The herald., 1897-04-16
REDLANDs

REDLANDS, April 15-(Regular Cor
respondence.) The act which recently
became a law abolishing the boards of
horticultural commissioners throughout
the state and empowering the supervis-
ors of the different counties to appoint
new ones has caused some confusion
during the interval between the expira-
tion of the terms of office of the old
board, the first of April, and the ap-
pointment Of new ones. For instance,
consignment of trees sent from Pasa-
dena to a lady in Redlands arrived yes
terday and the express company refused
to deliver them as there Is a law pro-
hibiting such delivery until they have
been inspected. There was no inspector
authorized to inspect them and certain
ly no person empowered to hold trees
should they be found infected. In view
of this state of affairs the Redlands
chamber of commerce at it's meeting
this afternoon passed the following reso-
luton:
Inasmuch as the work of the county
horticultural commissioners and inspec-
tors is, at this time in a very mixed
condition, with practically no work be-
ing done, it is
Resolved, That, in order to protect our
fruit interests against the danger of in-
sect pests being brought into this local
ity from outside while the matter of a
new commission is in process of adjust
ment, it is the sense of this chamber of
commerce that the quarantine inspec-
tors should be continued during such in
terim and that the county supervisors
should allow compensation for the
necessary work in this line.
The chamber of commerce also took
up the matter of the tariff on citrus
fruits now being urged before the
finance committee Of the senate in
Washington, and passed the following
resolutions:
Be 1t resolved, That the chamber of
commerce of Redlands urge upon our
representatives in the senate and con-
gress Of the United States, to use their
best efforts to have tariff law enacted
of one cent per pound on citrus fruits,
as less than that amount will be INSULT
cient to give fair protection to this in
dustry and place the American grower
upon an equal basis with the foreign
grower, and we pray the senate and
house Of representatives to enact law
embodying the rate suggested in order
to save the industry.
The following telegram was also sent
to Senator Perkins today by the cham
ber Of commerce, bearing upon the same
subject: "The people Of Southern Cali
fornia are very much concerned over the
unfair arguments being urged against
protection of citrus fruits. They be-
lieve that such protection would be no
more tax on consumers than protection
of the manufactured products of New
England and other sections. Any dis
elimination of that kind is manifestly
unjust and appears to be arbitrary and
dictated by sectional considerations"
Bradley Kircheloe was before Record
er Camp this morning charged with vio-
lation Of Redlands' prohibition ord:-
nance. this being the first case since the
ordinance was passed about a year ago.
He IL charged with being "boot-leg-
ger" that is. with smuggling whisky
into town and peddling it out by the
quart or the gallon. without having any
particular place OF business. The liquor
is alleged to have been brought from
San Bernardino. A plea of not guilty
was entered and the examination was
set for Saturday next.