The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-17
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FLoRIDA's GREATEST FIGHT
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The greatest fight that Florid ahas ahead of it for
the five years is the complete eradication of the
cattle tick The last door through which cattle from
tick go out has been closed. The Louis
lana live stock board has shut the gates leading through
New Orleans. effective February l. Georgia and Ala
bama have already put the keep out sign. Florida
then has movement for it's cattle for slaughter
otherwise. than that of chasing its drove. about the
state, and selling to men within the, state who must
also what they buy, within the state.
In the face o. this condition. the meeting of the i'll
fuentia alert body of here Wednesday. in the in
erest of better livestock for Florida of special
import.
The cattle tick cannot be eradcated SO long as cat
tie permitted range at large and unherded over
the vast areas OF this state 1t is foolish round up
herd and dip it today and turn 1t out for wandering at
will with hers which never have been and will not UNI
less forced, be dipped Cattle tick eradication and the
open range antipoda One wars the other. If
tick eradication is to succeed. range pasturng go,
and vice
The Tribune believes the time has when every
interest which has the development Floridas great
possibilities at heart get behind the cattle tick
eradication movement and assist in making it fact.
To this end The Tribune believes that the movement
do away with open and uncontrolled herds in this
state is opporune, is absolutely needed, and is the
logical way getting at the thing which after
all must De accommodating lifting of quarantine
bars from Florida cattle
The Tribune theef calls the press of Florida
to lend its effort and the agricultural grove in
of the state lend their assistance on the
livestock men to exert every of their powerful
orce, to help fence between the cattle which are
tick infested and the herds which clean, and the
agricultural developments which must be freed from
the cost of fencing against damage another
property.
The principles of the Florida N-fence League
plainly expressed; they ceancut, they
that no honest say they against the real
interests of the state any individuals expressed
in "a resolution adopted practically year ago the OBJ
jec of the Florida No-Fence League is thus given:
1T is the intention of the Florida NoFence League
to press forward for the enactment of a bill by the
next legislature prohibit the running at large of
live stock, TO become operative Jan. 1928, ref
erendum vote of the people, and containing provision
that any county part of county, which does not
want to be included within the operation of the law
may, by local option Vote, exempt itself, making
provision at the time of exemption protection of
odoinng surrounding counties parts of counties
from depreciation by it sopen range stock"
This clearly sets forth that the legislature is to be
asked only to give the people at large an opportunity
to vote yes mo- the proposition; and if they
vote yes, then county part a county which
does twant the nofence law apply because of it's
peculiar conditions. may hold election and vote
itself out provided it at the time makes provision
to keep its livestock off the part the county or state
adjoining which has voted itself under the statewide
general law.