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The conclusion must not be drawn from the foregoing that the activi- 

 ties of the quarantine departm_ent of the State Plant Board are restricted 

 to port inspection. Such is not the case. Our men are constantly on 

 guard to prevent illegal movements of nursery stock, sweet potatoes, 

 sugar cane and other products, both inter- and intra-state. Watch is 

 kept over the various transportation agencies- — express cars and sheds 

 are inspected and freight yards and warehouses kept under observation. 

 Various other important duties devolve upon our quarantine inspectors 

 but the m_ost important of all is the port inspection work. 



No paper of this nature and presented at this tim^e would be com,plete 

 without seme reference and tribute to the work of the Federal Horti- 

 cultural Board and particularly of the Chairman, to whose efforts 

 largely is due the fact that we now have on the statute books of the 

 nation a plant quarantine law. Fcr many years the Chairman con- 

 tended for legislation unsuccessfully, but with indcm.itable will and bull- 

 dog tenacity refused to give up the fight; finally overcoming opposition 

 and succeeding in having passed the Federal Plant Act of 1912. Since 

 that time he and his associates on the Board have been untiring in their 

 activities with corresponding accomplishments. 



To sum up, I should say that the m_ain factors contributing to success- 

 ful quarantine work are: 



1. A good law and reasonable rules. 



2. Siifficient financial resources. 



3. Competent men. 



4. Co-operation and good will of comm_ercial and transportation 

 interests and of officials of the custcm.s, immiigration and other public 

 services. 



5. Application of the provisions of quarantine regulations in such a 

 way as to afford the maximum amount of protection with the minimum 

 amount of inconvenience to parties concerned and occasion the least 

 interruption to ccm.m-erce and traffic 



These are the cardinal principles. 



Chairman Sanders: It might have been better had we had Mr. 

 Beattie's paper following Mr. Marlatt's address, but I think he has 

 some important things to tell us at this time on "Operation of Quaran- 

 tine 37." 



