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Show ' FRUIT MEN OF ' COUNTY RESENT FEDERAL RULING i j strongly censuring the Utah state j department of agriculture for it's apparent disinterest in the damages ' sustained by the local fruit indus-i indus-i try by the new requirement demaud-1 demaud-1 ing all fruit shipped to be wiped, a ' large group of the largest fruit growers and shippers met in an indignation in-dignation meeting at the Hotel Roberts Friday night. Senator Reed frnoot was highly praised for the assistance he had given in the matter mat-ter and a resolution was passed1 calllug on all citizens to come to ' tbe rescue of the million dollar iu-idostry, iu-idostry, which; it was said, is jeo- rardized. ' Declaring thnt the regulations are Interpreted more strongly in tit4 Denver office of the . federal pure food inspection than at any other place in the nation, James O. White, prominent fruit buyer and shipper, Intimated that the personnel of thnt office Is doing its utmost to injure i tbe fruit business in Utah. Several of the growers declared that to wiiie the fruit would ruin tbe industry from different standpoints. stand-points. First, the industry can stand no more overhead, and second, wiped wip-ed fruit will ripen and rot before reaching the destination. The sentiment sen-timent prevailed that if the fruit was to rot it must do so iu the orchards before the heavy freight charges have been guaranteed the railroad companies. Tbe following resolution was adopted unanimously : l'In Tiew of i-ertain developments that have arisen aris-en affecting vitally our material interests as growers and shippers of fruits and vegetables, particularly conditions growing out of recent extreme ex-treme rulings and orders of both federal and state departments of agriculture, we ask the fair and unprejudiced un-prejudiced consideration of these praye problems at the hands of all our citizens who are interested in the material prosperity and social I wellbelng of all those wiio are involved in-volved or interested in this basic Industry. "We hold that before all governments govern-ments and government bureaus and commissions with their rules and regulations extreme and arbitrary come the rights and welfare of the People forming and supixirting such government and its Institutions. "We hold that in all rules, regulations regu-lations and orders of governmental flgoucieu. especially where such activities ac-tivities are based upon general authority and prerogatives, that a nilp of reason growing out of experience ex-perience and native ability of those entrusted with the formulation and T'nttiun of such orders should ob-mln. ob-mln. "In this spirit and taking this "Ititude we unanimously approve 'bp following protests and resolutions: resolu-tions: "Whereas, under general author-it)' author-it)' ot the federal bureau of pure '"ods ami of the Utah slate depart-nient depart-nient of agriculture, certain rules "id regulations have been laid bran governing the shipment and 'sport of fruits anil vegetables; ind |