Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-24

mate, but this indicates the posi-
bilitieS for damage to the Valley.
"A woman orchardist in Mercedes
in whose grove an infeStation was
found declared she would not eat
any more grapefruit. This is an eX-
ample Of how other people will feel.
The government inspectors
should be empowered to enter a
place and destroy any plant which
might possibly menace the citrus in
dustry Of the Valley by harboring a
fly.
IT want to grow old gracefully in
the shade of my orchard and IN
less this infestation is properly han
died I may be denied this privilege.
We growers must tighten up-we
must give more whole-hearted CO.
operation to the inspectors. There
ere millions invested in this industry
in the Valley and investment must
be protected"
Il cannot believe any but an
enemy Of the Valley will refuse to
cooperate to the fullest extent with
the inspectors in their campaign
| against the fly" said l.. E. Snavely.
If we lose the citrus industry we
have lost the foundation on which
the Valley is founded. These in
spectorS are the best friends we
have; let's treat them as SUCH"
Host fruit trees represent the
most urgent phase of the campaign
against the fly, in the opinion Of
NJ. r. Hall, county attorney. He
reported there are four premises in
Brownsville where there are host
fruit trees. Owners of two Of these
places have agreed to clean up, he
said.
The office Of the county attor-
ney intends to back the inspectors
and the people in this fight" Hall
said.
The idea of a quarantine against
Florida fruit was first introduced
to the meeting by H. H. Banker,
grower of Brownsville. Florida
fruit and trees are given open en-
try to the Valley in spite of the
fact that all Valley fruit has been
barred from that state for many
years." he said. I'VE do not know
what pest or disease they may send
to US. Now is the time to ask for
a quarantine against the trees and
fruit Of that state. Our own legis-
lature will not refuse us.
The Brownsville Herald and the
Harrington Star are doing more
damage than the Morelos fly, in the
opinion of E. L. Rothrock of Mer-
cedes. Mr.. Rothrock thought too
much "a being said in the papers
about the presence of the fly in the
Valley. He expressed a desire to
cooperate with the inspectors and
to do all in the power of Valley in
terests to prevent an embargo be-
ing placed on Valley fruit by other
states.
George Morrison Of Mercedes
agreed with Mr.. Rothrock that too
much publicity had been given to
the presence Of the fly.
Doubt Extension Mistake
Glen White of Donna expressed
a doubt whether the extension OF
one month in the shipping season
was a mistake, as other speakers
had declared. He said finding of
the flies had convinced skeptics
that there really was a fly in the
Valley which might ruin the citrus
industry and this would result in
a more thorough cleanup.
Many other talks were made
along the same lines.
George Toolan of the Harrington
Star and w. L. Pendergraft of The
Brownsville Herald explained eff
forts which had been made to pre-
vent adverse publicity on the situa-
ton getting outside of the Valley
and still inform the readers Of the
true state Of affairs