The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-05-05
SYSTEMATIC W0RKF0R
TICK ERADICATION
HAS Begun Under Direction
OF Well Known Organi-
ZatiOn.

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vile on April 25th, an organization
to be known as the FLORIDA Cattl
TICK Eradication Committee of tn,
Southern Settlement & Development
Organization" was fully completed
and will begin active operations i'm
mediately. The committee is com
posed of j. M. Burguieres, chairman
). h. lngraham, vice chairman; Ar
thur &. GUNNER treasurer, w. F
Coachman, secretary; Clement S. Uck
er, and Robert M. Pindell, Jr, the last
named being vice-presidents of the
Southern Settlement & Development
Organization. P. l.. Sutherland OF
Jacksonville, has been appointed man.
ager, and offices have been taken in
the Consolidated building.
In addition to the gentlemen above
named, there were present at this
meeting, DR.. E. M. Nighbert, of the
Federal Bureau Of Animal Industry
Inspector in charge of Tick Eradica-
ton in Georgia and Florida. Prof
p. j. Rolls and DR.. j. M. Scott of the
University of Florida, and DR.. F.
Dawson of the Florida State Board of
Health. 1t is the purpose of the
committee to at once undertake an ac-
tive Statewide campaign of informa-
tion and education in cattle tick eradi-
cation, and to bring to it's aid and
assistance, as far as possible, every
organization and individual in the State
of Florida who is interested in a big
ger and better Florida. The warm CO.
operation of the Federal Department
of Agriculture; the State Department
of Agriculture; the State Agricultur-
al College; the State Board of Health,
and the Florida Live Stock Associa-
ton have already been assured, and
resolutions were recently adopted by
the State Bankers Association at Day
tona and by the State Press Associa-
ton at Kissimmee, offering definite
cooperation in the proposed campaign
and characterizing it as the principal
business issue before the people of
Florida.
The organization of this movement
arose out of the conclusion reached
by the officers of the Southern Set
tlement & Development Organization,
after full investigation and considera-
tion that the substantial Florida of
the future must depend upon an in
telligent and steady development of
the cattle business along with the de-
velopment of other lines of agriculture
now so we'll under way. The first
concrete step in this movement was
the Florida Cattle Conference held at
Tampa on February 7th and 9th last
This was designed to bring out as
far as possible, in open discussion, by
men of special training and expert
ence the real conditions in Florida,
whether advantageous or otherwise,
with respect to the cattle industry.
Much of useful and interesting ma
ture was disclosed in this meeting,
and it was shown in most striking
manner, by speakers of experience and
expert knowledge, who took part in
the discussion, that until the Texas
fever cattle tick is entirely eliminat-
ed from the State, and the Federal
quarantine restrictions removed, the
cattle business can never reach that
high state of development which is
justified by the conditions of Florida
soil and climate.
Since the Tampa conference there
have been a series of meetings in
Jacksonville of Representatives of
large interests throughout the State,
for the purpose of discussing the
method which ought to be pursued to
obtain the most satisfactory results.
The earnestness of these discussions
has been striking, and as result a
large fund has been placed at the dis
posal of the committee for the purpose
of prosecuting the work.
Manager Sutherland is now en-
gagged in preparing plan of cam
paign for submission to the Executive
Committee at it's next meeting, which
will be held early in the month of
May. 1t is the desire and intention
cf the committee to seek all the ad-
vice possible in the preparation of its
plans, and when these plans are final
ly agreed upon to press the work
with the utmost vigor. The COM
mittee has already been assured by
those in a position to know, that the
methods thus far followed in COM
pleting its organization are by far the
most effective and far-reaching of any
of the kind heretofore un-
dertaken in the quarantined area.