AOHlrrf.TfUAr, APPROPRIATION BIIJ^ 11124. 479 



under tlir (|imnintinps, an<I partiruUrly in rolntion to prrxlurtii thnt 



jiro iini)()rhMl in (|u»intitirs. For instniu-p. w«» irisprrt nml 

 till imported cotton, uiid timt lius umoiitit<*d to nmrlv (iOOo..., duhs 

 in one year. The nvcnifijc is alxmt :{()(),(>()() Imlrs u vrur. It m oiio 

 of the huj^e items of import of the I'nited Stiites. All of that cotton 

 must l>e disinfected under our sii[)crvision. Similnr i- nn 



applies to nil otiier foreijjn plant products that are under r».,,,. ,,.,n. 

 It mcludes nursery stock, a threat many fruits, some j^rams. c«.rn. and 

 cereals from the Orient, all of which recpiires insi)ecti<>n and some of it 

 disinfection. We have had to supplement the fiujds f(ir that pur|M»<«) 

 hy usiii}^ pink hollworm funds on thai work, that hein;; dom- on the 

 pound that u portion of the inspection had relati<m to the pink 

 oollworm. 



Mr. A.NDKKsoN. It seems to me that the c«>mhinin;,' of tii...,. tw.» 

 appropriations is a rather donhtful proposition. I suppo>r ilnre is a 

 certain amount of relation hetween the border control work and llio 

 general inspection of importations of nursery stock, hut I think it 

 would be better policy to maintain this whole border business us a 

 separate item. 



Doctor Maulatt. That is a matter about which I do n(»t feel very 

 stronj^ly, Mr Chairman, but the arj^ument for the change is a perfectiv 

 good and logical one. The bonier control work between the Lnited 

 States and Mexico relates not only to the pink hollworm but to a 

 number of other quarantines. It is paid lor out of the pink boll- 

 worm funds, but the men are there, and enforce locally other (puiran- 

 tines, such as quarantines against corn, Mexican fruits, etc. These 

 men, who are being paid out of the pink hollworm funds, are, as a 

 matter of fact, enforcing along the border half a dozen other quaran- 

 tines. A considerable percentage of their work has relation to the 

 general port of entry enforcement, and the rest is closely related, 

 and that makes it entirely logical and proper to transfer this whole 

 Mexican border work to the administrative work of the board. It is 

 work in port that will necessarily have to go on even after the pink 

 hollworm work has stopped. 



Doctor Ball. If we get rid of the pink hollworm, this work of in- 

 spection would have to go on just the same. 



Mr. Anderson. I understand that, but it would be upon an entirely 

 different basis. 



Doctor Ball. Do you mean the work on the border ? 



Mr. Andkuson. Yes. 



Doctor Ball. It would be very much the same. 



Mr. Anderson. Including all this fumigation of railroad cars, and 

 that sort of thing ? 



Doctor Marlatt. It would reduce the expense very much. 



Mr. Anderson. But that is distinct from the pink hollworm propo- 

 sition. 



Doctor Ball. Suppose we sliould eradicate the pink bi)llworm, and 

 it looks as if we would, we would still have to maintain the border in- 

 spection, including the fumigation of cars and everything »>f that 

 kind. \Vhat we would like to do would be to have our bookkeeping 

 show the amount of money spent in the eradication of the pink holl- 

 worm. but after that work is hnislied. we must continue forever at the 

 work of keeping pests out of the country. 



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