The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-21
WELLS TELLS
WHY BUzzARD
IS A NUISANCE
SENATOR WHO PROPOSES a LAW
PAYING BOUNTY ron KILLING
BuxzARD. GIVES HIS REASONS
INA LETTER

senator wens AZ me Eighth district.
who proposes introducing a measure ~
TIRE next Legislature paving a bounty
for guHzards killed. has written the
following to q Washington man. exc
planning his reasons why the bazEard
Ia hts teltef. IL a nuisance and not q
help ~ the human
TmllahMaa@e. March as. 1915.
Mr p " williams. Washington, -. .
Nv Dear Robert ~ ours OF the 3rd
inst. with memorandum from the de-
partuaent ~ agriculture. resolved and
assure YOU have read carefully and
viii say with much pleasure. as the
memorandum Suhstantiates what
contend IN part appreciate very
much. knowing you as ! o.. the COM
pliment you pay me IN the FIRST para
graph n your letter. but ] viii have
"a diner with you You do not say IN
words bat you infer that God crested
the buEEard ~ perform certain func-
tons that man O. too lazy @ perform
Now I sdrast that God created man.
created the beasts II the aeld, and
blrda OF the air, reptiles. also every
living thing and believe they were all
created Tor a purpose but Tor what
purpose we 40 not Riways know. but
when man believes that any animal
bird. reptile or any living creature is
dangerous 10 health or life ~ man.
o. 70 any animal that Is used for
I food they az once try 20 destroy such
animal bird or creature
Tsaehlngs Of Sciences.
Science has taught ne great things
Z A. a.
I the fly and mosquito spread disease
I and advise destroying them. were they
I not created for 4 purpose and ! could
name you several others You say
l that the buzzard does not prey upon
I I've animals 81 destroy crops Now my
/ dear Robert n you have only gone ont
/ and asked any country boy cen years
7 ~ aga. you would not have made such
/ q statement. The buzzard does prey
F upon i've s.amais. they eat young plEs.
/ young Iambs, Young calves and also
\ chickens You may doubt this. but
can prove each and every statement j
make By reliable responsible people
that you know very well u II hardly
. possible % estimate the loss from that
source alone Wow X true. ought they
Z not he killed I also quote You ex-
i tract from article published in Birm-
+ inrham Age Herald. Birmingham Ala.
q February II. ~ r. n Cunningham.
CITY Health Officer. on Anthrax and
how Il - spread. re says. The dis
case i spread ~ bu6zards OF rodents
eating dead animals. who had disease
and by other means similar 20 the
manner in which the Reg cholera ia
spread"
Anthrax Is tire most dreaded disease
known % animals. also can ne contruC-
ted ~ persons. lie takes same posi-
ton 7 DO i have been informed that
the State Board ~ Health and thers
IS mono better IN the United states, ga
fact Dr Porter stands az the head n
al Presidents 81 state Health Boards
endorses ms hiH. and agrees with me
that they spread cholera and anthrax
The memorandum from Agricultural
Department Won enclose says $50 fEr
as distribution ~ the feet etc q con-
eerued some of tire other animals. as
logs. orossums and swine are Just az
Hpt 90 concentrate water A. the bug
Eard" Can Saa find anywhere 10 that
criticize where they claim that the auz-
gard dues rot spread disease III vou
can. I fail fa find e. They admit tbey
an hut elElm tHHr dogs on0ssuuts and
swine aUFeEd It also.
An Espsrt's Opinion.
An expert enf Iayea nr the United
states government HaH here Few
FaEu arn teasalne the farmers how
90 .nucEiata HaEH So make them Im,
muue from cholera Ttr taxes tHa sam,
Hn fl1n D da and advocates fhe faFt
eaee ~ mv H.H. hnNe talked fs sat,
afaf doctors aud veterinary H4rrrau.
and they azrre with no. tHsf rae uaz.
srE fres more ta sasae8 rHe Dread
a.eraeae tFam tram a4 afHar SOURCE.
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; HHre assH endorsement Hf Hi Ne
! informed men nu th.s question. Fntr