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tire state by included in the en-
barge against Florida. This
amendment was seconded and 9TH
ers suggested that the embargo be
made to apply to all fruits anG
vegetables out of Florida.
After much discussion and after
Shary had accepted the amend
ment as offered by Snavlcy in SO
far as it excluded California. a no
ton was made to table the Snavley
amendment. This finally Was voted
IS to 10.
Then an amendment to the
Shary resolution was offered by j..
A. McColl to the effect that the
embargo be against Florida only
and that it apply only to an area
Immediately around the Valley.
Cooperation Pledged
This motion and amendment was
passed with one dissenting vote.
L. E. Snavley, J. E. Bell, San Be-
nito Chamber Of Commerce man
ager, and Ted Melden, manager Of
the Texas Citrus Fruit Growers
exchange we're named by Richard
son to prepare and present the bill.
This will be done during the pres
ent special session Of the legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Shary then proposed that
chamber of commerce executives IN
the various towns be empowered to
name committees of three members
to work with the inspectors in 10
eating improperly stored fruit and
to help generally in the campaign
to eradicate the fly. This motion
was voted unanimously.
Cooperation of every mai pres
ent was pledge in a rising vote on
the call Of Snavley.
The meeting was called to order
by G. c. Richardson, president Of
the Valley Secretaries association
and manager Of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce. Richard
son, who had called the gathering,
was made permanent chairman and
Myron T. Ward, manager Of the
Harrington Chamber of Commerce.
was elected secretary.
Carelessness Probable
r. E. Mcdonald, chief entomolo-
gist of the stated apartment of
agriculture, at the time the first in
festation Of the fly was discovered
in the Valley early in 1927, speak
ing at the request Of Hoidale, out
lined possible causes of the failure
to eradicate the fly.
1.-THE present infestation may
have come from host fruit trees
overlooked by the inspectors or
which the owners had failed to
remove" he said, "or it might have
resulted from failure of all Or
chardists to clean their premises
properly. A third possibility is
that the fly may have come across
the Rio Grande.
Cooperation Of Valley growers
has been better than in any part
of the United States" Mcdonald
continued, land at the hearing in
Washington the other day the hope
was expressed that Florida growers
would assist the men as we'll in
their effort to eradicate the Medi-
terranean fly"
Carelessness caused by failure Of
the inspectors to find a specimen Of
the fly in the Valley for almost two
years was seen by the speaker as
the most likely cause of the pres
mt trouble. There Is need for a
more rigid control and possibly
some additional legislation for the
protection of the industry" he said.
pleading for assistance of the
growers in every way possible.
Pictures taken in Florida of the
infeStation were mentioned by Nc
Donald and were passed around
among thoes present by Inspector
Ho:dale.
Thousands OF FleeS
"InfeStation in Florida is so much
more severe than in the Valley that
there is no comparison" Hoidale
told those present speaking of his
visit to that state when the fly
was first round there.
He explained that the pictures he
had were made in the 40-acre or
chard where the first infestation
was found. It was estimated there
were Is carloads of fruit on the
ground and the first inspection re-
vealed that 70 per cent OF the fruit
was infected. A few days later this
rose to 100 per cent and the ground
was found to be alive with flies and
larvae.
The owner Of the orchard went
to Florida experiment station and
asked that someone come out to
my orchard and find out why all
the fruit has fallen off the trees
in the past 10 days" After the pest
had been identified in this orchard
it rapidly was found in others In a
widening circle until it had en-
braced all of two counties and part
of a third.
M. III. Ford, assistant to Hoidale.
uas asked to report on the present
Infarfatina he told the Meeting that