El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-10
HEAD Of TEXAS
!. GATTLEMEA HERE
FOR CONVENTION
Wins in Fight With South
ern Cattlemen's Assoeia-
ton Over Dipping.

D. Jackson, Of Alpine. president
Of the Texas Cattle Raisers' associa-
ton. is in FL PasO to attend the Texas
Democratic convention M jackson
, is one Of the big men OF Ie1as and,
as head of the Texas cattlemen, has a
big mans Job to fill He has Just had
a run-in' with the Southern Cattle
mems association in which he came out
mead and shoulders in the lead
The Southern Cattlemens association
q-ress a measure prohibiting the ship
ment of any cattle from DeloW tne
quarantine line un1ess dipped Ny
Jackson replfed to the southern asso-
cations efforts and ms DrOausiue has
not been answered
Attack Of southern CattIemen-
The statement Of the Southern asso-
citation follows. in part:
ssThe American National Livestock asso-
ciatIon Influenced largely by politicians,
shippers and st0ckyards officials, took eX-
ception TO this recommendation. as did also
the Texas Catuemen's ass0clatlon' through
its paid attorney. These associations with
their bovine attorneys and poltlcal wire
milling may delay the adoption Of such
regulation as asked for In the resolution OF
this association, but they can no more pre-
vent its final adoption than they can stop
the work OF tick eradication and its bene-
fetal effects 10 southern cattlemen-
NO inspection would be made untll olp-
ping watts were established, and inspectors
appointed TO supervise the regular dipping
OF the cattle IN arsenical solution AFTER
the customary fareup and representation
OF the disastrous effect the regulations
would have upon the cattle industry, the
people thought the matter over ana De
cided that II they could not move the cattle
with ticks on them they would remove the
THE members Of the Southern Cattle
mems association have probably had more
experience with the dipping Of cattle than
the attorney OF the Texas Cattlemen's asso-
citation or the average member OF InaL asso-
citation either It may cost $500 70 build a
dipping vat in Texas They say II costs
$1,000 to build a dipping vat In Australia-
In communities where they are aclualiy
Graduating ticks there have been 5000 con-
crete watts constructed at from $50 70 $50
each These watts accommodate from zoo 70
1900 cattle. which are dipped every Il days
THE cost Of dipping an animal Is CORES
poudinEly high in Texas They say It costs
from 81 TO IS per head but east OF the
river we can dip s-o0 head Tor s. or one
Mr. JacksOn's Reply
Mr.. Jackson's reply in part said;
Gas to the statement OF yours that this
opposition was brought up largely by poll
ticians shippers and stockyards officials
I beg TO correct you. as I called this meet
ing together. acting in my capacity as
president OF the Cattle Raisers' Association
OF Texas. and representing the members OF
ny association There were present at that
committee meeting in Denver such well
known cattlemen as Ike T. Pryor. J. NJ
Bassett. P. n. Pyle. A. NJ James, c. n
New man. Al Porpham. Ed Carver, Lee Biv-
ems ana others AL lAese men WIN -
exception OF Col Pryor. own and handle
from 5000 10 1000 head OF cattle per an
mum each above the quarantine line All
Of my cattle interests are above the line
and have been for the past % years. 50 you
can readily see we were not prejudiced
from a personal standpoint on this resolu-
No Injury to Others.
1--WE have no record OF any injury ever
being doue 10 any member OF your asso-
citation ghy cattle being shipped from below
the quarantine line 10 northern markets
for immediate slaughter and we do not
think that you can show that your people
have ever been injured by such shipments
This statement OF yours does the Cattle
Ralsers' Association OF Texas a great IN
justice when it says that they do not favor
tick eradication Our committee has gone
before the legislature Of Texas and asked
for and received large appropriations 70
help eradicate the ticks and we have as
wise and active sanitary board in Texas as
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