The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-04-06

when he assured them that their In
terests were mutual and what helped /
one helped the other.
William Fisher, president of the /
Rotary club, expressed his regret in
not having the good fortune to have
been born ON q farm but inRisted that |
his deep interest In having three per-
fectIy square meals every day led |
him to feel an absorbing interest In |
the welfare of his rural friends az
what touched them also reached him !
with equal force. He said that the
spirit Of Rotary was for anything
that would benefit the farmer as well
az his city neighbor.
T. ]. Hanlon, Jr., representing the
Escambia Fair Association, outlined
the plans to make the fair q bigger
and better institution each year.
Editor ]. A. Emmett of the News
pledged the united support Of the
Pensacola papers to any movement In
which the farmers were interested
He drew a prose picture of the mar
velous latent resources Of the coun-
ty but stated that unless the man hv-
Ing IN q less congenfal cline were
made acquainted with the possibili-
ties here he could never be persuaded
to become q resident. He said that
from a publicity standpoint nothing
had ever been done that would tend
to bring in a good class of wealthy
stock raisers from the stock sections
of the Central West than the eradica-
ton Of the tick and he earnestly
prayed that the vat being dedicated
would be multiplied many fold and
serve TO announce to the waiting mil
lions In the frigid states to the north
that Escambia county not only await
ed them with warm welcome but
also offered them unparalleled advan-
tages in stock raising.
w. l. Carbine, manager of the
country department Of the Ray Hard
ware Company, told how he had seen
the gradual development of the coum-
tvs agricultural resources and en-
phasized the Importance Of good
roads 10 enable the farmers TO take
advantage of getting the products of
the farm 10 markets.
w. NJ Herrider OF The journal was
introduced, but before he could begin
his talk on the Spanish Trail he was
interrupted, much TO his surprise, by
the breaking into song Of all the
school children. The song had been
especially written for the occasion by
Miss Landrurn.
! Mr.. Herrider described the Span
ish Trail as an ocean-to-ocean high
way along the Golden Gulf coast that
was intended to reach from Miami 70
San Diego. He stated that it was by
no means paper road, I" but that all
of it had either been built, was be-
ing constructed or bond issues pro-
viding for its construction were be-
ing fioated. He explained that the
I road took its name from the fact that
it passes through what were former
~ Spanish possessions and declared
that If it had not been for the pres
ence of the West Florida delegation
at the Mobile convention In last De-
cember there would have been nc
Spanish Trail and that its triumph
ant success was directly attributable
to The work of citizens of West Flor
ida.
At noon a hountiful repast was
spread before the speakers by the
ladies of Myrtle Grove and after the
viands had been appreciatively dis.
posed Of a parade was formed from
the school house to the dipping val
ON Thomas Atkinson's dairy farm
and the visitors were given an Object
lesson in the proper manner of dip.
ping cattle.
After all the ticks then on the cat.
tie had been killed by contact Will
the dipping solution the audience re
turned TO the school house and aftel
Mr.. Herrider had presented a Span
fish Tran pennant to the Myrtle Grow
School and the school children haG
sang several songs that had Beel
composed for the occasion, DR.. J. Y
Knapp, of Atlanta, Ca, inspector o
the bureau of animal industry of tn
United States Department of Agri
culture, was introduced as the maj
who had the honor or having LITE
the quarantine off the first and onl
three counties in Florida now free
of the fever tick, he having ha
charge of the eradication work 1
Dade, Br0ward and Palm Beacl
counties.
DR.. Knapp said IN parts
IL have been asked by your pre-
gram committee to speak TO you o
the subject of Ticks, the differer
kinds, their habits, their presence o
various animals and the effect {
same on the ultimate elimination {
the cattle tick from this territory
Before beginning discussion in n
gard 20 cattle tick and cooperativ
tick eradication, wish 70 ten 20
who I am, why I am here and wins
propose TO do here with your e
operative assistance.
At am IN fha er,uIo-y - @An Tyrs@e