The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
Germany and France
 Are Excited.
M0N0P0LIsTS' BIG SCHEME
CALIFORNIA FRUIT HAS NO SAN
 JOSE SCALE.
European Dealers Plot to Keep West err Products Out of Their Markets-Get Govern
 ment Aid.

Dispatches from Washington state that the French Government has sent notice to the State Department to the effect that precautionary measures would be taken to prevent the introduction of the San Jose scale into France on trees. shrubs and fruits. dried and fresh. The pro- posed measure is very similar to those of Holland and Germany. Another dispatch announces that a lot of California dried fruits had been seized in Berlin, con- demned and ordered re-expOrted for the same reason. California shippers and orchardists are greatly disgusted at the needless alarm of the officials Of the Euro pean countries mentioned The con- demned lot is probably a consignment of dried pears that were sent to Berlin by the Johnson-Locke Company of this city. The fruit was removed to London and the local firms agents were instructed to send back samples of the alleged infected products.
 These samples were submitted to A Craw, quarantine officer of the California State Horticultural Society, who after careful examination of the fruit stated that it contained no scale nor any indica- ton of being infected. The local firm began to think that there was something behind the condemnation, and asked the State Board of Trade to lend it's assist ance in getting at. the bottom of the matter. MT. Filcher at once sent the fol-
 
 SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 22, 1898.
 Hon. James Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.-My Dear Sir: l enclose copy of a letter received by us yesterday from the Johnson-Locl5e Mercantile Company of this city, of the large exporting houses Of Cali fornia, which speaks for itself. I can do no more than call your attention to the complaint fornje- that vou exercise the influence of your distinguished office in the effort to have the difficulty complained of remedied.
 It has been completely demonstrated that the Cl- Tr-4 cal a he na the medium of dried fruit, and hence We feel perfectly sure that inc Hamburg authorities were acting more on their suspicious and prejudices than the facts in rejecting the fruit, as mentioned in the Johnson-Locke let ter. But this does not remedy the difficulty. IT It is possible for your department to take some decisive steps that will overcome the trouble complained of and prevent its recurrence here after. 1t will be worth millions Of dollars in the long run to the fruit interest of our country, California.
 trusting your consideration of this import ant subject will suggest remedy, have the honor to remain, for the California State Board of Trade, yours very truly, l,,,--r,
 Secretary and Manager.
 California shippers and fruit-growers are satisfied that there is the biggest Kind of negro in the European woodplIe. A large importing firm in Hamburg, Ger many. with branches in Paris and the other principal cities, has extensive con- tracts with the growers of Southern France Italy and Germany for all the fruits that come from their several locali- ties The recent lQlrOQuCIOn OL lue Su- periOr dried and canned fruits from this State has done much to lessen the busi- ness of said firm As the products of this country are handled principally by others than the German firm, the latter has set I'D the cry of Bad fish, resorted to among fshmongers. That there Is no danger of the San Jose scale being intro duced into Europe is attested by MT. CraW. who says:
 Regarding the danger of introducing the so-called San Jose scale into. Ger many upon fruit from the United States l have to say that there is positively no danger. At least this is the conclusion reached by the scientific men intrusted with such investigation in the Eastern States. In every case where this scale has secured a foothold it was from infected nursery trees or the presence of such trees in the district.
 This insect was introduced into Cali fornia upon trees from Chile, and In similar manner 1t was carried into the Eastern States. It Is now feared very little in California In fact 1t can hardly be found in the orchards of San Jose, where 1t was first introduced. No spray ing nor disinfectfng has been necessary there for this insect for the past five or six years, as the scale Is controlled by predacious and internal parasites that prey upon it. There is positively no danger from dried fruits carrying the in lection. If the German Government will pursue California's s system of inspecting and fumigating with hydrocyanic acid gas all trees and plants that enter their coun- try there will be no danger from this or any other injurious insect"
 NIT. CraW further says that the process