The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-24
LOUISIANA TO BE-
RELIEVED OF MOST
OF The QUARANTINE
CONFERENCE WITH FEDERAL
HORTICULTURAL BOARD WILL
RESULT IN RELIEF

New Orleans, July 2O.-As result
of the conference in Washington on
July IA before the Federal Horticul-
tural Board, Louisiana will be relieved
of most of the burden-some quarant-
ines which have interfered with the
cotton business of state, ever since
the discovery of the pink bollworm in
Cameron parish. All of the Southern
States were represented at the con-
ference. Louisiana's interests being
taken care of by Commissioner of Agri-,
culture Harry D. Wilson, state ento-
mologist w. E. Anderson, director of
extension w. R. Perkins, and John
F. Finke representing the cotton ex-
change and w. NJ. Steele the Louisi-
ana Division of the American Cotton
Association.
DR.. c. L. Marlatt, chairman OF the
Board, was high in praise of the ac-
ton of the Louisiana legislature in
so promptly meeting the situation by
the passage of the pink bollworm re-
venue and appropriation bills, and the
creation of the commission and this
had very great influence on the rep
resentatives of the other states which
have heretofore maintained drastic
guarantees against Louisiana cotton
and cotton products. All but one
state, are practically committed to con
forming to the Federal Quarantine
which place restriction
only upon cotton and cotton seed pro-
ducts, from regulated and infested
areas. Cotton from other sections
will have the utmost freedom of
The regulated zones in
Louisiana comprise areas of ten miles
in diameter around Eunice, Shreve-
port, Alexandria and Gretna. In view
of the fact that the Gretna mill is on
the west side of the river, and would
have no traffic with cotton or cotton
products entering New Orleans, all
agreed that this particular section
should be regulated only on the west
side of the river AS there is no cot
ton grown within forty miles of Gretna
it does not involve any hardship, and
the elimination of the east bank re-
moves any possibility of interference
with cotton in transit through New
Orleans.
Cotton from infested and regulated
areas, is to be shipped to a specially
designated warehouse, and segregated
from all other cotton. This cotton
will only be shipped to New England
mills or abroad The cotton exchange
will arrange with the Port Commits
sion for the handling of this cotton,
in the big cotton warehouse.
In the matter of cotton seed and
bulls, details of the plan to handle |
that will be worked out at a con-
this afternoon between DR..
w. D. Hunter of the Federal Horti- |
cultural Board, State Entomologist
w. E. Anderson, and Bryan Bell rep
the mills.
Mississippi's representative at the
in Washington desired to
impose impossible conditions on
Louisiana to permit the passage of
cotton to that state, and frankly ad-
mitted that even if they we're COM
Piled with, they would be impossible |
Of fulfillment until the cotton season
was practically over. 1t is likely that
Governor Russell will be appealed to
have the Mississippi Plant Board con-
slider the question in the light Of rea-
son, as has been done by other south
srn states.
The Federal regulations will be
in a few days, along the
line indicated and thes, DR.. MarIatt |
declared, provide the maximum Of in
reference with commerce.
Reports to Louisiana Division head
luartesr from the field men in Natchi-
.oches, St. Landry, Grant, Rapides,
Caldwell and Avoyelles indicate splen- !
lid results in the organization work /
n progress in those parishes. At a
meeting of the Opelousas Chamber of
Commerce recently, the. work and
plans of the American Cotton Asso-
,iation were endorsed, and a commit
zee was appointed to develop the
plan in accord with the
Federal Warehouse Act since the i
state warehouse plan failed to be en-
acted into law at the recent session
If the legislature, through the veto
If the governor.