr.. Dufiin or your president. and
soc that the legislation is secured j
pledge YOU my full support in any
thing that means the legitimate s6-
Vancemcnt Of the fruit industry. It
is my dutv 10 protect the public and l
want to help weed out the Impostor.
Fruit Industry Good,
'.The fruit industry is good, as is
evident from your prosperity. ! can
see II at Your homes and your sur
roundings and in your faces. We have
hossted for wears of our copper, our
silver and orr gold and our other in
dustries. hui not until recently have
We hoastcd OF our fruit industry
81 am for Utah the same as You
are, and if we haye big fruit industry
here let's tell the world about il. /
believe ia horticulture I don It know
of cleaner, healthier or moro profit
able business. As a matter of fact. |
am looking for Il place 70 locate,
81 believe. without the hot air Of
some of our professors, that Utah has
2raater possibilities than any two ether
prove it, To take advantage of some of
these possibilities VIC must cultivate
in the hearts of our girls aud boys L
feeling that there Is no plsce like
Utah. Educate them that it is not
necessary to look elsewhere for OPP
portunIties--our own state is full Of
them.
oppci Iui1lljeo Al " Jdu.
- But it is Il fact that cow might
be standing up 10 her knees in grass
and vet reach over the pasture fence
for some Of the grass on the outside.
That is the way sumc of us here in
Utah do. We arc not only up 10 our
knees but Up to our necks in opportu-
mites and vet We reach over into 9th
e. states for opportunities. Let us
develop what we have at once, then
90 elsewhere.
9 Recently J. read an account of some
Young men in Alpine, Utah. who were
going to Idaho to lock mp opportunities
/ dare saw that there are more oppor-
tunities right in their own ueigbbor
hood Of Alpine than they will find IN
their travels in Idaho
Response by MI. Duffin.
j. .. Duffin, former president OF the
society, responded briefly TO tho COVER
nor's address. Mr.. Duhin extendcd the
thanks of the convention TO the COVER
nor, and told in detail the development
of The industry IN Utah.
BY progressing along these lines" said
Mr.. DufTiu. ''wc open the channels for<the
industry which will mean the placing Of
Utah on high standard The care or the
orchard Is the grea, prime factor OF the
industry. l recommend the thorough sys-
ten OF inspection which Is now going on
under the auspices OF the state and the
COUNTY LEI men WHO UDncTSlSnC tree
culture go through our orchards aud pick
out the poor varieties or trees. Condemn
{ them like cattle affected with tuberculosis
and burn them, In that way and in that
way only will our fruit be freed from
worms scale and other damaging afflic-
lions. Protect them from pests by sclcn-
tiiIc spraying and from frost by GOOD
systems Of orchard heating. Use knowl-
edge and care in packing for shipping and
do not try 10 sell anything that looks
doubtful in quality. Every Inferior apple
nTlr m ma lyGf 10 ba1f
al Utall's fruit industry"