Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-27

Mr.. Shorb Returns to the Subject
and Furnishes Legal Opinion In
support OF Remedial Action by
the Board of Supervisors.

MIR. Shorb Returns to the Bubiec
and Furnishes Legal Opinion In
support OF Remedial Action BY
tine Board of Supervisors.
EBiToR HERALD: must crave your
indulgence il under pressure Of what
CONCEIVE a grave public duty ] again IN.
wade your columns with some other mat
ter connected with that deadly seourge
the COTTON Cushion Scale. ! have
Just read timely letter written by w.
w, Hollister, of Santa Barbara, pub.
lished In Thursday mornings issue Of
the Times, confirming every statement
| have written as TO the danger OF this
insect. This letter and its contents
should relieve me from any imputation
OF reckless or inconsiderate publication.
| will quote from Mr.. HOLSTERS letter.
But fight your battle in your own way.
only you had better fight; for il you
ever had bad enemy you have ono
now. I" This scale Is as much worse
than any other which | have seen as the
devil ia worse than other people /"
Yesterday | was informed by gentle
man of your city. in a hurried converse.
ton twhose name | would give II certain
of quoting his words correctly that he
had been told by party OF reliability,
that some island IN the South Pacific
Ocean. once famous for its wonderful
fertility and varied produetiveness. had
been entirely denuded of every tree.
plant. shrub, vegetables aud grasses by
reason OF the invasion OF the Cotton
Cushion Scale Bug. That the inhabit.
ants, being ignorant OF the proper rene
dies to apply. allowed the insect to de-
stroy them-the scale bug dying out
only after there was absolutely nothing
left to feed on. IL would seem that
many OF our citizens were anxious To
emulate the course of positive inaction
pursued by those islanders. trusting to
nature and the absence OF all food to rid
them Of this pest.
We need 20 no further from home
than Santa Barbara and Santa Clara
counties to verify the awful destructive.
ness of this pest. That which represents
the toll, the savings, the cruel eeono.
mics and great sacrifices OF an entire
family for many long years, all bravely
met and nobly endured in the belief that
ease and competency would come at last
when their properties would reach a
condition of productiveness, may, in
few short months be swept away. and
their life's labor lost, by reason OF the
rayages of this destroyer.
Let no one indulge themselves in the
false security that because his property
NAV be now free of this insect. a. may
be also that of his nearest neiehbor'r.
that therefore he is safe from the inroals
of this pest and need not concern him.
self about others misfortune by distance
removed. Within one hour-within the
compass of time required by a swift fiy.
ing bird to pass over the distance of a
mile-the eggs of this insect may be i'm
planced ON your trees and vince. On the
feet OF birds these eggs are carried in
every ulrs , win sfeh, iap,uh,y. Inns
,hat on an ;.o,a,ad 80 - ~ .h;oh ,he
soala h.s -, sl;.a,,,araa r., h..s al
WOW, hasn f,nnJ h,r1,s nas,s ,aiIin,, ,ho
.halo starv If ,ba;r ;nfac,;an '''
Tha ea,,;,;ca,a If ;aaornor,,;on =, ,ha
usan Gahr,aI E,r;, i,raw.ss, asaoo;a
,;on. h.s ha.n rsea;vad aaJ al ,hs 60.
,aai;,;a. - a. ;,.o.,,,,,..;a,.. -. -
econ aon,,,;sd 9TH 90 u;li 900, hs -
worL ;ng ar,,sr Wa ar. no, onI. da,sr.
mined h vine ont evsry ss.,;aa If III.
III scaIs rs / nav Ianar, tron, ~ 80
moiaa;oai na,aa and nee nn asn H..
bst,as ex,r1ssas ;,i in ,h;s Lii ha.
!, :, az, no .,,,,ati,. a.,,ar,,;,,al Ill ~
sbail do ,bs same Il ,hara il anv nn,sas
l., ,ha iaad ,ha, 40, ha .naess"i,i r. J.,
vol al 10 aeea,n,,;sI th;. nurnasa III
R,arJ Of sunery;sors has heeu ;nvss,ad
VIII Tho ns,,assary ,,o,,ar, 10 saaa, a,eJ
enfarca iaoaI 9,tat;ans or 1a,as noaas
sarv 10 dastrov ,sase ;nssn,s whasasar
Found ,nd in s,nnort Of ,h;s nroaas;,;oa
I snh;.;n ,ha -, III a,,;,,; r M $50
Chairman 4 Graves of ios Angeles. .
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THE OPINION.
Los ANGELES, Sept POI, 1884,
Mr.. J. De Barh shorb,
DEAR SIR: We have considered the
Whether the Board of Supervisors Of
this county can make local regulations
or laws providing for the destruction of
noxious insects and to prevent the
spread of the diseases of trees, vines and
fruits, etc, aud we are of the opinion
that the Board mas the power,
Inc general iutisaictioh ana powers OF
tne board OF supervisors are set forth
,n ths zo.h sect'on Oh tne act entitled,
AN ACT to Estaoiish Uniform system
Oh county Governments approved
March i4.h, 1908, ana tne 2oth suodi-
VISION OF .hae section hectares that the
poafu nave power 10 proViae Tor the
a a,,su' ..,n Oh spphers, squirrels ana
othef via animals, nexioas weeds, IN
seces injurious 10 ifuit, OF NUT trees, or
vines, OF vegetapie OF Piant i'ie.
n Inc power is mere PLAINLY gwen TO the
noara' anu we 'h'hk thefe is no consti'
'u..onai opIec'ioi 10 .ne provision Oh the
Statute SUM- aooVe quoted. IL Is Oh course
wei, see'ieu mat 'he powers IN
,rus'eu ny 'he people 10 the
hesisia.ute eaoaoe DC aeiegated
~ e,e Eeeisla'ufe TO another
tribunal, put tue oonstieutlon itseii mas
PROVIDED thae any oounty, City,
Town or iown ship may make ana en-
io,ce "iehlh its hnits all such local,
poi'ce' sanitary, ana o'hef regulations as
are not IN connect win general laws.
CONSTITUTION ART. Al, SEc. IL.
Under this provision. we think the
Board of Supervisors have the power In
make regulations providing for the
of insects ipiurions tn
orchards and VINEYARDS. and this with.
out any direct authority from the Legis.
lature. so long AS the local regulations