Show WOULD EX EXCLUDE lUnE ORCHARD PESTS House Discusses Bill Bill Providing J for State Horticultural Commission 1 EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERTS Also Does A Away way With Present Board and Substitutes Inspection p 1 Ide cide from the re reading of ot committee reports and certain other miscellaneous business the entire regular session of ot the tho House yesterday was t taken ken up wi with th the Uio discussion and 11 final nal passage o oot of ot II ir B. B No o. o 09 9 which camo came UD under 5 special order for 3 I IThe The bill bin was Introduced by br B. B H. H I Jower and has for tor Its object tile the creation creation creation crea crea- tion of oC a a. state horticultural commission commission commis commis- sion lIon practically to take tho the place of the Iho present state board of horticulture The bill provides that the commission shall consist of the directors director and agriculturist of or the Agricultural college experimental station sta sta- tion and for tor tho establishment of ot an office In the tho capitol building and tho the p. p payment of ot a salary alar of ot a year to toa toa toa a clerk to look olt after It It also provides pro vides rides a salary 8 of ot 1500 a a. year ear for tho the state Inspector and for tor an nn appropriation tion of ot a n. year for office expenses Tho The bill Is designed with the Idea of procuring pr a more mor nor rigid Inspection oC ot all aU trees plants olanta and nel shrubs the aim alln being beluS' to th thus s raise the standard of or Utah fruit and horticultural products generally The bill bin also alao makes pr provision provision pro pro- vision for tot the appointment of or county inspectors to work under the general c direction and supervision of ot tho the chief inspector Under Its terms nursery nurserymen men In tho the state must pa pay a a. state license e the duties of nurserymen common carriers c. and the inspectors inspectors' of ot the tho commission are arc defined de dc tined fined in full Following tho the third reading of ot tho the bill B. B H. H Bowers Bower Introduced It It urged the necessity of ot a more stringent stringent string string- ent n system of Inspection of ot all aU fruit bearing trees and bushes If It the scales scale's s sand and other p parasites are to bo be kept out o of Utah orchards Ho spoke ot of the growing prevalence of or disease of various vari van ous kinds in fruit trees and th the need of ot competent Inspection of Imported nursery stock to ensure the horticulturIsts horticulturists horticulturists of ot the a against the In In- of ot their own trees through the hc receipt of diseased or contaminated stock VIews View Mr Bower was toll followed owed by J J. H. H Wootton who ho was etron strongly ly In favor of ot the bill blU but thoU thought ht that It should o 0 Into effect as 38 soon as finally passed instead of ot July Juh 1 ao as pr provided In th the tho bilL Another sixty days daya said Mr Wootton Woot- Woot ton Ion will wIil Ul see cee the commencement of or orthe the tho arrival of ot eastern nursery stock and sr the tho measure Is IE to be of or an any use to us 0 this year It should take effect affect as soon eoon as possible In old order r that steps can at on once co be tal taken on to provide for an Inspection of or this Imported stock b by c competent men In reply In-reply reply to a t question by E. E J. J Eard Eard- l ly iy y of or Salt Lake Lakes 3 ao aa to tho the merits of the tue bl Mr Ir Bower stated that in broad terms it St provided provid d for a Il state board or commission composed of ot men of ot technical e education in this br lIn line lino instead of as at present a 1 number of or private horticulturists lIv Hv fn iff at various arlous points throughout hout the state Under the bill the same money mone now spent In lii the maintenance of or th the t. t board oard would woud give she better re re- J. J In every Ta way owing to tho the BU- BU U JS 5 HUt thae h ose composing composing- tho commission 4 J J. J n. n Porter made mad a few remarks In lit support of the measure In which ho ha said that the establishment of If such a commission seemed to make mak for u a hl higher her standard of competency and that ho lie was therefore in favor of ot it The Tho bill bin passed by a vote yote of ot 34 3 to 1 I. I I |