The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-09
MANY CAT TIE
MEN WILL BE
At D FUN|AK
West Florida Aroused Over
Possibilities of This
Section.
HOLD MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, NIGH. Is
Tampa Cattle Conference
Asks Legislature to Aid
Tick Eradication.

Cattle raisers from every county in
West Florida are expected to gather
in DeFuniak next Wednesday, March
Is, for the convention of cattle raisers.
A call for the meeting was sent out
recently by The Journal on request
of some of the cattle men who are in
terested in tick eradication and replies
have been received from practically
all men interested in the industry,
thus assuring a large attendance at
the meeting.
The meeting is to be held In the
auditorium Of the Florida chautauqua
and it is for the purpose of organ
izing an association and adopting
systematic methods in dipping vat
construction and tick eradication.
With each county entering the move
ment it is believed the tick can be
driven from West Florida by the first
of next year.
Not only are cattle men expected
to attend the convention, but the
members of boards Of county COM
Florida is expected to be present.
SOUTH FLORIDA ORGANIZES
The cattle raisers Of South and Cen
trail Florida have organized what is
known as the Florida Live Stock As
sacieticr asa3 It a Teeau 6onfezence
held ii Tampa adopted resolutions
calling on the legislature TO aid in
tick eradication by appropriatinp
100000 to be used in dipping val
construction. The following resolu-
tions on the tick were passed at this
conference.
Whereas, it has been emphatical-
~ and conclusively shown in the dis
cussions had during the conference
of cattle raisers held at the city OF
Tampa, Fla, February Z and 8, 1916
that one of the most important ques-
tons now confronting the cattle rails
ers of Florida is that of the eradica-
ton of the cattle tick, and
Whereas, it has been further
shown that the control of this mos
expensive pest depends almost ex
clusively upon the cooperative effort
of the communities rather than upor
individuals. Now, therefore. be it
Resolved, that the chairman of thit
conference be authorized and directed
to appoint a committee consisting o.
five members, which committee shall
be known as the Florida tick eradica
ton committee, and that this commit
tee undertake to enlist the coopera
ton of trade bodies, bankers, owner
Of land, cattle raisers and other bust
ness organizations and institutions il
the launching at the earliest possible
moment of a statewide campaign TO
greater diversifcation of farmin,
and for the elimination of the cattl
tick; that in the prosecution of thi
campaign this committee is authorizes
and empowered to call to its aid a
far as possible the machinery f tn
State Agricultural College and Elk
pertinent Station, the Federal Depart
ment Of Agriculture, or other indus
trial corporations, and
"That the county commissioners 0
each county in Florida under the law
which permit them to make a lev
of taxes for agricultural purposes Sc
aside a certain sum whenever feasi
bic for the building of dipping vat
in convenient places throughout th
county, ard
'That the state of Florida be N
quested to appropriate at least 800
600 to aid in this most importar
work Of tick eradication"