The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-23
PLAN SOME WAY
TO GET RID OF
CITRUS PESTS
Important Conference Has Been
Called For Tuesday, Sept. S,
At Barlow Court House

Barlow Fla, Aug. 23.-At a special
meeting of the Board OF Directors Of
the Barlow Chamber of Commerce
held Monday night, a letter was
drafted to be sent to every chamber
Of commerce or other commercial
body within the confines of Polk
county, asking that meetings be called
and delegates elected to attend CON
ierenceto be held in the circuit court
house of Barlow at 3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, September 5, for the pur-
pose of discussing ways and means to
rid Polk county of "scaly bark and
other citrus pests.
Every public organization is asked
to cooperate with the officers and di-
rectors of the commercial body of its
city to the end that as many dele
gates. citrus fruit growers and others
interested in the welfare of Polk
County as possible, be sent to the
Barlow meeting.
The letter sent out by the Barlow
Chamber of Commerce to Polk county
boards of trade is as follows:
AS you already know, certain in
sect pests and fungus and othe"
growths have appeared in citrus
groves throughout the State from
Tine to time, causing more or less un
3asiness among grove owners as wei
rs among others interested in the de-
velopment of the citurs industry-the
great industry of the southern half OF
the State.
In such instances these insect pests
and inimical grOwths have been of
such a natur cas- to inspire the State
Plant Board to declare a quarantine
against certain prescribed areas and
it has been we'll that these quaran-
tines or embargoes have been estab
ished as they have minimized the
danger of spread of the pests or dis
Eases. AT present there are certain
areas of every citrus growing county
in the state, except Manatee county,
luarantined because Of the presence
Of the disease known as ''scaly bark
Scaly bark" is not an alarming dis
ease but it is a disease which will
ipread and where it spreads, citrus
culture is made more hazardous than
il would Otherwise be. The disease
works slowly but insidiOusly. 1t APP
peared for the first time, in Florida,
50 far as can be elarned, in Pinella5
.ounty in 1S52-abOut 20 years ago.
Now Pinellas county and, as said
above, parts OF every other citrus
growing county in the state. with tn"
exception of Manatee county, are in
lected and under quarantine,
THE officers and directors Of the
Barlow Chamber of Commerce. be
leve that Polk County, which, as yet,
has barely been touched by the dis
case, can be made absolutely free. if
he citrus growers and commercial
bodies in every section of the county
will get together. form plans and
finance them to point where they
can be carried into effect.
I'VE suggest that you call your or
gani@ation together as soon after re
ceipt of this letter as possible and
choose as many grove owners and
other members as can be induced to
attend the meeting to be held in the
Circuit Court Room in the county
court house in Barlow Tuesday. Sep.
TENDER ;, at which this very important
question of Kidding Polk County OF
'scaly bark" and other pests be dis
cussed and plans made for carrying
into effect any action which may be
taken at the proposed meeting.
eve would suggest that. if You do
approve the idea of holding a meet
ing. You notify the secretary of the
Barlow Chamber of Commerce. as
soon as possible that you do approve
and that you will call meeting for
the purpose of choosing representa-
tives Of your organization to be pres
art. We also suggest that you send
as many delegates to the meeting as
POSSIBLE"