The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-09
CATTLE MEN IN
ANNUAL MEETING
BARLOW TUESDAY
A. ]. Morgan Attends Meeting and
Advocates Free Range for
Cattle Owners of State

Barlow. March 9.-(SpeciaD The
second annual meeting of the Cattle
Raisers Association of Florida met
Tuesday in Barlow, to open a two
day session of formal and general dis
cussion of cattle problems. +, N,
Burt acted as chairman in the alb
sence of President Charles Carson jr
About five hundred men are in atten-
dance at the meetings and are mani
Testing keen interest in all the plans
OF the organZation A regular pro-
gram OF addresses has been planned
and is being strictly adhered to.
These opened with Our Association,
What Is Required to Make 1t Eff
cient and of Financial Worth to It's
Members" by Fred Burt of DeLeon
Springs, Mr.. Burt made the state
ment that the organization needed a
fund of about $4,000 a year, and
paid secretary to handle it's business.
He also stated that there were about
twelve hundred cattlemen eligible for
membership in the association, who
should be brought in by cattlemen
now members, and advocated a mem
bership campaign; also the raising of
dues.
Other addresses were made yester-
day afternoon, including:
FLORIDA Cattle Industry as I See
It."-John Graham, of Bradentown.
The College of Agriculture and
State Experiment Station as an Asset
to the Cattle Raiser. and How He May
Derive Benefits from 1t, DIR. Wilmon
Mn1Krall III
CT Florida.
THE Southern Cattle Loan Co; Its
Mode of Work and How the Cattle
Raiser May Secure Loans."-H. NJ.
Bennett.
Would a No-Fence Law Be Bene-
fetal to the State of Florida at
Large. A. j. Morgan. Polk county
member-elect to state legislature.
Today brings:
Florida Ranges and Pastures. Can
the Average Florida Land be Leased
or Purchased for Grazing Beef Cattle
Probably PROF. John r. Fain,
Athens, Ga.
''The Three Most Serious Beef Cat
tie Diseases Prevailing in Florida,
Including Salt Sick,"-Prof. John NJ.
Scott and DR.. II. Bannister.
The Florida State Live Stock San
itary Law and the Amendments to be
Asked of the Coming Legislature -
DR.. j. W. DeMilly, state veterinarian.
"Spayed Cows: Their Advantages"
Market Prospects for Livestock. -
DR.. r. j. Fl. DeLoach of Armour &
Co., Chicago. and B. F. Williamson of
Williamson G. Dennis
A business meeting will follow the
formal program Thursday afternoon,
for the election of officers for the
coming yead. Present officers are:
President, Charles Carson ,jr.. Kissim-
NEE; secretary, Pat Johnson, of Kis-
simmee; f. N. Burt, of DeLeon
Springs.
The executive board met Thursday
morning in special business session.
The executive board includes ::
Charles Carson, jr.. Kissimmee; Hi
ram j, Moody, Riveryiew; +, N. Burt,
DeLeon Springs; Sam Summerlln. Co
Goa; Frank Raulerson Ft. Pierce; G
Murphy. Bradentown; Geo. W. Mann
Barlow; 7. B. King, Arcadia; II, It
Lykes, Tampa; John M. Scott, Gaines.
vile; c. g. Smith, Christmas Mcqueen
4 Chaires. Old Town; w. F, Ward
Kisco; M. Crews. Newberry; A. l.
Jackson, Gainesville; Charles Crum
Bushnell; J. s. Hancock, Bradentown
r, w. Dunlap, Green Cove Springs.
To many of the followers of the
cattle raisers' movement, it will b'
interesting to note Mr.. Morgans stant
for free range. NJ. Morgan was elect
ed on the free range platform, bu
newspaper writer's were recently
given the impression that he approved
the no-fence activities. In his ad
dress Wednesday. Mr.. Morgan EN-
phatically denied any reason for sucl
an Impression, He assured the assem-
bly, most yehemently that he was TO
free range, exactly as lit is, and tina
as 1he was elected on. the free rang
! Platform he was first, last and alway
for it.