The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-08-22
CAMPAIGN AGAINST TICK.
South Louisiana Immigration Asso-
citation to Wage Fight For Ex-
termination of Insect Pest-Fine
Meeting at White Castle.


A tick eradication campaign, to be
carried On with the vigor necessary
to remove all federal restrictions,
was launched at a meeting of the
South Louisiana Immigration Associa.
tion at White Castle last Sunday.
The question of tick eradication in
the state has long been considered
an important one, and the members
of the association were unanimous in
the conclusion that the right sort of
campaign will readily bring the de-
sired results and prove a big factor
in inducing stockmen to locate in
Louisiana. 1t was brought to the at
tention of the association that in
quiries indicate several big cattlemen
are deslrous Of coming to Louisiana,
! appreciating the states many adyan-
tages, but are afraid tc make the
change until conditions warrant the
governments removal of the quaran-
tine in the tick-infected districts.
Another potent reason for the
launching of the campaign was the
announcement that the establishment
of United States cattle demonstra-
tion farm in any part of Louisiana is
dependent upon the eradication of
the tick.
A mass meeting has been called
for tomorrow at Plaquemine to
spread. the propaganda of tick Grad
ication and line up forces for united
effort in the campaign. This gather
ing will be followed by meetings in
other places, and Iberville hopes to
have the cooperation and support of
all the neighboring parishes in this
movement which means so much for
Louisiana.
The South Louisiana immigration
Association considered number of
Interesting subjects at its meeting. I
The principal speaker was Prof. E. |
S. Richardson Of Louisiana State |
University. L. NJ Soniat, president,
introduced Prof Richardson, and the
large crowd gave the well-knoWn ed
ucator cordial greeting. Prof
Richardson spoke of the importance
of directing public education into
more practical lines, which in country
schools should be chiefly in agricul-
tural science. He also referred to
the extension work of the university
as an attempt to carry education
further than the school bench, and
to bring it sauarely to the home and
the field.
This was followed by a strong talk
by e. P. Gueymard, who, in order to
drive home his warning to the plant
ers not to let the high price of SUI
gar turn their heads and cause them
to- forget the hard and costly lesson
they are just beginning to learn, in
troduced his remarks by reading a
fake telegram which stated that +
the German army had suffered a
defeat; that the Kaiser had
been assassinated and a republic de-
,lared, and that the price of sugar
downward tendency.
Mr.. Gueymard next explained that
here is an opportunity for Iberville
% secure the demonstration farm
which the federal government pur-I
poses to establish in Louisiana, but
hat a prerequisite Of any parish to
obtain the farm is concrete evidenced
hat efforts are being made to Grad
cate ticks. A motion was made by I
Clark Lebermuth that a permanent
committee be appointed to promote I
he claims of Iberville in securing
his farm. The following committee t
vas appointed by the president: !
berville-A. L. Grace, Joseph Sup )
lie, L. P. Rhodes, J. T. Guyton, G.
T. Murrell Assumption-J. N. Folse, '
Henry Delaune, Walter Godchaux, A. |
). Winkler, Philip Gilbert. Ascension q
Shockency, E. j. Mccall,
rank Ayraud, Walter Lemann, G.
v Reese. st. James-Clark Leber- I
auth, Victor Loisel DR.. Numa Himel, t
1r. Graugnard and F. H. Lyman. a
The committee was instructed to
acct at Donaldsonville, Tuesday,
Jug. Is, at II a. m.