The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-25
EscAMBlA,s SHAME.

A few days ago The journal earned
an editorial calling attention to the
wonderful strides made by Colqult
county, Ga, and especially the town
Of Moultrie, which has so rapidly In
creased in population during the past
ten years, and which owes much OF 1ts
success to the live stock industry ana
packing plant, the latter established
at Moultrie.
A. A. Coult, assistant secretary OF
the state live stock sanitary board ana
temporary secretary Of the Florida De-
velopment Association, writing to the
Times Union OF the attempt that IS
being made in Escambia county to have
the law creating the state live stock
board declared unconstitutional, says:
IF they are successful in their at
tempt, this state will become the dump
ing ground for diseased stock from
other states, because there will not be
any law to prevent such stock coming
in. It also will mean the discontinu-
ance of all activities now being done in
a cooperative way by the state live
stock sanitary board and the federal
government, including eradication OF
cattle fever ticks: distribution OF free
serum for prevention OF hog cholera;
free inoculation OF hogs by state and
government veterinarians; free testing
of cattle to locate animals infected
with tuberculosis for protection OF hui
man health; and control OF other ami
NAL diseases. To destroy all authority
for enforcing live stock sanitation jeop-
ardizes the entire live stock industry
in the state. An analysis Of the phe-
nomenal growth during the past decade
by Moultrie, Ca, gives development OF
the live stock industry in the sur
rounding county and proper advertis-
ing, the credit. Enclosed you will find
an extended editorial in the Savannah
Morning News of May Is, on The
Moultrie Type. Systematic tick eradi-
cation work was started in Colquitt
county early in 1917, and the county
has been released from tick fever quar-
antine, a condition which has been
used as big asset in advertising
Moultrie and Colquitt county. Mr..
Watson, of Duval county, has been
trying to stir up interest In developS
ment of the farm lands around Jack
sonville, but admits that the progress
is slow and largely because good tick
free cattle cannot be brought in to use
in connection with farming operations.
News, referred to in Mr.. Coult's letter,
was published in part recently in The
Journal, but the following paragraph
is worthy of republication:
About the natural advantages and
the initiative and the vision of the
people of the town and county under
they took notice of Moultrie and COL
or snfo xxyoc
veloped; directly the packing plant fol-
lowed; a thousand new people went to
Moultrie on that account and as many
more went to Colquitt to raise profit
ably the hogs which the nearby pack
ing houses could handle. With each
advance Moultrie and Colquitt went
again to the notice of those who were
seeking a section where live stock can
be raised with profit, where the eli
mate and soil and-especia1ly-t
facilities were present and
ample. From the West, from North
Carolina, from middle and North Geof-
gia settlers steadily went to Colquitt-
to buy lands, usually small farms on
which they could intensity and make
the best yield in profits with the few
est hands and mules. There was a
constant HOW Ol SOOu ldlllllCS iAIO lhiC
about Moultrie. There was
not a considerable exodus of young
men or older men from the country to
the county seat or to the cities of the
state"
Commenting on this, the Times
Union says, editorially:
Jacksonville has packing house
much larger than the one at Moultrie
but Duval county cannot expect to
become great live stock county and
take advantage of the packing house
facilities for marketing their live stock,
until the county is released from quar-
antine Similar conditions obtain in
and about Chipley, where a packing
plant, has been established and also
n Tampa and other sections Of the
state. -
"The progressive people Of the state
ire behind the movement for tick Grad
cation and they should unite in con-
,erted effort to put it over as soon as
possible, so that Florida can become,
/ leader in live stock, and general
'arming, as well as the leader in fruit |
growing, lumber, naval stores and