American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-12-11
RABBITS BECOMING
SERIOUS MENACE
PEOPLE ARE THOROUGHLY
AROUSED TO THE MENACE
THE SITUATION OFFERS
Effort Being Made for Concerted
Action of People During the VIM
ter Months--Drive Sunday, Start
ing From Bridge.

That the rabbit pest is becoming
a very serious proposition in some
parts of the country and menace
TO the crops is becoming realized
more thoroughly every day, ana
II, is the opinion of many of the
farmers that unless some very ords-
tic measures are adopted the loss
from this source next year will be
enormous. -
During the past few weeks the
farmers of several districts have
held meetings to talk over the
situation and to try adopt some
plan which will prove effective IN
the determination of rabbits but
nm to this time no definite plans
have been formulated so far as IS
known The agitation of the queS7
ton has proven very beneiiciA~
however, and it might be said Chal
it has resulted in arousing all the
people to the seriousness or the slIu-
alton.
AT a meeting of the American
Falls Board of Trade Tuesday even
ing the matter was taken up anu
several plans were outlined. Ine
first. and what seems the most prac-
ticaI one was to make an e1tort 70
secure one of the government pi-
ologicaal experts who are 10 "oIA
in this state in order to learn tne
best method and formula Tor poison.
ing the pests, and aIter Inis 10
learned to supply the necessary IN
gredients so that all farmers IN
the districts most effected may
Keen up the fight throughout the
winter
AS will be seen by the announce
ment of the Board of Trade In tnls
isvsue. a meeting has been called
for next Wednesday at l O'Clock p
m tn be held In the Auditorium
at which time and place 1t is PROD
ahle that definite action Will De
taken. 1t will be known at tna'
time whether or not we can SECURE
anv aid from the government EN-,
nloyes, and whether successful n
that respect or not. some plan WIZ
be adopted.
The Board of Trade has taken y,
the matter with the state represent
atiyes in Washington. reply wa
received by President A. A. Smith
of the Board of Trade. from Sena
tor Brady which is given herewith
Senator Brady's Telegram.
"Just had interview with DE
nartment of Agriculture represen
tatiye of biological survey in west
viii be attended to at American
Falls Department not certain a
to previous engagements, Thereon
will have telegram tonight for spec
glc dates. Department will try II
every way possible to rid your sec
ton of rabbits. Will wire tomor
row exact date when representatW
win meet you"
JAMES H. BRADY.
Big Drive Sunday.
A series of drives" is among Tn
nlans ito get rid of the rabbits tn
first of which will occur next Sun
day. The line will form at the wei
side of the river. from the Driog
north. and will advance across IN
country eight miles, where woye
wire corrals VIII be built to recerV
them The drive will start at L
O'Clock in the morning. Teams W.
be provided to bring the driver
home.
Meeting at Fairview.
Residents OF the Fairview OIL
trict will hold a meeting at tne
school house "Wednesday eVehli
for the purpose of talking over u
situation. The Fairview local
the Farmers Society of Equity Is
the head of this move.