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to obtain consignments from these shippers without opposition from other 

 buyers by representing that no danger attached to shipments to them. 



Such misrepresentations as these have had a tendency to antagonize 

 shippers in some districts, to curtail shipments by fear of loss where unde- 

 served, and with other shippers to create the impression that if any house 

 "stood in" with inspectors, unfair treatment must necessarily follow. 



It will take time to disabuse the minds of these shippers, but by contin- 

 ued fair treatment and allowance of benefit to shipper where ever possible, 

 this can be overcome, and confidence be gained to such an extent that all 

 growei*s will know that, if they are reasonable in the selection of stock 

 shipped to this market, they will have no fear of loss by any other than just 

 and legal cause. 



It may be pointed out to all shippers that this will be a benefit to them 

 as well as a protection to the state. That when a shipping house demon- 

 strates that they can ship fruit into the state of Montana, that will pass in- 

 spection, they can always command a market for their goods; that such a 

 Imputation is an advertisement of the quality of their goods. 



I would suggest that a circular be gotten up concisely outlining the po- 

 sition to be adopted by inspectors in Montana; showing what fruits may be 

 shipped in here, and assuring all that as long as they ship good fruit they 

 may safely do so without fear of favor or unfair treatment. 



When this can have been obtained, inspection in the state of Montana 

 will be reduced to simple matter of a careful supervision of all receipts of 

 fruit with the intended result of protection only. 



W. K. SEMPLE, 

 Butte. Resident Inspector. 



The fruit shipped to Helena has usually been of the first quality and rea- 

 sonably free from noxious germs. Grapes have been wholly exempt and citinis 

 fruit so far in the season also free. Apples and pears are most infected. 

 The codling moth, one of the most injurious, is also the most frequent germ. 

 I have seen a few cars that had not this pest; but it is almost ubiquitous in 

 pears and apples; and this season at least to keep out codling moth entirely 

 would necessitate depriving the apple market and consumers of a large por- 

 tion of this fruit. 



When a car of fruit arrives in town the inspector is summoned by the 

 consignee to make an examination, to condemn or to pass it and permit it 

 to be sold. The consignee will have nothing to do with it if the fruit will not 

 pass and generally if box goods and the inspector ordered them picked over, 

 there is no one to take the charge of it. So that usually it devolves upon 

 the inspector to condemn or to pass, from an examination of the boxes 

 accessible in the car. So far in my experience these boxes have always 

 been a just sample of all fruit of the same kind in the same car. I examine 



