Show FRUIT MEN MEN ASK ASKi i TIGHTER RULES r Would ouId Force Inspection of All Produce Lens Leav Lensing Leav- Leav Leaving Leaving ing Stale State Fruit I gro growers ers of o the North Og Ogden Ogden den district and several fruit rull commIssion men met toda today with I the board ot of Weber county com corn commissioners missioners for the purpose of oC I fInding ways as and means of re- re requiring re requiring quiring that all fruit and vege vege- vegetables vegetables vegetables tables shipped from Weber county coun county ty and the state state be Inspected by state Inspectors and graded be before fore being shipped Harden secretary of oC the the state department of o agriculture agriculture ture was present at the meeting and explained that while there Is 18 Isa Isa a state law which provides for In Inspection In various counties that the supreme court has found It Is not mandatory that the counties provide pro funds for tor the inspection ork nork therefore some counties have inspectors while others do donot donot donot not The meeting finally resulted In Inthe lathe inthe the selection or of a committee to meet with the state board of oC ag ag- agriculture ag- ag agriculture agriculture In Salt Lake on Septem Septem- September September ber er 3 i to express the sentiment of t Weber county growers and en- en en endeavor deavor or to find a way of providing that 1 1 all fruit leaving lea Weber coun- coun county coun county I ty be inspected It was explained that I It is Js now UP UD to the shipper to decide whether ho he wants hia Ito products inspected and graded and therefore some fruit Is going on the market without Inspection This tends to injure the reuta- reuta reputation reputation tion Con of the products from froni the cn en en- tire tiro state it 11 was fald eald FOR STRONG STAFF The North Ogden fruit Growers also agreed to use their Influence In having the next legislature pass passa a law which will authorize authorise the sUite state board of agriculture to raise funds to provide 16 inspectors throughout the state and to have them directly under control of the I hoard board With a law requiring inspections and inspectors operating directly under the state board the entire problem would be solved it was said In Inspection and grading hero here by a state inspectors it was pointed byI I out protects the grower rower from pro pro 1 tests on the other end that the fruit Crull or vegetables are Inferior to those contracted for The com corn commission mission men present also saId they desired to purchase inspect inspected ed and graded fruit as It assures them the best grades NAMED FOR TRIP The committee which will go to Salt Lake on September 29 is s com composed posed of one member of the coun coun- county coun- coun county ty commission C E C A Groberg John T Halls chard man manager ger of o the lIen Den Lomond Or Or- Or chard company LeRoy Snooks of the North Ogden Fruit ox- ox ex exchange change and George A Bush of the Ryan Fruit company Representatives es of other fruit I II sections who favor wide state In- In Inspections inspections in inspections I are also Invited to ae- ae ac- ac accompany ac accompany company this committee to Salt Lake and johi Join in the discussion The fruit growers also will re- re request re request quest the board of o agriculture rig rig- rig cornI Idly to enforce the state law com corn compelling I the spraying of fruit trees They explained that while most of the large growers obey this law some owners of small orchards orchards ards do not and as a consequence diseases and pests develop and end api-end Those who attended the meeting this morning were C E Eisen- Eisen Eisenberg berg of the George A Barry Co- Co Co GeorgeA A flush Bush of ot the Ryan Ran Fruit company H E Berrett Derrett C A A I Groberg T 0 O Blakeley Challes E Tribe W II H Warren LeRoy Snooks John T Hall and Harden Beun too The delegation also asked that I some arrangement be made so that Ua the Inspection charge of ot U 4 a carload on fruit and 3 on Hg eta vegetables bles be reduced LESS DIFFICULTIES i While there have been some difficulties regarding federal In- In of fruit shipments from Utah these are being reduced rapidly through oDe co-oDe operation co-operation ration of the rowers ers with the state department of agriculture and the tho federal in said Harden BennIon this morning We are now DOW mak ing making every possible effort to have haye our apple crop shipped from Utah In the condition desired by the apples federal authorities Wiping ot of ap- ap ap ples pies before they are packed In order to eliminate spray residue Is la the tho step which has been found satIsfactory to comply with the me I federal regulations I i I Solution of the spray residue residua problem for future years ears s is a matter Partially of major consequence Par this can be accomplished by eliminating the old trees and un- un undergrowth un where pests peats develop Change of spraying material mayI may I alto alfo be a possible step Just what can call be done along this line we do wed wedo d not hot know now II However Utah apples will will be OB shipped to market in the proper I condition r for acceptance by the government Ine inspectors |