The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-07-17

and appreciated letter of yesterday
The reason of our combining our talks
specially to tick eradication on the
recent tour throughout Southwestern
Louisiana, under the auspices OF the
Southwest Louisiana Development Blu
reau, was, that it was intended to make
it tick eradication campaign. How.
ever, on several occasions / did, by re-
quest, discuss the Charlton question,
and fully agree with everything you
say with regard to the seriousness OF
the Charlton situation, and have so
viewed it ever since came to LouiSi.
ana some rs years ago. If everything
I have written and talked on the sub
ject of Charlton during that period OF
time were in printed form, l expect it
would fill fair.sized book case. The
discouraging part of it all is, that co.
operation on the part of those who
ought toaSsist, and the control work
of this Infection can only be accom-
plished through cooperation, has been
almost nil, and the majority OF our
people seem as ignorant of the true ma.
ture of the disease today as theyswere
twenty yrs ago. The result is thatlthe
infection has been permitted to spread
in area from year to year, and when we
have favorable season for the develop.
ment of the Infection where it already
exists, such as the present, the out.
breaks become more extensive and
greater loss in live stock results.
The Experiment Station has, from
time to lime, issued number OF bulle'
tins on Charlton, ranging from 5000 to
10000 or $4,000 copies for distribution
amongst our people. The enclosed is a
circular giving, in brief form, the prin-
cipal points concerning the disease,
which prepared some seven years ago
and the information is as applicable to-
day as when it was published, fought
during three sessions of the State Leg
islature to have State Live Stock San
itary Board established in order to have
some State control of this disease, as
well as others OF a contagious and lnfec'
tiouS nature in animals, and failed on
three consecutive occasions. In 1908 the
Legislature saw fit to create this Board
but without cent of appropriation to
carry out its provisions. In 1910 an APP
preparation was made for the prepar
alton and distribution OF anti.hog
cholera serum, and for tick eradication
work in the State, but still not cent
for general live stock sanitary contro
work, which would include charbor
control. In 1912 small amount was
appropriated for general sanitary con
troll; in addition to serum preparation
and tick eradication. and which wa:
also to include Office expenses, and
similar amount has been appropriated
by the recent General Assembly, viz.
$4,000 year, but which has to cove
the investigation and control OF othel
, infectious diseases as we'll as Charlton
but totally inadequate, without the as
sistance and cooper alton of the par
, ishes when such an extensive outbreal
of Charlton occurs as has been the cas-
/ the present season. One great trouble
is that the people who are to be bene
ficiaries of such legislation do not TAX
the interest themselves sufficient,
7 in it TO see that they get it, but leave i
to those who are thought to have som
sax to grind" by the ordinary legis
! lator who is too often ignorant of it
, true value and has very little intereS
, in it.
:, Louisiana's live stock sanitary law
D considered by live stock Sanitarians a
g over the United States, to be one of tn
:. best in the country: and the Live Stoc
d Sanitary board is given plenary powe
| to make, promulgate and enforce regr
S lations which in the judgment of tn
g Board is for the best interests Of tn
S live stock industry of State. Tomorrow
Monday / will take pleasure in ha7
!. ing sent to you copy of the last Bier
e NAL report of the State Live Stoc
$ Sanitary Board to the recent Genera
:, Assembly, in which you will see tn
law TACT 274 of the Acts of 1908) as we
I as the regulations of the Board, which
y if they could be rigidly enforced, woul
! have a very salutary efReut on the chal
bon situation. But while the Boar
g has the power to enforce its regul'
tons, it is as you know. a very diff1cu
matter to do so, without the assistant
!. Of the local authorities and the heart
s cooperation of the people general,
y In European countries, this disease,
J. rather its control, is taken entirely OF
, of the hands of the owners themselve
! and is looked after by the government
d la,.4hani4ioa not only FOR tho hana,