| Show A DUTY NEGLECTED our last legislature pawed passed an act entitled I fruit trees and fruit dele gating ceitlin powers to and making certain things incumbent upon the probate judged Judges and county courts of all counties where fruit trees tre are grown the first thing under knis ibis act I 1 dw dc sire to call attention to is ie the annual proclamation of the probate judge provided tor for in section this tion should bould have bave been not later than february lit let and to date aate there hub haft been none leaned issued that the writer is aware of this may have been an oversight over flight it may us ue carelessness or possibly ignorance of law on OB this point or it may be due to indifference any or all of anich is a flagrant neglect of duty doty by virtue of my office as well an aa in behalf of the fruit industry at large I 1 desire to ask of each probate judge falling within the scope of this law to isme puch euch proclamation at the earliest possible moment it may not interest you directly but it does doea your neighbors neigh bore and the public at large second I 1 desire to direct the attention ot ol the county courts to section 1 under this chii act you are to one or more Ins inspectors mark it this section botlon does not provide that you may appoint but that it Is IB your duty to appoint one or more inspectors inspect if up to this time alm soy court has haa failed to do tole the duty duly should not pass another anotnie meeting unfulfilled no county raining fruit abound be without one competent inspector the year around and that inspector should be in the field all the time I 1 aw am pained to learn both from personal experience a and in d on reliable information that some borne of our county courts have not regarded this thia subject as an of sufficient importance or given it such thought aa 88 to cause them to even acquaint themselves theme elves with the law jaw on the issue asue some have regarded it as a sum summer mer work therefore will t not need a winter inspector or a war on the coddling moth alone with the single weapon I paris brig green or london purple ignoring the more efficient work that of winter and the preventative their range of vision has not gone beyond the old apple tree when the facts fact are our law contemplates all kinds of tre treenail emall kinds ot of pests and all kinds of remedies it r boes into the warehouses of importers on to the stands of tae retail dealer it contemplates contemplate a a rigid inspection of a an importations of fruit and nursery goods pruning winter washing clean ing and cleansing orchards and fruit cases H hence once may I 1 not be allowed to ask any who have not to 10 spend a few moments momert in studying at leftist least reaal reading this statute over it is a short one only two pages it Is also a weak one as well as imperfect but it means something and if on enforced forced by the county courts it will result in great good should this article reach a county that Is 18 without ao aim inspector lot let that county see to it at once that i t a competent man to is appointed and put ta work I 1 appeal to the county courts as intelligent tell Laili igent goot and honest men men of trust men who are and of right ought to be the guardians of our public and private interest men man in whose rest the future destiny of our horticultural ln in lereste so 90 long as the law stands lands on our statutes mit as 11 now if to give the fruit growers of utah sub attention and careful as the importance of their industry dena demands suds and deser deperven de serven veti this industry should not be wade made to suffer irom from neglect at your bands it should not be made the scapegoat for paying political debts nor the positions attaching thereto the dumping ground tor for political debris debria and ward heelers not capable of or otherwise unfit to occupy other positions of trust aud and responsibility nw now one OD word to inspector if you are short on inform aon and we all ars are study up put yourselves to in touch with other and stronger et ronger men men of long experience pod and acknowledged acknowledge A ability provide yourself with book pamphlet and paper on your work study the he ch arvater and nature of the people in your district awl ana got get them to work with you and dont donst Mott gon ize ise it is important Import aut to harmonize and keep peace in the family 1 ou have this the law jaw acquaint yourselves with your duties an thoroughly as possible and then perform them to the letters letter though the heavens fall you will will meet some perhaps who will revile you some who will avoid you some who will probably lead you yon away from goods that should be inspected and condemned your duty is to the county and state kit t to any oi oue a man or set of men it is not the history of wen mn that he be who avoids an unpleasant duty profits most thereby or rains gains for himself the respect of men but rather be who sees goes a duty una and performs it best of his ability PHILIP A dix president state board of horticulture |
