| Show STATE WEED lAW LA DEAD lETTER SAYS FARMER Notwithstanding the fact that the death sentence was pronounced on weeds on Utah Jan lands s it by legislative enactment two years e ago there thero ha has been lIcen little effort anywhere toward enforcing en forcin forcing tho death penalty The law makin meshing it a misdemeanor to allow this this- ties bur burdocks armil ancl the like to grow roW in or near cultivated lands is is practically practical a dead hotter on the tho statute books Tho enforcement of the statute rests with Hh the count commissioners of the tho several counties of the state For two years however the tho county corn com missioners have blindly avoided the statute and shunned its provisions I ln n substance this is tho complaint laid before Coy Go William Spry Jester yester- Ia ilay by Hopla of 01 n lct u Ever since thE law wa was Mr Hopla declares be h has s been beon tr trying u to Jet get the commIssioners of DC hi his county to carry out the of the tho They Thoy at each succeeding con with sith Mr would prom promise e to eon con skier sidor the matter According to Yr Mr Hopla this is is as asfar far as he wo was able to get et the commis failing to take any official action Mr Hopla recognizes the thc dam 1 age O done clone to the activities of Utah by indolent farmers and aud favored La- La corporations being permitted to allow nOXIous noxious we weeds cds to thrive on their property Mr declares that Utah farmers are being pushed to the back background round as asa asa a result of the indifference of the tho counties to the weeds As an example of tho weed damage Mr r. r Hopla cites the fact that the tho ci four flour mills of tho Vest will not Dot take tako Utah wheat when wIlen tho they can obtain else He declares de- de dares clares that Idaho rc receive ehe more for their product than the tho Utah farmers because e their product is free freo front from the tho dirt and foreign n matter reo re suiting from I According to Mr the tho progressive pro pro- farmer is powerless in the hands of careless nei neighbors He outlines out out- lines Hues that the tho thrifty larmor keeps his premises clear of weeds s only onh to fiu find I the seeds seed from froni the tho wee weeds of his bs neighbor neigh neigh- bar bor or the tho railroad track or public highway blown to his land I Only by concerted effort he declares can the nuisance be eliminated There muSt be no Weed seeds ee s on his nei neighbors neighbor's neigh neigh- h. h bors bor's premises to be scattered broadcast broad brand cast wIth the tho first wind Mr Hopla declares that the tho county commissioners bavo it within their power to rid their respective counties of wee weeds s. s The law empowers them to fix u a time for the destruction of weeds and also authorizes authorizeR them to expend money for the elimination of w cds on the tho public highways The law In ho he believes is sufficiently strong to compel compol private companies and parties to clear their premises of weeds According to Mr r Hopla it is not too I late Ite te this year car for the tho county to begin war ou on the tho cockle bur and burdock two of time thc worst weeds with n which the farm or has bas to contend Ho says that the these o weeds I have 0 not yet matured and well directed noW will ea save e time farmers trouble year Governor Spry has lias promised to take I t the be mattel up up with the tho Utah count county |
