The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-10

for the spread, and the ladies han
died the matter admirably, inciden'
tally making a few dollars for civic
purposes. Notwithstanding there
were several hundred persons to be
fed. all were served bountifully
speedily and without confusion
While enjoying the luncheon the
crowd scattered about under the
shade of the fine trees near the club
building, and there was evident that
/ comfort and pleasure marked this
portion of the conventions work.
/ The convention reassembled at 2
lo'clock, and the first business was
the rendering of vote of thanks to
the boys of the Seminole Band for
their services in furnishing music
for the gathering.
FLORIDA First Commission"
Mr.. Jefferson Thomas, OF the
Thomas Advertising Service, was in
troduced and made an address on
the work of the Florida First Com
mission A." This matter was to have
been presented by Editor G. B. Nc
Clellan, of the Jacksonville Metrop-
oils. but he was unavoidably pre-
vented from being present and asked
that Mr.. Thomas be heard in his
place. Without reflection on Mr.. Nc
Clellan, we are sure that the meet
ing lost nothing on account of this
substitution.
Future of Live Stock Industry
Prof w. F. Blackman, of Winter
Park, formerly president of Rollins
College, now at the head of the cat
tlemens organization in this State,
now addressed the meeting on The
Future of the Live Stock industry of
Florida. He told how corporations
and individuals having large inter-
ests in FLORIDA had pledged sums
amounting to $4,000 a year for
three years for the purpose of cam
paign for education looking to the
eradication of the tick. He urged
that every candidate for the Legis-
lature should be asked to pledge
himself to support legislation look
ing to an appropriation of 100000
or 100000 would be better-by
the State for tick eradication. One
third of the entire area in the South,
subject to tick infection, has been
declared free of the pest, and it is
hoped by another year another third
will be declared redeemed. He pre-
dicted that, if proper cooperation is
secured, the State of Florida can be
freed from the greatest obstruction
to the cattle industry. He urged ac-
tion of the meeting looking to the
furthering of this movement, and at
the close of his address a movement
to that effect was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Hughes, of Jacksonville, repre-
senting the Southern Settlement &
Development Organization made an ad-
dress explaining the nature and OBJ
jects of his organization. which he
stated was the development of the
South, the pimulgation of desirable
publicity. and the securing of desirable
settlers, particularly of those interest
ed in agricultural and horticultural
pursuits. Mr. Hughes address sup
iplemented DR.. Blackman's, urging ac-
ftion on tick eradiction.
The report of the committee on res
olution was presented at this point,
and their recommendations were I'M
animously adopted. These resolutions
provided for an endorsement of the
movement for the eradication of the
cattle tick endorsed the Tropical
Magazine of Miami; favored Tampa as
the city to hold the Florida Centen.
nial Celebration in 1919; to appoint a
committee to see if lower rates can
be secured on bodybuilding material;
endorsing Statewide compulsory edu-
cation, and law providing free text
books.
The South Florida Retail Merchants
Association was affiliated or given
membership in the South Florida