New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-08-29

venture in that line of business
ia the neaT future. He was then
followed by Mr.. ID. H. Rawls OF
the Live Stock Department Of
Agriculture of the United States
Who spoke fer thirty minutes
acout the cost to this section Ow
iLg to ats tick infection and said
ii, wolId never recommend the
disbursement of that money for
the Farm until he was thoroughly
convinced eef our sincerity in
working with the officials in
building dipping watts to eradicate
the tick in accordance with the
rifles laid down by the Govern
ment. He stated that he wanted
:. hear more from the farmers
aGnSa what they were wiIsm gvto do
about the matter.
The chairman then called upon
several members in the audience,
among them Mr.. Henry N. Pharr
who has built at his own expense
q large vat on his Orange Grove
Plantation. Mr.. Phanr it is well
known has invested very heavily
in improved graded stock and is
meeting with great deal OF
SUCCESS since making the invest
msnt. He mentioned the fact of
having lost several head previous
TO installing the vat and felt as
srred it was the logical thing to
d.. If we wanted to raise stock
successfully for the markets.
Talks were also made by Mr..
I.allande of the Southern Pacific
Railroad and Mr.. Lockwood OF
the New Iberia ( Northern, both
Of whom promised the COMMITTEES
that they would build all Of the
necessary cattle pens and xailroad
19iitehes ihould Ibssia be favored q,
with the selection. They were
followed by Interesting addresses
by Messrs. John Caffery OF
Franklin; w. D. Dinkins, Emile
NuiAemot, j. D. KBndrick, Jr-,
end others who also dwelt upon
Iberia as the logical point for the
Demonstration Farm.
At the close of the meeting,
Hon. Edward Brgassard sub
mitted the following resolutions
Be it resolved by the farmers,
fslanters and other business men
assembled IN Mass Meeting;
That it is the unanimous sense OF
those present that this meeting
pledge each and every one IN at
tendance to the carrying out OF
al the recommendations and sug-
cestions of the Federal State and
tsrochial authorities towards the
e, adr alton of the cattle tick, hog
ct olera and charbon from the
limits of this Parish and the peo-
ple attending this meeting hereby
Iledee themselves to use their
Influence with their neighbors
and the whole people ssf this Par
ish to cooperate with the author
ties to accomplish this result;
And be it further resolved, etc.,
That we hereby specially request
the Governor Of this State to set
aside, eor cause to be dedicated,
five hamdred acres that portion OF
the Hope State Farm known as
Rosedale for the purpose OF To-
eating live stock demonstration
farm.
On Manday the day previous
to the meeting, the members OF
the Police Jury adopted ordln-
arces and agreed to build vats
IN each Ward of the Parish where
the owners of cattle can get the
use of them without any cost to
themselves
1t was necessary also that the
three bodies comprising the 70
lice jury and Corporations OF
Leanerette and New Iberia p.edge
themselves to build pontOon
Lridge on the Sandager property
Just west of Hope for the use OF
the public and that demand was
readily acceeded to by those Of
f;oials. Taken as a whole the IN
terest manifested in this laud-
able movement by the good citl-
ems of this Parish when their IN
terest is at stake, shows con-
clusively that when we get to-
ccther in a business way on these
matters all obstacles can be read
i,y overcome. While we are not
in a position to announce to ouf
xlox Ihor,o will he fav-