St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-06-13

a Idlr-SlZSQ duQtGuCS, COE1l-
posed of many of the leading
citizens of this section, braved
the piercing rays of the broiling
hot sun in order to attend the
meeting held at the Court House
Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose of starting a tick-eradica-
ton campaign in this parish. A
larger crowd would undoubtedly
have been on hand had not the
meeting been scheduled for the
hottest part of the day, 2::30
P. M.
After a concert by the Opelou-
sas Band, headed by Director
Crawford, the meeting was
called to order by Mr.. L. H.
Mornhinveg, President of the
Progressive League. Mr.. Morn
hinveg made a short talk and
named Sheriff M. L. Swords to
preside over the meeting. Mr..
Swords was obliged to catch the
next train for Baton Rouge, how
ever, and in a brief address, he
introduced Mr.. w. C. Chevis,
Chairman of the S. w. La. De-
velopment Bureau. Mr.. Chevis.
in the course of his remarks,
stated that the Southwest Lou
isiana Development bureau was
organized primarily for the ben
eft of the farmer; that farm
ing has not kept pace with the
advancement of other industries
Of the state, and that the object
of the Bureau was to bring ex-
perts face to face with the peo-
pie. Mr.. Chevis pointed out
that the state was peculiarly
adapted to cattle and hog rails
ing and that fortunes were
awaiting men who would devote
their time to perfecting the in
dustry. But, concluded the
speaker, you didn't come here
to hear me talk-I merely came
to express qualification at being
with you.
DR.. E. A. Wight, of the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry, with
headquarters at Little Rock,
Ark. based his remarks on the
foundation of getting into
shape where we can make cattle
raising profitable. " He said that
it would be a big thing when the
country is rid of the cattle tick,
and announced the willingness
of the government to cooperate
to the fullest extent with those
communities that are willing to
help themselves. DIR. Wight
urged the establishment of a pub
lie dipping vat as the only renne-
dy of eradicating the pest, as
serting that, 1T is a plain, open
business proposition. He then
went on record as recommending
a solution of arsenic, soda and
water, instead of petroleum, and
ridiculed the idea of cattle being
injured by being dipped in this
mixture. The newspapers, ne
said, were responsible for the
sensational publicity given to the
slight fatalities caused from care
less dipping in Mississippi the
cattle would have died anyway. =
The speaker concluded by ex-
planning that the meeting was
but an entering wedge; that the
government would send an ex-
pert here, and that the represen-
tative ought to have the earnest
cooperation of the community.
Mr.. Chevis then introduced DR..
w. Fl. Dalrymple, of the State
Experiment Station, speaking in
high terms of his past work, and
referring to him as a great au-
thor whose works were as well
known, and probably appreciated
more, in Europe and Australia as
in Louisiana.
DR.. Dalrymple began by stat
ing how the Federal government
has appropriated increasingly
large amounts yearly to help the
people of the South in the great
work of doing away with the cat
tie tick. He laid special stress
on the fact that it is the set pol
icy Of the government to help
only those who help themselves