The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-20
Express Themselves as Opposed
to Any Change in the Office
at the Present Time
RESOLUTIONS FORWARDED
TO GOVERNOR HAY
Desire Is That No Injurious Move
Be Made on the Eve of the
Greatest Orchard Crop That
the State Has Ever Known

mat the fruit business of Yakima
ana OF the balance of the state must
not be permitted to suffer because of
any differences of opinion that NAV
exist Is belief of members of the
board of trustees of the Yakima Hor-
tlcultural union. 1t is the belief of
scores of others interested in f,uit. but
VINO are not particularly Interested in
politics, that it would be a shame. ut
this stage of the DEVELOPMENT of tbe
Yakima valley, if conditions in the
state We're allowed to influence un-
dulE and to their detriment the fruit
interests of Washington
This Year Is Vital
Inc state this year is certain. al
most, to have the largest crop of fruit
III us history. 1t is almost equally
certain that conditions elsewhere will
REQUIRE the country to turn toward
the Northwest for the bulk of it's fruit
supply THIS is the year in which
TINS state makes or mars its reputa-
ton. Any interference with the state
horticultural inspection at this Tin,
of the year, in the opinion of MANY
OF the growers of Yakima. and more
are becoming interested daily. would
most likely prove fatal to efficiency
TINS season, and as stated, this season
is crucial one
Some Notion Anticipated
III is the belief of those who have
peen watching affairs that there is f,
movement to upset the state horticul-
tural service. Those whose great in
terest is fruit production and whose
welfare depends on the continued
prosperity of this valley are opposed
TO any change, especially in the spring
oil the year, when the work of the
seaon has commenced and when the
crop OF tnat season, as stated, is prob
aoN the largest the valley has ever
known.
trustees of the Horticultural union
IN session Saturday, passed the reso
iutions which are herewith given and
forwarded them to the governor of
the state, accompanying them by COP
les of resolutions hitherto passed bv
the Yakima Commerc al club and the
State Horticultural association. Thesa
resolutions are as follows;
Horticultural Union
70 the Honorable M f. HAY. Gov
ernor, Olympia, Wash.
Whereas, The largest fruit crop
ever known in the Northwest is now
IN prospect in the state of Washing
ton; and
Whereas, The state horticultural in
Spection service, of high order. is
indispensable to the production and
marketing of clean products, and
Whereas, Great financial interests
are involved to the fruit growers of
this state, and
Whereas, A change in the admin
istration of the horticultural inspec-
ton service at this critical time could
not prove anything but disastrous to
the interests involved therefore, he If
keolVed, That the horticultural
inspection service as organized and
conducted by F. A. Huntley, state
commissioner of horticulture, has the
Endorsement of the Yakima County
horticultural union; and be it further
Resolved, That we, as fruit growers.
and members of this union, depIore
the attempts of certain individuals TO
discredit the work of the state COM
missioner of horticulture bv the mis-
representation of facts concerning the
inspection service which we have
found upon a thorough investigation
to be of personal nature and en-
tirelN foreign to proper and thorough
inspectin. Signed,
W. \. IRISH.
President
O. *. CONANT
Secretary.
w. NJ. NELSON.
NJ y. RICHARDS,
w. w. SCOTT,
ED REMY,
JOHN GIBSON,
Trustees
Yakima Commercial Club
Mr.. f. A. Huntley, State Commission
er of Horticulture. Tacoma, Wash