Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-07 | Page 20 | Webb Comes Home from Big Meeting

WEBB COMES HOME j FROM BIG MEETING Keher J. Wehh, stftte cropa nests In- ' pec tor, returned today from attend- i Ing a convention of crop pent nffl- rials whoH convention under the nam , of the Wratern plant quarantine hoard was held in Sacramento on Juno 1 '. and S. Delegates were present from ! Calif nrnla, Idaho, British Columhla, ; Iower Callforula, Wajihlngton, Uro-gon, Uro-gon, Colorado and lUu-h. 1 I Terhapa th principal matter ac- compllahcd by th convention was the passing of a Resolution by tho unnnl 1 motu vote of tho bodv favoring unift- cation of all quarantine , laws und ' wherever In the future any plant quur- j antlno Is to bo promulgated it miMt have the approval of the executive commltte of the Western plant qu;ir- , antlne hoard. Kach stnto voted to make tho recommendation to their state boards of agriculture. This is J tho culmination of four years work on j this proposition and thero I little i question but what the several state will adopt tho recommendation of the i conference. 'In connection wth tho convention j tho federal board on horticulture was also preent and gave us valuable ad- I vice. This board has charge of all fed- I eral quarantine as regards plants and I trees. We ajno had a postofftce Inspector In-spector connected with the parrel pot bureau of the department, who gave many details In connection with tho Inspection of plants that are sent by mail. Then, too, the railroad officials who were present gave us to understand under-stand that they would aid ua In every way possible to stamp out plant disease. dis-ease. "Commissioner A. A. Hinckley, who also attended tho convention and another an-other gathering in Han JrVanclsco, wilt return homo tonight."