Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-17
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munication from the Orange
County Chamber of Commerce in
dicates.
This communication. entitled "An
appeal to the people OF Florida"
reveals some of the hardships the
people OF that state are undergo
ing. 1t follows:
After receiving the announce
ment about the federal fruit flv
regulations. DR.. Wilmon Howell
plant commissioner of the state
Flant Board and agent OF the Uuit-
ca states Department of Agricul-
.ure IN charge Of fruit fly eradica-
tion activities in Florida. stated
tnat the regulations are hard and
VIII cause much hardship, and that
the only escape from them &c
through eradicating the fruit fly AZ
once. He commended the neonle
Ior destroying so much OF their
iaiien fruit. as suggested. and urpea
.ilae tnis work be continued until
not one host fruit is left in the
state. " VAC
upon being interviewed with ref
erence TO the federal regulations
which proved quarantine on E,o,1
loa fruits and vegetables, DR.. Newell
SAID: The government Of the unIt-
60 states has spoken. The terms
a are nard and the conditions i'm
posec seem almost beyond the pos
s.Diiity OF performance. It IS as
y an unoearable burden had been
piaceo upon an innocent peonIe
because they are so unfortunate as
midst. 'iie"
The terrible significance OF these
ederal regulations can not be real
a IA py the individual until no
AA fakens TO the realization OF the
&es and hardships they will en-
F upon him end his business ar
1 ployment. For no matter what
n business or profession. IL he be
resident OF Florida he viii be
Scteo. But these do not COM
49, with what the losses will he
,tHH.re fail to stamp out the insect
A Under all the canopy OF heaven
mere Is but one way Of escape from
+ these regulations. and that is bv
u extern1inating the Mediterranean
fruit fly. Until this Is accom-
plished. these regulations. or per-
haps even more severe ones win
continue upon us.
The need for eradicating the fIv
IS desperately urgent. The time 10
10 1t Is all too short. for II the flv
an have a few months and the
material in which to breed. the
opportunity to stamp II out win be
gone forever.
The response 10 our suggestion
I, OF a few days ago that growers.
shippers and property owners gath
er and destroy. by burning with
quick lime. all Gull and fallen cit
rus fruits everywhere has met with
a magnificent response. Every
where throughout the citrus fruit
belt OF Florida even far from
points Of known infestation. volun-
teer workers by the thousands have
turned to the task and countless
thousands Of boxes of fruits have
been cleaned from groves and pack
ing houses and given a speedy and
effective burial.
However. Just one ripe fruit
overlooked or neglected may carry
the fruit tly through. and I now
appeal most earnestly to every citi-
zen Of Florida, from Key West to
Pensacola. regardless OF calling or
color. to exert his efforts 10 the
utrnost to bring about an immediate
and complete destruction Of every
remaining ripe citrus fruit in the
state. save only those which can
be marketed under the federal reg
ulations. This destruction must
include EVERY fruit - on the
ground. hidden in the foliage.
lodged in the forks Of the tree. or
stored in the family kitchen. This
destruction must be by burying the
fruit In a pit. treating IL heavily
with quick lime and covering with
at least three feet Of earth.
every peach tree. fig tree and
ruava bush should be hunted out.
dug up by the roots and burned.
for those fruits are likely to carry
the fly through. despite all other
efforts.
"The situation Is desperate and IL
We hesitate the battle will be lost.
"The task Is far too great for
the relatively small handful OF
trained inspectors in the employ OF
the United States and State Plant
Board of Florida. Enough men
cannot be trained as inspectors In
time. The people must meet the
emergency themselves.
~And SO 7 appeal to every citizen
to get into the battle at once. with
n determination to win. And r
appSSi TO all the civic clubs. cham
bers OF commerce. women'S clubs,
gov Scout troops and all organiza-
tions of whatever character in the
state OF Florida to sound the cry
Of battle and rally the. workers: TO
every Florida newspaper and edi-
for. 20 every minister OF the gos
pcl. to every radio station. to at
once display, repeat and broadcast
ff,is message and 70 instill in every
hunan being in Florida the great
grayity OF this situation and the
absolute necessity for action as
above explained.
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