The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-01
ITALIANS IN DISTRESS.
stoppage of Fruit Industry Causes
Misery.

New Orleans, July 31.-Much distress
is beginning to appear among the Ital-
ian population growing out of the prac-
tical expulsion of the fruit business
from louisiana on account of the quar-
antines and relief work is one of the
tasks which the Italian societies and
citizens committees will nov hsye to
address themselves to. While the six
day detention order Of the board Of
health lasts it is expected that all the
lines which have been operated from
the steamers into New Orleans, Will di-
vert their ships to Mobile and this Will
have the effect of throwing a number
of thousands % laborers, many of them
Italians. out of employment. The aver
age Italian here has half a dozen in his
family and sometimes the Children
number ten or more and with that
many to feed, the head of the family
cannot long remain in idleneSS with
out appeal to public charity. Under
the circumstances these Italians who
are not in the fever district are asking
that they be given employment by the
health authorities in the sanitary and
other work now going on in order that
they may not become public charges.
A meeting Of representative Italians
has been held and permanent organiZa-
ton formed. A campaign of relief and
of education into the hygienic require
ments of the situation has been de-
cided on. 1t was also resolved to fol-
low the advice telegraphed by -Anbas-
sador Mayer Des Planches and to ad-
dress all Italians in the city verbally
and by circular asking them to pay
ready obedience to the regulations i'm
posed by the health authorities. Sew
eraI thOuSand dollars has been raised
for relief and other work. all the So
cietiesi having decided to abandon the
banquets and other entertainments
they had Planned and apply the funds
set aside for these purposes in helping
their countrymen in the present emer-
gency.
The health authorities are very much
encouraged by the excellent work that
is being done at the emergency hospi-
tai and they believe that when the re-
suits OF treatment given there become
known families viii readily consent to
have their patients sent there.
While the feeling here is constantly
growing hopeful there Is noAabatenent
OF the excitement and panicky feeling
I'm the country districts OF Louisiana
and Mississippi Local business houses
are beginning to feel the effect of the
scare. They are receiving letters from
the travelling men telling of the cam
collation. of orders in Mississippi and
elsewhere. because of the reluctance of
the country people to- patrOnize stores
which receive goods from infected dis
tricts. In this connection there is some
criticism OF Governors Vardanan be-
cause Of q telegram in which he COM
mended Mississippi merchants in re-
fusing to take freight from this city.
Steps have been taken to dfsinfect' all
freight cars destined for points where
the fever theory IL not accepted. Quar-
antineS everywhere are being drawn
tighter Even gasoline is apparently
barred from Vicksburg. Numbers of
the towns in Louisiana and Mississippi
are cutting themselves off from the
world. The shot gun guarantees are
exciting. Guards and inspectors are
ingly difficult.