The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1916-08-12
URGE OF CONTINUANCE
Of CATTLE DIPPING
IN IBERIA PARISH.
Resolutions Adopted on Eve
Of Police Jury Meeting.
Sentiment Changes.

New Iberia, La, Aug TIL
Teche FAIR Association, IN specia
session this morning, passed tb
following resolutions to be pt,
sented to the Iberia parish polio
jury at tomorrow's special session
"Whereas, II has come to tb
knowledge Of the Teche Fair As
ISOLATION, that by recent action o
the police jury the dipping o
live stock in this parish for tn,
eradication of ticks has been dis
continued, and, whereas, this bod,
considers the eradication of tick,
In this parish Of prime necessity
for the future development of th.
live stock industry and that work
toward the attachment Of that
end In and will be nulltied, and
whereas, IL In considered that the
work Of this body organized and
stimulated by and for the only
purpose Of fnrthering the agricul
tural and live stock interests of
the parish, will be lrreparabIy in
jnied, IL not wholly destroyed,
therefore, be it
"Resolved, that the board ain
cerely deprecates the action of the
police Jury at its recent meeting,
and hereby petition and pray the
said police jury to reconsider its
action relative to the dipping law,
and that the work of eradicatipg
the ticks from the parish be order
I'd continued"
The lberla-St Mary Live Stock
Association has also gone on rec
ord strongly urging the police jury
TO rescind its action of last Thurs
day.
The resolutions, passed by citi
zens' mass meeting, follow:
"Whereas, An organized anita
gonism to cattle dipping and the
general provisions Of any dipping
ordinance guaranteeing protection
from tick is being artlficially en-
couraged and maintained for sel
flsh purposes, therefore. be it
"Resolved, That this mass meet
ing stands squarely for the CONT
nuance OF the work inangnrated
by the last police jury assisted by
the Louisiana State Live Stock
Sanitary Board and the United
States experts from the Bureau of
Animal Industry. Be It further
resolved, that the police jury be
respectfully urged to recede from
its last position and enact a dip
ping ordinance enforceable and
able to stand the test of our
courts. Be IL further resolved,
that this mass meeting views
these sanitary measures az a pro
lection and insurance to our fast
developing cattle industry and a
practical demonstration of the
success Of one phase of our public
y advocated dlversification prob.
-m Be IL further resolved, that
! threatened removal of the fed.
,ral decentralization farm from Ibe
III parish, due to the abrupt aus
pension Of the cattle dipping work
10 vigorously prosecuted by DR..
Brand and his able assistants
vonld be a e..back 10 our agrlcul
ural interests and q betrayal of o
iust committed to us by the pre-
edlng police jury.
Due to the work Of lbe commit
ee selected at Fridays mase
Meeting, sentiment In several
Yards has undergone q distinct
hange aud while the jury meet
Dg tomorrov undoubtedly will be
ttended by numerous anti dip
'ers, those IN favor OF cOntiou.
noe Of the work will be in the
,ajority.
The fact that the failure Of the
'iry to order resumption of dip
ing will operate az q final period
0 the further conduct of parish
airs this fall and thereafter and
he positive removal Of the gov
rnment live stock farms seems to ,
ave aroused the seriously minded
itixens to the gravity Of the situ. {
tl0n. II
That the jury meeting tomor
,w will be spicy one ls certain q
nd though the anti dipping cou. &
ngent is in . belligerent mood, a
o serious trouble is apprehended.
hs action of the police jury to
Iorrow will be watched with keen
lterest throug hout the state, not
My by the government aud the :,
ate officials connected with the
We stock animal industry, bat by
reeders as well.-Times- Plea
nne.