The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-19
TICK ERADICATION
 AND FINANCES ARE
 POINTS EMPHASIZED
Transportation, Feed and Markets Also Discussed. Big Alfalfa Ball at Tut wiler Tonight and Auction Sale Tomorrow

Finances, the cattle tick. transpor- cipal matters up for discussion at the first days session of the Southern cattlemens association which con vened at the HotL Tutwiler yester- day morning at 10 o'clock
 The attendance at the convention is very large, the largest of any in the history of the association, and dele gates continued 10 arrive in Birming- ham last night. It Is generally accept ed as one of the most influential bodies of men which has ever gathered in Birmingham. the delegates in the main being owners of great stock farms To- oated in every state in the south.
 Three sessions of the convention We're held yesterday-morning, noon and night-and all were marked by an activity and earnestness that is to be seen at few conventions Every delegate appears to be awake" all the time and with an exceptionally keen desire to know what's going on The sessions yesterday Were marked by several parliamentary scraps and lively discussion on muted points re- garding subjects up for discussion.
 Alfalfa Ball Tonight
 Two business sessions of the conven- tfon, one this morning and one this afternoon, will bring the convention proper to close. Tonight at the Tut wiler, however, the much heralded Al falfa Ball. at which the ladies will wear calico dresses and the men ap- pear in their shirt sleeves and with red handkerchiefs about their necks, will be held as the chief social event of he convention.
 Tomorrow the big cattle sale at the state fairgrounds, at which 100 herd of pure bred cattle will be sold at auction, will be held at 1 o'clock At 1s o'clock, just before the sale opens the delegates will be the guests of the Birmingham Business Mems league at d barbecue at the fairgrounds. The sale will be the closing feature of the cattlemen's gathering here.
 The convention opened yesterday morning with welcome address by Commissioner A. O. Lane, who elo- quently welcomed the delegates to tife convention and felicitated them upon the work the organization was doing
 The response to the welcome was made by Fred H Jones of Livingston, in the absence of Governor Henderson. who sent word he could not get away from his duties at Montgomery. In answer to a story Judge Lane had told about London, MT. Jones declared he was glad to learn that London was wet and had policemen, while Birming- ham is dry and has no policemen"
 "We need fewer ticks and better bulls declared Mir. Jones in discuss ing the southern cattle situation. He urged the association on to bigger work toward eradication of the tick, elimination of scrub cattle, scientific feeding and business like marketing.
 Derby's Annual Address
 Following MT. Jones. the president appointed various committees. and then delivered the annual presidents ad- dress
 T only wish to emphasize what seems to me to besthe main points in- volved in the future welfare of the southern cattle industry, declared President Derby. "and first among them is the matter of financing the cattle breeder. The thing to do is to organ 'ze a bank, southern cattlemens bank. which could be located here in
 
 city. and which would be easy to or ganize for if all of us would chip in with a few thousand dollars we would soon have subscribed and paid In a stock of s1,000,000. Among the things I would advocate then would be that the borrower from this bank be a member of this association and have his cattle free from ticks.
 'The handicap of the southern cat tie raiser in finances is tremendous. Just to show one example, a, short time ago l applied to a northern bank for loan. They sent man down to investigate and after an elapse of four months time. during which I was hard pressed for money. I was finally in- formed the loan could not be made. Imagine any other business making a success under conditions like thatl
 "One of the other points is the rail- roads do not want 1t to appear that am antagonistic to the railroads. But at the hands of the railroads the southern cattlemen are receiving many injustices, and they should be corrected at once. I think this association ought to raise enough oney to employ not only paid secretary. but to employ one of the best lawyers in the United States to take up these disputed points
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