The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-30
THOMAS COUNTY'S TEST
t,.iza,1ria1 in Atlanta Constitution:

Ts-f@1ss1 aA 3H Atlanta constitution:
IssG.uAs countyis going to hold an
a7StzsSca April 5 to determine whether
ssr Sat tbs people want their county
.s1gzEsed of the cattle tick
IL wfsl BIC test of inomas countys
x<ry civilization. because, reduced to
ss 2xst analysis, the cattle tick issue
~ n Georgia county is nothing more
VSsf less than an issue between prog
aeo@ SnG sloth
There should be, and probably is,
I'D asoatM as to how the people will
raes apon sliis question. which means
;sS Ez'r!' To a great industry in Thorn
~ eSsaGs3- The conditions which fos-
sleg sE< rick and suffer it to exercise
'srHzf decided check upon the cat
ssS nEdusssy in Georgia are so ar
Ftstssr tAat the people or neither coun-
5a' EcT state should hesitate five min
SsfarS Ea Srming the government with
ittfr z@shority and the means ncces-
1Sry &c stamp it out
In n Setter upon this subject, X. F.
'hhrasHcsr. Of The Shedden Farm,
&SSgr31 county, wrote lew DAYS ago
~ xla anquirer from Thomas county.
Sac farmer, after he receives
shipment of registered cattle in
u meE-inieSted country, can CON
cScE that it is worth at least IS
aeg eeist less than when the pur-
xAaSS was made as his only mar
Ers NJ iE the tick-infestcd terri
'sssTs and to get animals out of
sSzs state requires the working OF
considerable machinery and ex-
s9rGSs 60 him, the purchaser and
mt government
9aHY letters have been rcceiv-
I'd tTcni good farmers who have
ssHExhSsed Registered Shorthorn
srxraSIs from the Shedden farms.
hEEsXsy stating that the beautiful
sassaa purchased from YOU 90 DAYS
$50 rs dead; the ticks got on him
Sod killed him The tick occu-
Racs about the same position in
srgazu 60 animals as the boil wee
ma does to cotton and any man
~hs opposes dipping the animal
'ssrcs so because he has not tho
SIghIy investigated the matter
and rs doing himself and his
rghbors great INJURY. Every
eNs~zntY IN the state should pass
IN appropriation for dipping watts
szaaCut one minutes discussion"
Ghainp Clark, speaker OF the house
-afs representatives of the United
'ssSSers congress, passing through At
hS'Ssx " few days ago, asked
What IS Georgia doing to drive
tSsS cattle tick out?''
Rkcr nc observed:
~sheu the Southern states are
fUsax trum the ravages of the tick
Hh<F will become the great cattle pro-
aAaSS1g center of the worldP'
EkOmaS county, when it comes to
srtsaSsg upon this all-important cues
tS'sSS. April 5, will do we'll to bear in
Satszss tksat IT is situated i'll the corner
sai SsDe state most seriously Scourged
liy ssae boil weevil, and which, there
fSszr, nTuSt the more depend upon live
astEzN 10 take the place of cotton as
EAsgES crop
'5iaz Southwestern section of Geor-
81 2lDne could supply enough cattle
~ sEed' ihe entire South. But it can
7sn DO Il with the tick! -.
Eitcsr's no two ways about it. The
a~aasc tick must go if Georgia is to
"a 1AsSd as eattle-producing state.
nj q can never be controlled so
~ As ISOLATED counties here and
'sSw refuse to dip The application
IS szSdscatory methods should be
rsEhr statewide to be most effective,
amt that day is coming if the coun-
assS wefnsc~ to cooperate.