The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-09
County Commissions Adopt
Resolution to That Effect
at Special Meeting.
STATE HEALTH
BOARD TO ACT
Ways and Means of Beginning
Campaign Are Discussed
at Length.

Farmers of Escambia county, and
| others of this community Interested.
yesterday met at the county court
house to hear DIR. E. NJ Nighbert, fed
! eral inspector in charge of tick erad-
ication in Florida and Mr.. r. w.
Storrs, member OF the state health
sanitary board. discuss ways and
| means of beginning the campaign
| against ticks in Escambia county. Per-
suant to the will of the people re-
Gently expressed in an election. ia
voring the dipping of cattle
There was a large assemblage and
the methods to be adopted were
threshed out but there viii be no de-
cision as to when their work will be
taken up until the state health san
itary board acts upon a resolution.
adopted Tuesday by the county COM
missioners, which in effect was that
the compulsory dipping of cattle be
put off until March 1919.
County Commissioner l.. w. Hardy
read the resolution of the board which
was fathered by Commissioner Candy
and seconded by Commissioner Nc
Curdy. 1t was unanimously agreed
that on account of the lateness OF the
season and the scarcity of labor and
that the burden would be placed upon
the owners of cattle at this time If
compulsory dipping of cattle was put
into effect. II was. the sense of the
board to recommend 70 the state live
stock sanitary board that the time for
putting into effect compulsory Dip
ping of cattle in Escambia county be
postponed until March. 1919. Also
that cattle owners of the county be
requested to continue voluntary dip
ping of cattle as in the past, through
out the season.
State Board To Act.
Mr.. w. NJ. Storrs of the state health
sanitary board stated after the meet
ing that this action would be sub
mitted to the state board at it's next
meeting. possibly Friday
During the meeting there were var
ious expressions as to when cattle
dipping should begin. II appeared
that a majority favored IL at once.
while others were for delay. The
reason Of the latter were that the
farmers were not ready to begin now
and there was a scarcity of labor
Mr. Storrs addressed the gathering
announcing that tick eradication
shoud be made effective in the short
est possible time and with the least
expense. May 18th is the date set
for Escambia county to begin tho
work. according to the decision of ths
people, he said. The county VIII go
under quarantine at that time. Cats
tie hereafter moved from one county
to another must be tick free. II NOT
they cannot be shipped Other coun-
ties not tick rree cannot send cattle
into Escambia county.
Under federal regulations. Mr..
Storrs said. New Orleans and Jackson
willie are the only markets here for
cattle. These cattle have to be slaugh-
tered within 4s hours after shipment.
When quarantine is removed farmer
or cattle owner can keep such stock
as long as he desires and by so doing
can command his price.
Mr.. Storrs said ii was late to be-
gin cattle dipping in Escambia coun-
~ but some good can be done betwesm
now and next December.
Inspectors will have to be ern-
ployed by the county and chemicals
will have to be purchased. Money
has already been spent for building
watts, Five or six more are needed.
Spoke For Government.
DR.. Nighbert spoke upon the sub
Ject from the government standpoint
and told of the federal appropriation
made or the purpose of aiding states
in tick eradication and insisted that
advantage should be taken of the
offer. He said that as soon as the
quarantine is lifted. cattle owners can
freely traffic with their stock. He
said this was a war proposition, and
good beef was needed.
DIR. Nighbert added that the aues-
ton was now up to the people of the
country TO do this work and an or
ganization must re effected to secure
results. He appealed to his hearers
TO go out among the people Of their
respective localities and tell them Of
the high prices of cattle, which have
not been subjected to the ravages OF
the tick. He said the responsibilities
were now upon the officials and people
of this country and advised they in
sist on the county commissioners
starting this work as soon as possible.
The minute you do this work. said
DR.. Nighbert, "the government will
assigne an inspector here"
The speaker said the county was
now under federal quarantine and IL