The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-09-06
TICK ERADlcAToRs TO
HAVE HEADQUARTERS
IN JACKSONVILLE

IN JACkSONVILIE
The governments tick eradication
agents and inspectors in Florida will
have their headquarters in Jackson
vile under direction of DR.. E. M. Nigh
bert, inspector in charge, as soon as
Offices can be opened here, according
to statement made yesterday by
Manager P. L. Sutherland of the Flor
ida Cattle Tick Eradication committee
who had just returned from Washing
ton.
Mr.. Sutherland, accompanied by DR..
Charles F. Dawson, state veterinarian
for the State Board of Health of Flori.
da, and c. 8. Ucker Of the Florida
Tick Eradication committee of the
Southern Settlement and Development
Organization had conference, last
week with officials of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry in Washington. at
which DR.. Nighbert was present, for
the purpose of urging that the gov
ernment's tick eradication work In
Florida be handled separately from
that of Georgia, and that DR.. Nigbert
be assigned to have charge of the
Florida division.
Florida viii Receive Great BENEFIT.
Mr.. Sutherland is very much pleased
at the success which crowned both eff.
forts and in an interview with a
Times-Union representative yesterday
said "Of course am happy to get
such recognition from the Bureau OF
Animal Industry officials for our work
and feel that Florida will receive great
benefit from the work which will be
accomplished.
DR.. Nigbert knows the importance
of tick eradication work and how tt
present the facts to the public as wei
as any man in the service and he has
such apleasing personality that hi
makes friends wherever he goes, botf
of which will be important factors il
the work in this state.
Georgia and Florida hav consti
tuted one zone for government worl
since the systematic tick eradication
campaign began and DR.. Nigbert, al
Inspector in Charge, has had head
quarters in Atlanta.
"But we impressed upon the Burea,
Iof Animal Industry officials the fac
%that Florida has large tick-infestet
area and that we felt better results
could be obtained in this state by sep
arating the work of the two states
which they recognized as having
1sound foundation, resulting in the or
der which makes Florida a zone t
Itself and transferring DR.. Nigbert, whit
is great tick eradication pinoneer, t,
this district as Inspector in Charge.
= Ten Assistants at the Start.
"He will be assigned ten assistant
lat the start and additional men will
be given to him as there are opportun
titles to use them. This will be o
almost inestimable value to the state
as it assures the governments heart
support in tick eradication work
= (which will result in developing tn
, state agriculturally as we'll as fror
: the i've stock point of view, just a
1 this time when systematic campaig
: lis being made by other agencies to &c
r progressive farmers from other state
I to buy and cultivate the undevelope
:. LANDS of this state.
6 sowing to unfavorable weather col
= ditions in many of the grain belt state
8 this season a large number of the
/ farmers will try to find better farmin
n conditions beforeanother crop seaso
o and with the tick eradication work |
e full swing in Florida they should b
n attracted by the many advantages o
; ifered here to farmers.
4 "Dr. Nigbert's offices probably wi
: be located in the federal building an