Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-05
WILL ORGANIZE
FOR THE BATTLE
TO SAVE ALFALFA
Commercial Clubs of State
Asked to Join in Move
ment for Protection Of
Idaho Hay.

The commercial clubs Of the state
have been called upon by r. w. Childs,
secretary of the Boise club, to fall III
line behind the farmers in a whirlwind
fight for the alfalfa of Idaho.
The Boise secretary has sent out
letters to all of the commercial organ
izations of the state appealing to trem
to take some action that will assist IN
lifting the California quarantine or
that will give this state adequate laws
to protect itself against such detri-
mental guarantees in the future.
He asks the clubs to urge their leg
islative delegations to work for law
that will give John U. Mcpherson. state
horticultural inspector, strong enough
powers to take whatever steps are nee
essary for the stamping out of disease
wherever 1t appears among the agrl-
cultural crops as he now can do with
disease in horticultural crops of the
state.
The letter to the clubs follows:
To the Commercial Clubs of Idaho.
Gentlemen:
We are informed by ]. U. Mcpherson,
state horticultural, that Lieutenant
Governor Wallace and State Horticul-
tural Inspector Cook of California
have, without due notice and without
giving hearing, declared quarantine
on all alfalfa from the state of Idaho.
We understand that one county, and
possibly two, have been affected by
the alfalfa weevil Letters of protest
have been sent by Governor iawley
the state horticultural department and
the Boise Commercial club, and we
urge your body to Immediately send q
protest to Lieutenant Governor wal
lace. Sacramento Cal, and ask that a
hearing be given on the matter. we
also urge your organization to pass
resolutions requesting your Legislative
representatives to favor the passing OF
a law, which will give the state horti-
cultural department the right to main
tain the same rigid inspection over the
agricultural side of farming as is now
maintained over the horticultural lines
giving it the authority to inspect, re-
ject or destroy grains, grasses and po-
tatoes, raised or imported into Idaho
when found to be diseased and a men
ace to agricultural communities.
Yours respectfully,
r. w. CHILDS,
Secretary.
State Officials Active.
The fight for Idaho alfalfa is no
to be abandoned 1t will be waged b.
both the governor and the state hor
: ticultural inspector, John L. McPher
SON Not only has the governor sen
telegram to the California authori
ties, but he has decided to become &C
tive along other lines to accomplis
the same result. California has no
as yet lifted it's quarantine.
Governor Hawley states that imme
diately upon hearing from this mat
ter If the answer is not satisfactor!
he will again take it up with Cover
nor Wallace, end also with the ma
tional authorities and have investiga
ton made showing that weevil doe
not exist in any counties in Idaho eX
cepting the two counties referred I
in the telegram and only in these tw
counties to limited extent. TIL
governor says to quarantine agains
hay from Twin Falls and Lincoln an
other counties where there Is a lare
amount of hay ready for shipmer
would mean a loss of an immens
amount of money to the farmers
this state, as the hay was raised fc
shipment and there was not sufficier
stock in those sections to feed it t