38 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



For issuance of bulletins and circulars free to fruit growers of the 

 State. 



And especially for the work being done by the State Insectary in the 

 collection and distribution of beneficial insects. "We trust the search 

 for these insects may be continued. 



Thanks. 



The pleasure and comfort of every attendant at this convention has 

 been added to by efforts of the committee and citizens of San Jose, and 

 the educational .value of the program is fully appreciated ; therefore, 



Resolved, That we express our thanks to officers of the State Horti- 

 cultural Commission; to members of the Faculty and Experiment 

 Station force of the State University, and others who addressed the 

 convention ; to the Chamber of Commerce and citizens of San Jose, and 

 the daily press and all who have united in making this convention 

 most profitable. 



Parcel Post. 



Whereas, The parcel post has opened up a new avenue for the ship- 

 ment of dried fruits, cured fruits, nuts or any of the products of the 

 land which may not prove perishable in transit or which may not in 

 any manner contaminate other mail matter ; and 



Whereas, Section 469, paragraph 5 of the Postal Laws and Regula- 

 tions of 1913, provide that soaps, tobacco, pills, tablets and proprietary 

 articles may be shipped in sealed packages by parcel post, said packages 

 to be sealed in the simplest form ; be it further 



Resolved, That dried fruits, cured fruits or nuts or other products 

 as named above be permitted to go through parcel post sealed as pro- 

 vided in the above section at the same rate as applies to proprietary 

 articles in said section ; and be it further 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting that the California 

 State Fruit Growers herein assembled, request Mr. A. M. Dockery, 

 Third Assistant Postmaster General, to issue a bulletin to the post- 

 masters of California instructing them to permit of the above products 

 being shipped sealed in original packages by parcel post at the same 

 rate as provided in section 469, paragraph 5 of the Postal Regulations 

 of 1913. 



(Signed) : F. B. McKevitt, Chairman; C. B. Messenger; Earl L. 



MORRLS; WlLLL\M WoOD ; GeO. B. WeATHERBY. 



REPORT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY COMMITTEE. 



State Fruit Growers' Conveutiou, San Jose. Cal., December 2-4. 1913. 



We, the California Fruit Growers in convention assembled, repre- 

 senting California's major industry producing an income to the State 

 in excess of one hundred million dollars per annum, greatly fearing the 

 possibility of an invasion of the Mediterranean fruit fly from the islands 

 of the Pacific, and appreciating the gravity of the situation : and 



Whereas, We are more and more forced to the conclusion that the 

 Federal Government, and the Federal Government only, has the power, 

 authority and equipment to properly meet the grievous conditions that 

 confront the fruit growers of our State in this matter; therefore, we do 



