The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-09-02
Conference in South Florida To
Boost Cattle Industry

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Under the auspices of the Flo
rida department, Southern Settle
ment and Development Organi-
cation, Manager George M. Chap
in is arranging a great conference
in November, which will be atten-
ded by cattle men, packers, pros
Pective investors and others.
Assurance has been received that
S. Davies Warheld, president Of
the organization, and other offic-
ers, will attend. The meeting will
probably be held in the southern
portion of the state, at point
most accessible to all concerned in
Florida.
Showing the outside world
that the native grasses and forage
crops will mean the production of
beef at lower cost than is poss-
ible in any state of the Union is
the object of the conference.
There will be several speeches a.
long the general lines Of animal
husbandry and then the session
will resolve itself into one of ques-
tions and answers. 1t is believed
that the meeting can best be held
in November and that it will last
at least two days.
1t is stated that already the At
lantic Coast railroad and the Sea-
board Air Line railway officials
are assisting in the plans for the
big conference. Before the date
Of the meeting it is believed that
all of the roads of the stcte will
have a part in the same. 1t is
Ipointed out that two trainloads of
cattle have recently been moved
from single place in this state
and that there are other ship
ments contemplated.
The statement is also made that
lit is the desire of the Western
packers and cattle growers to ex-
haust the supply in Florida so
that higher price levels may be
maintained. On the other hand it
is stated that this would be a flu
tile effort Of their part and that
cattle raising will continue in this
state.
Already the organization has in
hand answers to a number of OBJ
jections towards cattle raising in
| Florida. The matter of the cattle
tick is solved by the dipping pro-
cess, as authorized by the federal
government At the present
there are sixty such watts in the
state and others under the process
of construction.
1t has been further claimed
that thoroughbred cattle from a
latitude further north could not
live in the state. 1t is the opin-
ion of Manager Chaplin that there
will be scores present to contro-
vert this statement. A crossing of
thoroughbred cattle with native
cattle has produced a most de-
sirable beef product it is stated. |
Dates for the conference will be
announced later Times-Union. |
Out in Texas and other south
western and western States, where
growing cattle is a leading indus
try and the businss is highly or
ganizcd, cattle associations are
considered almost indispensable. |
Practically I'll the cattle men be-
long to them and they meet once a
year to discuss their business,
make suggestions resulting from
experience, and by taking coun-
sci together do the things that are
to protect their industry
and promote its advancement.
They have rules by which they are
all bound and these rules have the
force of statutory law. Here in
Florida, where the cattle industry,
still in comparative in
fancy, is getting bigger and
stronger every day, there is no
association of cattle men to CORE