The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-09-10
Project Potato Crop e. ..... ....'. :,
Subject To Rigid Inspection
All Shipments Must Be Screened. Protest Is
Raised Over Proposed CHARGES. Commits
sioners To Take Up Matter

Shipment of potatoes from this
county will have to undergo weeyil
inspection before another pound OF
spuds leaves this section. This is the
order of Dr. Records. head of the
bureau at Reno. This order comes
through California and in order to
make II possible to ship potatoes
from this valley the order will have
to be complied with.
George Sweiss, representative d
the state bureau and working undor
orders of DR.. Records is in this city
and is endeavoring TO assist in set
ting up screens to take care of the
situation and also advise farmers Of
the condition. A screen has been set
up near the freight depot where ex
port potatoes will be screened and
inspected and certificates will be is
sued to those bringing in their po-
tatoes.
Works Hardship
The screening to a certain degree
works another hardship on the farm
ors of this valley. Where there Is a
quantity shipment to go out the cost
is but trifle. but small shipments
will be subjected to a charge that
seems entirely unreasonable.
During the past few days the ex-
press company and the post office
have been notified that only inspect
ed and certified potato shipments
can be handled. This means that all
spuds must be screened and inspect
ed before they leave this city.
At the same time Dan Evans has
been named as inspector and he is
still figuring some means to tighten
the charges. The charge scale as set
up by the state office under DR. Rec
ords is as follows:
Seven dollars and fifty cents per
day; or 81 per hour Seyenty-five
cents is the minimum charge, call
out OF city will be considered full
day charge; twenty-five cents per
mile charge for auto trips outside
OF city limits. including coming and
going, or l2k cents per mile.
This is the schedule adopted by
washoe county last year and scented
TO work out However in this county
II Is most likely that this. will be
modified ia many particulars.
In the first place 1t is realized thai
II is entirely unreasonable TO ask %
cents as a minimum charge A sack
of spuds would better remain in the
ground than have TO face any such
charge for parcel post shipment or
express. Some arrangements viii be
made TO take care OF such email ship
ments at Q cost on an equalization
basis and uot5 excessive. Lie .Ff sIt1
Bss5 Screen Set Up a9s8l aoz
A screen as stated above has been
set up at the depot. but IT is proposed
TO erect several such screening plants.
probably back of the /. II. Kent store
and d Gray, Reid a. Company store
This would be a convenience TO both
shippers. It Is probable that other
screens can be provided and IL will
undoubtedly become the duty OF tha
county to assist in this matter, ai
Mr.. Evans in talking over the mat
ter stated that IL was his desire TO
assist and not block any shipments.
but that this order is compulsory. as
It comes from the proclamation is
sued by otheg governor on July q,
following the request of euoh an or
der by the4state Officials OF California
and DR. Recordso5The governor onl.
issues such proclamations under tho
advise of the state hoard and unless
such regulations are carried out net
a pound of potatoes VIII move from
this or Washoe county o. other see
tlons under weeyI quarantine. In
fact the proclamation only issued
after a conferences with Dr. uecke IN
Sacramento. thus opening way for
transportation of potatoes from tho
weevll quarantined seetionG of this
state. 1aHz lH1sa
That portion of the proclamation
regulating potato shipments as issued
on July % is as follows.
"No potatoes shall be dcported CT
removed from the County of ichnr-
chill, state of Nevada, unless accom-
panied by an official certificnte siga-
ed by the state quarantine officer, or
his duly appointed deputy, setting
forth the fact that, under his per.
sonal supervision, all of the potatoes
In the shipment have been passed
through a screen Immediately pre-
vious to loading for transhortation
placed In fresh. cleani sacks and lo1d-
ed In cars or vehicles that are clean
and free from alfalfa hay cereal
straw or analogous products "s =
This IS an imperative order and
the recent enforcement Of il Is. caus
ing more or less discussion II i
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