The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-06-12

thai i would De lmpoaslhlc fot the Two
fiugk sanitary commission to begin ~
ieciiYc WORK upon tiok eradication in
some 80 3 prior GO the datc fixed ly
las and that therefore $50 Justice TO
the ovnots ~ live stock ln this soCilnn
of Texas Including the small farmci
who opus lui nW head OF ptooi some
modification 81 existing law should be
atiaiurd Momhois of ms state 1--we
-iue,. sanitary fpumisslor we're ac
.coidingiy invited 90 mcot with the
hoard .of directors 90 discnss The mat
sen The conference waH held ai kings
v.llr on October p A. result at the
g scusflun q was decided that ihc ns-
sfoipiior would undertake 60 hrlna TO
t,thei 90 conference an thv Interested
owners nf I've ef0ck in ths "a cuunties
comprising the third zone.
~ rosnonse to the asaociatlona invi-
iatinn more than 500 owners OF liv,
rtock met in san Antonio November
is A ni discussion uf the matter fo-
arited in tlr adoption az d resolution
riedslns fhc assistance % thc OWNERS
e. nNt aiocE ln lht ihlrd souc BOO the
rolh uf tiDk eradication ana utoiAr-
that N thv opinion oi thf ranYcn-
.t.an 9uuts SOS ] and should lt frAlf
rec on ticka uf the earliest possible
rumcut aud tnst IN, quAfMiinr in
ariu hnuid D, postponed until an
counties Boa guros Nos ! and hul htuu
cleaned ~ ticks A committee ui ono
representative from each az thH I'D
|otunilrs h snnr So 3 was rreatpd tuf
the psrpo-o af studying ihr question
and given fui authority 20 Fntmr io
fto lDFislni rt auch changes or amend
fnonts 90 Tho existing urk eradication
llw uf might nrrcur advisable Boz Hrdrr
itD accomplish thp best rHsulls
Asa result of the mbors of this spo
clal lmf mtfcs 81 which Hon. Leonard
Tilnfnun 90 S,lls WuH nlahe chairman
D., ntk eradication law WIS t--itlfted
aid submitted 90 enc loalflAtur. flf
tnnaidrratiru. Thu nlu came up Tor
final rassnro n ihe cin4iHe honr1 OF
tl legislature tu; was defeated by
uarGvN margin
Wo3-iulormei parsons throughout
thq state are 90 me opinion tina GER
uiu notifications ln The existing law
nie necessary in order 90 accomplish
ef.totiNc Eradication ~ the tick. which
o3tfN uwn,l "a live stock h.nrtny IA
A'rt ana 10 r. quite likely TINT Tho
governor VIII sc, hla Wn, clear q, 10
satmit me Uuentlon Tor tho cunaidorn-
t.n5 20 the legislature AZ us approach
ins gueClai scraion
Transportation
g o. probably not too much 10 say
iha There is uo problem more vitality
affects The interests nf All preducers
fhan the question of adequute trans
fofiatiun facilities and fair tfrtn.l,or-
,aiiun charros That existing htQh
'roifht rates ARE retariing develop
m,Ht aud placing am uniuat penalty
Afou industry e,"tywhere throughout
the country iH "a fact generally recue
niso7 Year ugo wien the prices
hich the farmer und ranchmnn re-
.iN'd Tor their products We're on "a
hNei WITH uansrortatlon charges and
mo lricea which obey had 10 pay for
hpi and commodities which they had
i' buy there existed fair equilibrium
aa between prices received on the one
i3hu nrf expenses ~ nec.Asiiv a.
auih'd ON the other A. d result OF
ihis balance in conditions. the nvocn-
iion 20 The farmer uld the stock raiser
" year ieo wus fairly prufitahlo. each
ui ihom was assured 20 = fair profit
uHun Inc results at his labor and the
i'" ~ his Etnd
NoN ms satisfactory condition ia
entirely changed There has he.n a,
f"mendous decline in tho price which
the farmer receives tor HIS product and
which tho ruuchmu receives Tor his
eutte' without corresponding d.
crease iu the expense ot production.
which. ~ course includes tho cost ~
tt1nsp'iinton Recently therr hna
hcen helpful tendency toward "a nlisht
'''lin' in retail markets but ia. de-.
'iin" mus tar has been IN nowisu com
menHuratr with the tremendous dc
crease in the priceA received by the
producers ~ raw materials.
i'nht september. iu pursuance OF an
old'r ~ the intctstaic commerce com
u.taion. at increase la freight rates.
amounting Co more than so per cent
VAS pat into effect In practically every
iari ~ the country such AN inereaaa
lf Was stat'A was necessary In order
hat the railroad lines might realized
the authorized not return % from 81
10 per cent upon valuations fixed by
the interstate commerce comfnisalnn
shortly after this nCrcaae was made
effective there occurred tremendous
d,'iinc in the price OF agricultural pro-
ctcts This decline was especially dis-
astrouN go the farmers and i've stock
iaiaora ut this section 81 Texas mas
much as COTTON and mrlt products
were especially affected
/ undlf these conditions Il H. evident
that the producers OF this section or
p'AaH can not hope 90 ronliso a tat,
profit mon their land Investments ana
ihrlf labor until there Is suhNthntial
/ change lu the conditions which have
produced this result
That there must bo material reduc-
i'nf loo freight oharHes na condition
precedent Co "a rttuid 10 normal cindi
T toms iH self evident Tho trnuapotia
uon eharre BIZ uf course ud1td ~ tho
Itia 90 production OF rtN material sud
ihc rre.Ner thu transportation charge
tLe lus. thc net return roul.4ed b., the
T tludurDr
The ueeni decision PROMULGATED by
thc fedeml labor board ordering d tc