Show II Al Of UI 8 Transfer of Branch Protested JARDINE IS ADVISED Regarded Important to to Sugar Beet Growers Growe s Aroused by a a. purported order from the lie bureau of plant Industry of the United Stat States s' s department o 0 o. o agriculture for tor the removal of ot tho the Salt L LIke Lake ke office of to Berkeley Cal Ca a protest has b be beet n sent to Secretary of Agriculture William Jardine b by the chamber of ot commerce In a communication signed b by President Malcolm A A. Keyser eyser nd Paul V. V Kelly chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the agricultural committee committe e. e The work of stud studying Ing the alfalfa nematode and more particularly tao tiro sugar beet nematode has been conducted conducted con con- ducted here by Gerald Ge Thorne Thome for fop forthe forthe the past six elx years The letter of ot protest says In part The volume of work and re results results re- re suIts as indicated b by the various reports is self-evident self we believe that the local office operation has hag been justified from every standpoint standpoint stand point While the lie work has been largely confined to sugar beets In It-i the last year office has been gradually going into nema- nema tode ode work in the alfalfa fields Your personal knowledge of at the increasing alfalfa acreage we believe be be- lieve is sufficient lent to Indicate the tho Importance of continuing this office In Salt Lake City May Ia we call your attention at this point to the fact that there i i. i Is hardly another city more centrally located than Salt Lake Cit City which is now serving the eleven en Western estern states If the office is moved to Berkeley it will be in the outer edge of the territory assigned to it and tire the inspect inspectors rs will be re required is i's e to go at least miles be before before before be- be fore they ever touch an alfalfa citrus or beet bee sugar field We Ve fully recognize the fact that you have hav many problems of this nature that are e continually being brought to your attention but it w would ud appear on the face of the lie order order order or or- der to move the local office to Berkeley that it Is not only expensive expensive sive she bu but t. t would serve no good pur pur- pose We Ve sincerely hope that you rou will have the question of oJ moving the office investigated |