The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-30
Ninth Annual Meeting
 Comes to End. ADDRESSED BY MIR. c0MER Complaints to B: Presented to Railroad Commission. pr. 0. A. Cary Was Re-Elected Presi- dent and steps Were Taken to
 Prevent Growth of the
 Tick Evil.

TICK EVhhs ..
 The Alabama Live Stock Association yesterday afternoon concluded US ninth annual meeting after hearing papers and discussions no less interest ing than on the first day and electing ofiicers for the ensuing year.
 Selma was chosen as the next place of meeting, the dates to be named by President c. A. Cary later.
 At the invitation of President B. B. Conner, of the Alabama Railroad Com mission, President Cary upon motion of one of the members of the Asso- citation appointed a permanent commits tee of three to hear all complaints from live stock men in the State on railroad rates and present them to the Railroad Commission. The com mittee consists of M. c. Scott and w. H. Vaughan. of Montgomery, and w. G. Little. of Livingston.
 MT Conner was present at the morn- ing session of the convention and manifested interest in the papers that were then discussed.
 Dr. Cary Reelected.
 Dr. C, A. Cary, professor of veterina- ry science in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, was unanimously reelected president of the Association. W. L. Thornton, of Talladega, was reelected secretary and J. S. Kernachan, Of Florence. treasurer of the ensuing year
 Resolutions were passed appealing to Alabama members of Congress to use their influence in securing federal ap- populations for the extermination or cattle ticks. The tick problem was hNNh nf Un r. days sessions and came near absorb ing the whole time of the afternoon session. It caused a lot of good natured differences between prominent members of the association. The paper which formed the basis of the prolonged discussion was that Of pr. R. L. Matthews, of Anniston.
 pr. Matthews in his paper suggested a proposed law that he recommended should be passed by the Legislature looking to the extermination of the tick evil. He would have the State distribute freely the ticks all over the stock farms of the State so that the animals could be immunized from the time they are born until they are grown. This would save inoculation and the law should last upon the statute books at least until a general movement by the farmers individually to exterminate the tick was apparent President Cary and others opposed legislation of this character. They ex- pressed the opinion that the breeders should be so impressed with the ab- l solute necessity of stamping out the tick fever for their own benefit and prosperity that active steps would be taken by themselves instead of being coerced into it by the State. Startling Figures. pr. Matthews disclosed the startling figures that on account of the pre- vailing of tick fever in the territory below the federal quarantine line a loss annually of about $95,000,000 is sustained by the cattlemen. He made the estimate that in and around An niston, his home, the annual loss in cows is fully 10 per cent on account of tick fever. Editor Joseph E. Wing, of The Breeders Gazette, who attended the Texas Association meeting last week in Fort Worth and has been in Mont gomery since the Alabama organiza- ton opened its proceedings. proved yesterday as interesting a source of instruction to the members as he did on Tuesday. He made a valuable talk yesterday afternoon on the possibilities of raising sheep in Alabama. He fore told a great future for the industry in this State, saying that it would be advisable at first not to compete with the Western ranges. but to practice intensive breeding. The lambs should be grown carefully and put on the market in May at good weights to precede the heavy trade of the range products.
 MT. Wing left Montgomery last night for his headquarters in Chicago.
 All the members of the Association, not living in Montgomery. left last evening for Auburn to attend the auc- tion sale of Shorthorn cattle there to- day under the auspices of the Ameri- can Shorthorn Breeders Association which is represented by B. O. Cowan. of Chicago.
 Tomorrow at Auburn will be the sale of Angus cattle of which there are about thirty.
 MIR. COMER SPOKE.
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