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the suggestion that when modified or adopted it be put in legal 

 form and presented to each New England State legislature and 

 favorable action secured. 



PROPOSED LEGISLATION. 



Bill to Insure Uniform Grading. Packing and Branding of 



Fruit. 



Sec. I. Be it enacted that on all closed packages — barrels 

 or boxes — intended or offered for sale, at home or for ship- 

 ment, there shall be marked upon the outside in plain letters, not 

 less than one-half inch in length, the full name and address of 

 the owner at time of packing, together with the name of the 

 variety and the grade whether No. i. No. 2 or No. 3. 



Sec. 2. In case of any attempted evasion or violation of the 

 above section on the part of any owner or packer, either as to 

 name of owner, name of variety or grade, it shall be the duty 

 ■of the secretary of the State Department of Agriculture, upon 

 receipt of the evidence, to bring action for fraud, and recover 

 damages from all guilty parties. 



This Conference also perfected its organization and in the 

 future proposes to work in conjunction with the State organiza- 

 tions for the furthering of any measure of value to our fruit 

 interests. 



Within the past few days there has come to me a bill aimed 

 at the same result, more explicit in its provisions and penalties, 

 and I wish to submit that for your consideration. What we 

 should require is a moderate measure aimed at specific results 

 and free so far as possible from the machinery of office. I 

 firmly believe in the educative features of such a measure but 

 these will not suffice. That bill is as follows : 



"Section i. Any person, firm, association or corporation 

 engaged in growing, selling or packing green fruits of any kind 

 within the state of Oregon, shall be required upon packing any 

 such fruit for market, whether intended for sale within or with- 

 out the state of Oregon to stamp, mark or label plainly on the 

 oucside of every box or package of green fruit so packed the 

 name and post office address of the person, firm, association or 

 •corporation packing the same ; provided further, that when the 



