The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-09
CITIZENS HOLD
MASS MEETING
PLEDGE THE BOARD THEIR
SUPPORT IN THE SPEEDY
ELIMINATION OF THE
CATTLE TICK.

The number of tick infested
herds Of cattle in Rankin county
having increased from twelve to
one hundred and forty-eight, DIR.
Jackson. the National Quaran-
tine Officer, came to Brandon
Tuesday to request the Board of
Supervisors to put on three addi-
tional Tick Inspectors so as to
avoid the necessity of quaran-
timing Rankin County cattle.
A large number of persons in
terested in the cattle business
assembled in the court house
Tuesday for the purpose of dis
cussing ways and means for
Graduating the cattle tick in
Rankin County and to present
the matter properly to the Board
| of Supervisors. An organization
was perfected by the election of
is. L. McLaurin, Chairman Of the
meeting, and addresses were
made by DR.. Jackson and DR.
Parker, of the Live Stock SAM
tary Inspection Bureau, and
many others. 1t was apparent
that all persons in the meeting
were enthusiastically determined
to do whatever is necessary to
eradicate the tick in Rankin
County.
It was the unanimous opinion
of the meeting that the three
additional inspectors asked for
by the Quarantine Officer should
be given and that a sufficient
fund should be raised to employ
counsel to prosecute all violations
of the law, and that the Inspect
ors should be required to be dill
gent and active in their duties.
A resolution was adopted ap-
pointing a standing committee to
look after all violations of the
law and to keep in touch with
the Inspectors and see that they
leave nothing undone in the in
terest of the cattle raisers.
A resolution was also adopted
providing that the Inspectors
shall make weekly reports to Mr..
]. C. White. Chairman of the
Committee, showing the names
and places of each herd of cattle
infested with ticks and that such
list shall be published weekly in
the Brandon News.
The Committee recommended
to the Board of Supervisors that
three additional Inspectors be
appointed from now until the
first of January, and that J. w.
Patrick, jr.. R. H. Turner and
j. E. Sims be appointed from
month to month until the first of
January, or so long as their ser
vices are satisfactory.
The members of the Board of
Supervisors were unable to at
tend the meeting, as the Board
was in session considering a
school matter, but upon recon-
mendation of the Committee the
Board appointed the Inspectors
as requested and the work will
now GO forward. The Board of
Supervisors is heartily in accord
with the purpose of the meeting
and will do everything in its
power to have the law enforced.
The Committee appointed
hopes to have the cooperation
and assistance Of every man in
Rankin County who wants to
have the cattle tick eliminated.
It is believed that by vigorous
and united action on the part of
all persons interested in the cat
tie business in Rankin County,
the tick will be entirely elimi-
mated in a short time.
The following standing com
mittee was appointed with Mr..
j. V. WnlCe as chairman, IO-WlI.
Beat Nv. G. Ellis, Walter
Laird, w. C. Ellis, w. G. Cooper,
G. w. Sebren.
Beat 20. Buchanan, w. S.
Crook, J. F. Jones, J. G. Wirtz.
R. A. McRae, G. P. Adams, w.
r. Glenn, S. L. McLaurin, C. @.
Rouse, J. G. White.
Beat SIS. w. Tinnin, J. N.
Slaughter, ]. E. Sims, John
Faulkenberry. w. G. Barksdale,
&c. Fitzhugh, @. P. Gross, A. H.
Hawthorne, J. w, Boyd,
Beat 4-Lee Myers, W. L..
Barrow.
Beat 5-Jas. Knight, jr., r. J.
Harper, D. A. Kennedy, J. W.
Patrick.
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