The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-14

W. G. Temple, Tampa, Fla: Replying
to your two kilograms which are be
fore me this morning, the second O.
which is improper and uncaled fol
on your part, my position is unchang
ed. See letter.
(Signed)
"B. e. McLIN, Com. Agri."
Our representative who visited the
commissioner of agriculture, in com
pany with our attorney at Tallahassee
made strong appeal to the commits
sioner of agriculture and the state
chemist, pointing out the opinion Of
the attorney general of the state
above quoted, and the commissioner
of agriculture finally agreed to send
an inspector to the packing house
complained of by Mr.. w. C. Temple
On November A., the Florida Citrus
Exchange sent to Hon. b., e. McLin
commissioner of agriculture, the fol
lowing telegram:
Tampa, Fla, Nov. 4, 1911.-Hon. B.
e. McLin, Commissioner of Agricul.
ture, Tallahassee, Fla: In accordance
with your conversation with Quinby,
we earnestly request you to instruct
Inspector Jordan to inspect fruit now
being shipped by S. j. Carlton from
his Arcadia packing house, as these
oranges are immature and unripe and
are being offered for shipment in vio-
lation of the law, and have inspector
seize a sample box of these oranges
ination and if possible analysis for
citric acid and total sugar content.
| Will you notify us when seizure is
made so we may inspect in Tallahas-
| see.
FLORIDA CITRUS EXCHANGED
On November the Exchange re-
ceived the following reply from Hon.
3. p. McLin:
Tallahassee, Fla, Nov. 6, 1911. -
Florida Citrus Exchange, Tampa
Fla: Inspector Jordan wires me that
after careful inspection of fruit in Mr..
Cartons packing house at Arcadia,
he is satisfied Mr.. Carlton is not ship
ping any fruit immature or unfit for
vised not necessary to PURCHASE under
these circumstances.
(Signed)
"B. E. McLIN, Com. Agri."
In reply to this telegram, the Flor
ida Citrus Exchange wired the COM
missioner Of agriculture as follows:
Tampa, Fla, Nov. g. 1911.-B. e.
McLin, Commissioner Of Agriculture,
Tallahassee, Fla. Then we are to
understand that your previous state
ment to the effect that none of your
inspectors were competent to decide
whether citrus fruit was mature or
not mature was a mistake and you
now admit that Inspector Jordan is
fully competent to so decide. Are we
correct?
(Sisned)
FLORIDA Citrus Exchange"
70 this Commissioner McLin re-
piled by wire On November 6:
Tallahassee, Fla, Nov 6. 1911.-In-
spector Jordan advises this office that
the fruit at Arcadia is all right That
should satisfy you. 1t must govern
us.
(Signed)
"B. F. McLIN, Com. Agri."
State Chemist Rose was invited to
read paper before the Citrus Grow
ers' Convention held under the aus
pieces of the Florida Citrus Exchange
at Tampa, April IS, 1919. In this pa
per Mr.. Rose criticised the Florida
Citrus Exchange for unjustly attack
ing the late commissioner of agri-
culture, Hon. B. E. McLin, referring
particularly to the Florida Grower of
March % and April 6.
In the Florida Grower of March %
was printed a bulletin sent by the
Florida Citrus Exchange to all sub
exchanges and associations and spe.
cial shippers and citrus growers of
the state, which bulletin stated, in
part: 1T is matter of history, the
attitude assumed by the incumbents
Of these two offices last fall towards
the enforcement of the immature
fruit law, and it is well remembered
that the laXity shown by their de-
partments worked toward multiplying
the act passed by the legislature
against the shipment of immature or
unripe fruit, commonly known as the
green fruit law We regard it as
unfortunate for the industry that the
present incumbent of the Office of
state chemist is again asking for the
suffrage of the voters, as he has plac- |
ed himself on record as stating that |
the law is a foolish one, and that lie |
himself trying to enforce a nullity."
| have scanned the columns of the |
Florida Grower of April and fail |
to find any reference therein to the
late commissioner of agriculture or
the state chemist from the Florida |
Citrus Exchange.
Last September, l had the pleasure !
of spending several hours with Mr. |
B, E. McLin on the train between |
Tallahassee and Jacksonville. My &C
quaintance with Mr.. McI4in covers a |
period of twenty-six years. In the
early nineties, it was my pleasure to
assist in the election of Mr.. McLin |
to the Florida senate in Lake county. |
His opponent at that time was Maj
Alexander st. Clair Abrams
| have always held Mr. MCLin in |
the highest esteem, believing him to
be an honest man, true to his convic-
ttons and ready to do his duty, when |
he was convinced that it was his duty
| discussed this immature fruit law
with him, and he was very emphatic
in his view that it was no part of