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Show QUARANTINE AN INJURY TO MONTANA Butte and other Montana cities will suffer more from the effects of the quarantine placed on Utah fruit and vegetables than will Utah, according to an opinion expressed yesterday by George I Reeves, assistant of the l ulled States entomological depart ment As government representative. Mr. Reeves made a careful Investigation Investiga-tion of the alfalfa weevil situation In I'tah before the quarantine was placed on Utah products He says that on account of the lateness of the action competition will be shut out in Montana Mon-tana and the people of Butte and other cities will be forced to pay-exorbitant pay-exorbitant prices for inferior fruit "The situation in Butte will be about the same uuder the quarantine as it was In Suit Iike regarding the berry business during thi season." said Mr Reeves "At the eleventh hour the city scaler of weights and measures decided that only a certain kind of cup should be used for berries ber-ries The growers, especially those of the Hood River, Ore. county, had already secured their supply of box es, and as a result the Utah growers shoved up their prices and we have been forced to pay a high price while the quality of the fruit was not improved im-proved ' Mr Reeves Bays that had the warning warn-ing of a Montana quarantine on Utah fruit and vegetables been given soon er. both Utah growers and Montana consumers might have profited Although W. H Garvin, manager oi the Utah Fruitgrowers' association, says that the association members will not suffer because of the quai antlne, he says there is no doubt but that the small growers in the northern north-ern counties, who ship fruit in less than carload lots will lose money. J. Edward Taylor, slate hortlcultuv al commissioner, agrees with Mr Oar vin Although no definite word haa been received from Montana, it now appears doubtful whether the efforts to raise ihe quarantine on fruit will bo ' successful In speaking of the matter mat-ter yesterday. Mr. Taylor said Weber and Box Elder county ship pers will be the heaviest losers on account of the shutout These peo pie have been planning to ship n I large amount of fruit by express ino MonLana and they will be forced to I seek other markets As far as pota- I toes and other vegetables are con- j cerned, there will bo no need to worry, as they can be marketed more easily than the fruit ' |