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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
under their police powers to inspect or fumigate, notwithstanding a 
National Law.” 
‘‘I am in receipt of your letter of the 17th, in regard to the Na¬ 
tional Inspection Law. There are some things that could bte said in 
its favor, but on the whole, I am against anything National of that 
kind. Everything that the government has to do with has so much 
red tape in connection with it and is so arbitrary in every particular 
that one is much like the man who meets on a dark night a fellow who 
has a revolver loaded and places it at his head and tells him to de¬ 
liver or die. I see enough of this in the treatment we get at the 
Custom House, and, therefore, I object to having any laws made at 
Washington that shall have anything to do with the inspection of 
out stock. This is the chief reason for my objection.” 
“I am in favor of a National Inspection Law. Had the proposed 
measures been passed ten years ago, before the different State Laws 
had been enacted, it would undoubtedly have taken the pla> e of 
most of the present State Laws and have done what I fondly hoped, 
it would do when the measure was first proposed. But today it 
would be practically useless. As soon as an inter-state shipment 
reaches its destination, it comes under the state quarantine and 
police rights which the general government cannot interfere with, 
consequently any state law or regulation now existing would still 
continue in force and all quarantine regulations now enforced would 
stay enforced. 
‘‘I have not got a copy of the National Laws that were recently 
proposed, but if I recollect rightly it requires that the State Inspec¬ 
tion should be continued, thereto certify the “Free” nurseries to the 
proper government authorities who would issue a.national certificate 
and this certificate should be recognized in all states. If this can be 
done it will simplify matters, and a copy of the national certificate 
attached to a shipment would be sufficient to take it anywhere with¬ 
out requiring the individual state certificate. 
‘‘While I am personally opposed to fumigation, yet if it should ba 
deemed to the best advantage, I would personally accept it, and in 
fact, almost anything that would be reasonable and that would do 
away with these individual state requirements.” 
‘‘The interstate Commerce Law is not going to help us; a Na¬ 
tional Law that is not effective is not going to help us. The only 
thing that can be done is to cultivate a better feeling between the 
Entomologists and the nurserymen, and to try to get as nearly uni¬ 
form laws as possible in the different states, and the repeal of such 
arrant nonsense as the Legislature of South Dakota put into its re¬ 
cent law, clearly intended to bar outside nurseries from doing busi¬ 
ness in that state, and to that extent unconstitutional.” 
‘‘We are very much in favor of a law that will permit nurserymen 
who hold certificates to ship in any part of the United States. It is 
getting to be quite a burden and is almost impossible to keep track of 
the various laws that are made in the different states. If it is im¬ 
possible to get a National Law, we would like to see the state Laws 
so fixed that one state would recognize the certificate from another.” 
‘‘We are in favor of a universal law if it is possible to get one 
passed. We have no plans to suggest, but think the committee that 
has been appointed should make every effort possible to get a law 
through at the earliest possible date.” 
“We were not in favor of a National Law,as proposed sometime 
ago, in which the U.S.Government was to do all of the inspecting. 
Do not believe that we would ever get appropriations enough so that 
all of the nurseries in the U. S. would be inspected, if we have to de¬ 
pend on the U.S. Government to do it, we would be very much afraid 
of a law permitting nothing but U. S. inspection goods to be shipped 
which would shut out a lot of nurseries every year. 
“If a National Law could be secured that would permit shipment 
of goods that had a certificate attached signed by the state entomolo¬ 
gists showing fumigation, freedom from disease, etc., we believe it 
would be a good law,and that many of the states would make their 
own laws to conform.” 
“I would be in favor of a National Law, if it could be made 
effective. 
“Such" a law ought to have been passed years before so many 
states had made laws of their own, but I think with all of this, it 
would be advisable to try and form a law of this kind and then work 
on the different state Legislatures to have their Laws amended to 
conform with the National Law.” 
“Replying would say that in my opinion, it is an impossibility to 
get a National Inspection Law, from the fact that it will come in 
contact with too many State Laws that have already been passed. 
My belief would be in a National Law for dipping with soluble oil as 
far more effective than fumigation, and better than any inspection 
could possibly be. Experiments have shown that the oil is far 
better and gives better results for scale than fumigation, with no in¬ 
jury to the trees, and is easily applied.” 
“I am decidedly in favor of a National Inspection Law, but much 
doubt the possibility of getting such an act passed by Congress, as it 
seems to conflict with the right of the several states to regulate such 
matters within their own territory. ” 
“I think a National Inspection Law would be the best, but doubt 
if we could ever secure it. However, if it is possible to get the dif¬ 
ferent states to adopt laws as near uniform as possible, it will help 
very much and eliminate all licenses such as Virginia, Oklahoma, 
etc. 
“If it is possible however, get as near to National Inspection as 
possible.” 
- “We are in favor of a National Inspection Law, and are in favor 
of having it passed as quickly as possible, but would not favor any 
law compelling fumigation. It seems to me that we can have a 
National Law compelling every nurseryman, even if not of the same 
opinion, to dip all nursery stock sent out to the inter-state com¬ 
merce in a solution of soluble or miscible oils as per prescribed 
strengths. This would insure confidence among the people.” 
FOR OR AGAINST. 
“I am in favor of the National Inspection Law. In our opinion 
however, think it would be a good idea to substitute dipping nursery 
stock in soluble oil where the requirements are fumigating with gas.” 
“Yes, we want a uniform National Law, but how to bring it 
about is too much of a proposition for us to tackle. The one 
great objection we have to the inspection laws as they now 
exist, is that each state requires a different proceeding in the in¬ 
spection and handling of nursery stock with the result, as you know, 
that it keeps the nurserymen who ship into several states constantly 
on the watch and in hot water to carry out the various requirements. 
If we had a uniform National Law, it would certainly be much 
better.” 
“We favor a National Inspection Law, drawn in plain terms and 
in effective and constitutional form. 
“Reference should be had to the interests of tree growers and 
tree grafters rather than to office hunting grafters.” 
“I.favor a National Inspection Law drawn in terms broad and 
comprehensive, so as to give the maxium protection and minimum 
vexation.” 
“I am certainly in favor of a National Inspection Law if it can be 
made to take the place of State laws on Inter-State business. 
“Wishing you success.” 
“We are in favor of the National Inspection Law. It is almost 
impossible to comply with the different state laws—give bond—pay 
from $1.00 to $20.00 cash—every state different. A National Law 
desired only if all state laws are repealed or made to conform to 
same.” 
“I am in favor of the National Inspection Law.” 
“I am heartily in favor of a National Inspection Law. Have no 
suggestions to make in regard to it.” 
“I am in favor of a National Inspection Law, and I think that 
every Nurseryman in the United States should be for same, and work 
with that end in view. 
“I also wish to suggest that in the States where bonds have been 
filed, and license taken out for the selling of our goods, that one of 
these should be revoked, as both are very unjust. However, we 
would prefer to pay license, and have a National Inspection Law, 
rather than the present State Laws.” 
“I favor the National Inspection Law and trust that the tax 
put upon Virginia will be abolished in the future, as it is a pretty 
high minded piece of business.” 
