Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-16
DELEGATES TO
fruit HEARING
| LEAVE TODAY
Cameron, Hidalgo and
Willacy Coun t e S
Will Be Represented
At Washington

The Valley delegation which viii
appear before the federal horticul-
tural board AT Washington Monday,
June 90, in an effort to avert quar-
antine of the Valley on Valley fruit
as the result Of the discovery Of
Mexican fruit fly infeStation, will adj
be on theii way TO the national cap
ital by Friday.
Fortified with reports of inspcc-
tors certificates Of growers and sta
tistics and data on the fruit fly and
the citrus in the Valley. the dele
gates from the three c0uaties OF this
section will put forth AT efforts 10
bring about an amicah ldjustE. at
OF the situation.
Z K. B. Creager, repu ron nation-
al committeeman from s-Sas. and a
resident Of this city. !, last night
for San Antonio. whert ne intendrd
stopping today before proceeding to
Washington as one of the delegates
of Cameron county.
A. Il. Potts of HarlingeE the oth-
err delegate from Camerd county.
will leave this afternoon. -nIr. Potts
is Valley nurseryman. xand for
A. a. VI. department Of extensiot.
Many Leave Tonight
From Hidalgo county will 1 20
County Judge A W. tameron of
Edinburg; John Shary Of Nj sion,
ADr. Hal +. Haistead of Mission.
j alstead has been in i Valley
- ny years. and has bron-
identified with -r bhoyea
toward the bettermcHs II
situation. All these deie-
leave tonight.
|ary is president ~ the Tex
Is Fruit Growers Asso-ia-
II one of the leading "a elop-
|the Valley.
ley county will send VI. A.
:. one Of the pioneer ddvelop-
he county. lie will alsot leave
for Washington.
penses ~ AN delegates arc
bad by the various cou pties.
b thev are am giving ahei-
I'd effort in the intere q OF
sment of the Valley.
InfestatIon Snail
Lower Rio Crande WALES wIll
the stand al the hearing that
yill be willing % comply with
ever conditions are neces tary 20
sct the interest II other Gtates.
THAT she is convinced this tan ne
T. without damaging the Valleys
US interests now or in b. fd-
e.
The surveys of the fruit III si.u-
on. made reccntlp. reveal,,d only
,lated eases az infestAtiun hnd the
struction of an ripe fruit througn-
q the Valley has dcstruyl Ia the
bst fruit FOR the fly. and tnadc K
npossihle for the fin to prkpagatc.
Inspection regulations. ipraying
egulations. and regulations tgoycrn-
me the destruction 81 ripe tui. are
cen as possible solutions NJ the
question. with indications tnt the
principal grounds for disae hement
between representative ~ IL Val
ey. and repre- sntatiVcs ON other
tates will be On the questiouh OF the
imc and scope of possible naran-
inc. E
Valley interests will also repre-
ented ~ J. VI. Del Curk wen
nown rlnnt paihologist. formerly
Texas A. & VI. ColieF. and aow
4 Danss. and A. Il. Mcdonald Of the
-ttf ~ sf.AA AtttNtAt "a IS AAfNtts
AUSTIN. Tex. JuD% l6 Plans for
pntrolling the MeJican fruit fly in
ha Rio Grande Hallev will hc laid
fore the fedsTl horticultural board
h Washington. By r. r. Mcdonald,
hief ento1fologis, of the state de-
~ lrthenEof agriculture who left
lhurSk1y fr Washington. Coming
. elsf from Mexico. the fruit fin has
been discovered in two Texas
! .nnutics. Cameron and Ilidalgo.
There exists an actual menace 20
the citrus fruit industry in the Rio
Gfande Valley unless the fruit fly Is
mt under immediate control McDon-
AID said before has departure.
Mcdonald will discuss the sdvis-
ability or auarantining certain see-
tions of Texas % prevent the spread
80 the nest BY prohibiting the ship
\ ment Of citrus fruit out ~ infested
Aareas. Quarantine officers 81 VA
Gus states will attend the confer
Zee.