Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
MOVEMENT OF
VALLEY FRUIT
lSUNDER Way
Approximately IS Car
loads of Citrus Ship
ped Up Until Satur-
day Night

Especial to The iieraldl
HARLINGEN, Oct. 20.-Althouch
The citrus fruit movement u Of the
valley has been slow in getting un-
ger way. approximately SIS carloads
nsd moved out by Saturday night,
and the 192s-29 season was we'll IN
der way. with the shipping expected
20 pick up rapidly during the next
few weeks.
AZ the same time last year ap-
proximately IS carloads had been
shipped out. figures given out at the
office Of the state green fruit in
spection force here showed.
The present season is considerably
behind that of last year. due to the
heavy and prolonged rains in Sep
TENDER.
Stopping Green Fruit
The citrus is beginning 70 filter
1901 the Valley in eli or the Gus
tonary forms Of shipping. Some fruit
IS moving b. truck, although this
movement still Is very light. There
are many small express shipments.
particularly of oranges. and some
straight carlot shipments.
The inspectors report that they
still are receiving many calls and
that some of the fruit is still failins
TO pass the tests, showing that the
preliminary tests for sugar content
were not taken correctly. and result
ing at times in the necessity Of de-
~stroying some fruit that has already
been gathered.
Federal inspectors. under T. A.
Hoidale, in charge of the fruit Fly
control and eradication work in the
Valley. reported that considerable
fruit is being intercepted at Falfur-
rias in small quantities.
Close Watch
A close watch Is being maintained
there, Mr.. Hoidale said, and 1t i
found that many persons leaving
the Valley to return to the north,
or other persons going from this sec
ton TO other parts of the country
are carrying small amounts OF citrus
fruit with them. In most Of the in
stances so far the fruit did - bear
the proper tags and stamps from the
stats and federal officers, and hence
ii was not allowed to pass.
Mr.. Hoidale urged that all per-
0 contemplating taking fruit IN
any amount from the Valley secure
the proper tags and stamps, and
thus avoid trouble TO themselves and
to the inspectors.
Only a few shipments OF CONNER
cisl fruit. have passed Falfurrias %
date, most Of the fruit being small
lots of a dozen or several dozen
grapefruit, in most instances car
ried in a sack, and without the prop
er stamps and tags.
Where Inspectors Are
The majority of fruit which has
moved out of the Valley so far has
come from Hidalgo county. although
aOAeron county is beginning TO
move citrus more rapidly. and ~
the first of November the fruit IS
expected to be moving out ut a rapid
rate from ell parts Of the Valley.
In facilitating the contact with in
spectors. Mr.. Hoidale issued Satur-
day the following information. show
ing where shippers or growers can
get in touch with inspectors of his
Headquarters office: sos Baxter
building, Harlingen. phone %.
Mission: L. G. Plyler. r. Q. box
26f. phone ~ or III; r. o. Swan.
p. o. box 25l. phone a or p; J. B.
Corns, p. o. box PSI, phone "a or p.
McAllen: c. r. Roitsch, p. o. box
1142. phone 2s4 or 46T.
Edinburg: Chamber Of Commerce,
or call inspector at Pharr.
Pharr: j. W. Patterson, P. o. box
500, phone lis or 1856.
San Juan: Call inspector at Dom
Alamo: Call inspector at Donna.
Val Verde: Call inspector at
Donna: J. W. Monk, Chamber Of
Commerce, phone 23S or 10; c. h.
Peery. Chamber Of Commerce, phone
Elsa: Call inspector at weslaeo.
Edcoueh: Call inspector at Mer-
Weslsco: z. F. Pepper, P. o: box
453, phone 267; G. Y. Harren, T. u
box asa.
%, phone 500; r. G.. Bernard, 2. 0.
box s43, phone 9o0IFiS.
Santa Rosa: Call inspector at La
reria.
box III, phone 90: q. G Trotman,
p. O. box 1T. phone 80
Raymondvlile: j. X. Smith. Cham
Der Of Commerce, phone liz.
Lyford: Call inspector at Ray
mondville.
Sebastian: Cali inspector at Ray
A u~ondville.
- Harrington: W. f. Heard. SOB Bag
Ter building. phone 5e2 or 1871; l. +.
Dubois, sos Baxter building. phone
90.
s Rio Hondo: Cali inspector at San
Benito.
Los Fresnos: Cal! inspector at San
Benito
Sn Benito: A. Thome. P. o. box
! ss4. phone 496: T. NJ. Dobson, P. o.
box ss4.
brownsville: A. ". Smith. P. o.
hoT ~, phone 100 or e42W; L. F.
Greer, P. o. box 752, phone HOO or
4 e42W.