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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
mittee to at once make arrangements to test the law of Wyoming 
as it refers to nurserymen. 
By E. P. Bernardin —That it is the sense of this Association in 
convention assembled that we urge upon the legislative committee 
of the American Association of Nurserymen the prompt, testing of 
the South Dakota law by the immediate arrest of a salesman and the 
pushing of the suit to a speedy end, that no compromise be accepted, 
but the law fully tested and that our western representatives be in¬ 
structed to take this action at once. 
NURSERYMEN OF OHIO ORGANIZE. 
At a meeting called by J. W. McNarv, Vice President for the 
National Nurserymen’s Association of the state of Ohio, about 
twenty of the prominent nurserymen of the state met on the after¬ 
noon of Jan. 15, for the purpose of considering the matter of a per¬ 
manent organization. After a thorough discussion it was decided 
to organize and hold annual mid-winter meetings at the call of the 
executive committee. 
The following officers were elected: 
J. W. McNary, Dayton, O., President; Robert George, Paines- 
ville, O., Vice-President; W. B. Cole, Painesville, O., Secretary; 
W. N. Scarff, New Carlisle, O., Treasurer; Executive Committee, 
Robert George. Painesville. O., F. D. Green. Perry, O., A. R. Pickett, 
Clyde, O., John Siebenthaler, Dayton, O., E. G. Cox, Proctorville, O. 
Signed W. B. Cole, 
Secretary. 
WESTERN NEW YORK HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The most successful and most largely attended meeting in the 
history of this great fruit growers association was held in Rochester, 
January 23 and 24. President Barry presided and although he 
demurred at reelection the members would not be denied. 
Among the nurserymen present were Messrs. Barry and Miloy, 
Mr. C. T. Hooker, Mr. Charlton, Irving Rouse, J. H. Dayton, 
Storrsand Harrison, J. M. Henry, Geneva, and many others. Full 
report next month. 
OPINIONS ON FEDERAL INSPECTION OF NURSERY 
STOCK. 
Berlin, Md., Dec. 23, 1907. 
Gentlemen: 
You will remember that the president of the American 
Association of Nurserymen. Mr. J. AY. Hill, appointed me as 
chairman of the committee on National Inspection Law. 
I have been asked to report at the meeting of the Horti¬ 
cultural Inspectors, as to what has been done. This meet¬ 
ing will be held December 27th at Chicago. I desire to 
know what the nurserymen want. 
Are you in favor of the National Inspection Law, if so, I 
will be glad to have any suggestions from you. 
Are you opposed to a National Inspection Law, if so, 
assign your reasons for same. 
I want a reply from you by return mail in the enclosed 
stamped envelope. I will not use names, but simply want 
to know what the nurserymen’s ideas are. 
Yours very truly, 
Orlando Harrison, 
Chairman National Inspection Law. 
Berlin, Md., Dec. 24, 1907. 
Dear Sirs; 
The above letter was sent out to various nurserymen and 
the substance of their answers will be found below. I am 
anxious to hear from everv nurservman direct, or through 
your papers, that I may be in a position to act intelligently 
and for the best interests of the nurserv business in general. 
Orlando Harrison, 
Chairman of National Inspection Law. 
“I favor a National Inspection Law, for the following reasons: 
We need a uniform law and a more thorough inspection. Under ex¬ 
isting conditions we are liable to buy infested scions shipped under 
state certificates. I believe that an infested nursery should ship 
only under the supervision of inspectors.” 
‘‘We are in favor of the National Inspection Law." 
‘‘I am most heartily in favor of a National Inspection Law. 
Nurserymen cannot urge too strongly the enactment of a law 
governing the inspection in general throughout the United States. 
As it is now, the importation of nursery stock into certain states is 
almost prohibited on account of undesirable local inspection laws.” 
‘‘We are in favor of the National Inspection Law, as we think all 
Nurserymen ought to be governed by the same inspection law.” 
‘‘Relative to the National Inspection Law, we certainly are very 
much in favor of such a law, being passed at earliest possible date, as 
the present state laws are becoming very burdensome. Not that 
they require us to grow better stock or take better care of it than we 
are already doing, but there is so much red tap>e connected with it, 
and each state requiring some different way. Which on the whole, 
makes a great deal of bother and expense that could be covered and 
should be in a good National Law.” 
“I am strongly in favor of the National Inspection Law.” 
‘‘We are most certainly in favor of such law being enacted and 
put in force at the earliest possible moment. The existing situation 
with regard to this matter, is very annoying and gives the members 
of our Association a great deal of trouble. 
“Each state has a law of its own. which differs very largely from 
that of other adjoining states, which makes it very hard to comply 
with, upon making our shipments. If we could have a L’niform 
National Inspection Law, every nurseryman in every state would be 
placed upon the same basis, and a great deal of this annoyance 
obviated.” 
“I am most heartily in favor of a National Inspection Law." 
The following opinions have been culled from the an¬ 
swers received by Mr. Harrison. Of course the correspond¬ 
ence is confidential with Air. Harrison and has been trans¬ 
mitted to the National Nurseryman without signatures 
or addresses. It shows the trend of public opinion. 
A BATCH IN FAVOR OF A NATIONAL LAW. 
‘‘As far as we know, we think it is a good law,but we do not know 
of anv methods to suggest as to the best way of carrving on the 
work. 
‘‘We wish to saw we are verv much in favor of a National Law.” 
“Give us the National Inspection Laws. I. for one, am heartily 
tired of everlastingly getting in shape to ship to this state and 
that. Several states we have marked from our list, the trouble and 
expense is greater than their worth.” 
“We think the pwesent systems of inspection are very unsatis¬ 
factory for different reasons. It is quite a task to become familiar 
with the laws of the different states, and the fact that they differ 
very much in the text makes it very annoying. We think that a 
National Law would be very muchjbetter.” 
