The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-05-06
COUNCIL URGES
ENFORCEMENT or
CANINE TAX LAW
ALSO NAMES COMMITTEE TO AP.
PEAR IN INTEREST OF PEOPLE
BEFORE UTILITY BoARp!
ON THE PROPOSED PHONE RATE
president Porter Appointed to Repre-.
sent County at Meeting to Plan for
Organization of the State Farm Blu.
,reau-Many Attend Meeting.

Appointment of a committee to CO
operate with other committees in
presenting the interest of tho people
u the county before the public .utiii-
les commission in the telephone rate,
tearing at Nashville and pledge of
hearty support Of the county officials
N their efforts to enforce the sheep or
log law were the outstanding features
If the session of the county council
If agriculture on Saturday afternoon.
There were fourteen of the twenty-
me directors present and In addition
large Eur Yer of the members of the
council wee ia attendance. The meet
ngs OF t,e hoard of directors are
growing IN in crest as shown by the
larger attendance of outsiders.
President Porter, who is chairman
If the ma'loting committee reported
that 1t was net ,gemcd advisable at
his time TO nnd take the co-opera-
tive marketing or pooling of the lambs
md wool of the county. He said that
his advice to the farmers would be to
'ell all the lambs they could at the
present prices for he believed that
hey would command Il lower price be
Tore many weeks. This view was shal-
ed by Vice President Ridley and 9th
er members and the report was adopt
ed.
The committee to which was refer
red the resolution for an executive
committee reported recommending
che passage of the resolution. Mr..
bolt protested and moved an amend.
ment, but his motion failed for lack
OF second and the report was adopt.
ed.
Mr.. Fnney moved that commit
,ce of three be appointed by the presi-
dent to cooperate with other commit
tees in presenting the interests of the
county before the public utilities COM
mttee in the telephone rate hearing
Discussing the motion he said that he
very seriously doubted under present
if any advance in any
price would be justified There Is but
Dne road to a fair and equitable read
iustment and that is through de-
crease in the prices Of both labor and
materials, The motion was discuss,
ed by Miles p Murphy and unani-
nously adopted.
Allen b. Harlan, prominent farmer
Of the county, brought to the attention
If the council, the enforcement of the
log law, appealing to the organization
o lend its aid to the execution Of a
good law and one against the repeal
If which it had fought so earnestly.
A motion by j. |. Finney to pledge
he hearty support of the council to
he efforts of the officials to enforce
he law was opposed by Albert Holt
md Miles Murphy on the ground that
t might be misconstrued, and imply.
plying on ones neighbors. Mr.. Holt
moved in lieu that the organization
Iemand the enforcement of all laws.
The motion in lieu was defeated and
he original motion prevailed.
communication from the Knox
ounty council of agriculture asking
or the appointment of a representa-
i've to attend the dedication Of the
lew buildings at the University OF
tennessee in June and to confer with
eferenCe to state organization of
armers bureau was read. President
oe Frank Porter was unanimously
lected as the councils delegate.
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