THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



355 



former publicity devoted to this purpose ; and the results are destined 

 to be far reaching and mutually advantageous in the future. Also in 

 consonance with the provision in the resolutions the directors of the 

 Panama-Pacific International Exposition constructed and equipped in 

 ample time a convenient inspection station on the Exposition grounds 

 for the receipt, inspection and fumigation of all exhibition material 

 upon which quarantine restrictions had been suspended. 



Having established a working basis in the matter of exhibition 

 material from the various states of the Union, the next problem was 

 the horticultural exhibits from foreign countries. There were no State 

 quarantine orders in force at that time against plant material from 

 foreign countries, and only one against the importation of fruit from 

 such sources, No. 13, the INIexican Orange Fly. However, all the pro- 



FiG. 75. — Interior of inspection yard on the Panama-Pacific International Exposi- 

 tion grounds, showing the inspection room and fumigating house. (Photo by L. 4. 



Whitney.) 



visions of the present State quarantine law were in full force and it 

 was our sworn duty to enforce the same in all their details. How best 

 to meet this situation when the time arrived, with satisfaction to our 

 invited guests and credit to the quarantine service, how to have the 

 exhibition material prepared in such a manner as to comply with all 

 the requirements of the law and insure its prompt acceptance and 

 admission upon arrival and thus relieve exhibitors of the chagrin, dis- 

 appointment and possible doubt of the good faith of our commonwealth 

 by refusing admittance or compelling disinfection of their cherished 

 specimens, and at the same time prevent any necessity of having tO' 

 recede from our position as quarantine officers? To accomplish this, 

 appeared to me to be one of our duties and one of paramount impor- 

 tance at the time. A favorite theorem of mine for some time past has. 

 been the possibility of bringing about a clean up of foreign horticul- 

 tural imports at the source of origin, and thus reduce the amount 

 2—184.54 



