The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-20

lOICeIll factor IN the ueNelOpTnenL OF
the livestock industry of the south
| It has assisted in securing helpful
| state legislation for cattle-tick eradi-
cation. dog control laws and other
legislation looking TO the protection
and upbuilding of the livestock indus
| try. Being recognized as one of the
ment, the failure OF the other railroads
to agree to subscribe to the support of
this organization Is a source OF great
regret.
Vice President Ticker stated that Mr..
Warfeld had been requested by the
executive committee of the orgauiza-
ton. now that most all the other rail-
roads had failed to contribute to the
support of the organization, to have
the Seaboard Air Line railway con-
tinue the work of the organization,
sufficient funds not being forthcoming
to carry on this work.
Mr.. Ticker stated that Mr.. Warfield,
while recognizing it's Importance to-
the south, felt it was a mistake to ex-
pect that any one railroad could effec-
lively continue the work Of the organ
ization on the board scale as formerly
A resolution was adopted by the ex-
ecutive committee requesting the Sea-
board Air Line railway to interest it.
self in the work as far as this could
be done.
In response to inquiries after the
meeting, Mr.. Warfield made the fol-
lowing statement:
"At the solicitation of transportation
companies of the south, in 1912, I &C
cepted the presidency Of the Southern
Settlement & Development organiza-
ton, which was organized at that time
in Baltimore at a meeting of southern
governors who attended conferences
with governors of the west, each de-
string to adopt the best means for the
development of their respective locali-
ties. Later at a meeting of southern
governors and transportation officials |
the organization was formed for the
purpose of instituting a campaign of
an agricultural, livestock and settle
ment nature throughout the southern
country, impartially conducted, with
out profit to it's officials. How we'll
this work has been carried on is dem
onstrated by the various landowners
associations organized throughout the
south, the legislation that has been
written on the statute books provid- |
ing for improvement of livestock, gem
eral farming, road building, drainage, |
dog control and health sanitation.
II have been, a firm believer in this |
work. have felt that this organiza- |
ton should be a clearing house of the |
development and agricultural depart |
ments of the railroads operating in |
southern territory. Mr.. Winburn, pres
ident of the Central of Georgia, with |
his broad views and conception of the
necessity for this work, has been a |
contributor and has expressed his de- !
sire to continue. Mr.. Bugs, receiver
of the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic |
railroad, expressed similar views.
THE members of the executive COM
mittee of the organization represent
ing the landowners associations in the
several states believe that to drop this
work entirely would be a set back to
the south. Largely through the efforts
of Mr.. Ticker, recognition of the south
has been secured in the Bankhead bill |
or in the proposed national reclama-
ton legislation. The west has been
demanding large appropriations from
the federal treasury to continue
through the interior department the
work Of reclamation of arid and semi
arid lands in the west, thus creating
new sources of wealth, new farm
houses Now the south, through CO.
ordinated cooperation, has for the first
time gained the recognition from the
national administration that she also
has problems of drainage, of food con-
M |
ment no less vital to her than these
problems are to the west and are fun
damental to southern development. 1t
is hoped that this legislation will be
enacted by the present congress.
1T would be a real loss to the south
to permit this work to stop. 1 shall
recommend to the directors of the Sea-
board Air Line that Mr.. Ticker become
an official of the railroad, with latitude
to him to also become an official of
the Southern Settlement & Develop
ment organization, to become associ-
ated with the various landowners as
sociations in such way as may be of
benefit to them. and to continue the
work in which he has been so efficient.
L recognize that under these condi-
tions Mr.. Ticker would owe a duty to
the Seaboard Air Line necessarily linn
iting his activities in the other direc-
tions. But have said to the members
of the executive committee of the or
ganization that the Seaboard Air Line.
at any time the funds will be forth
coming to fully support the organiza-
ton, stands ready to release Mr.. Ticker
from any obligations he may feel to
the railroad and assume alone the
duties of the organization. I hope the
funds viii be forthcoming to permit
this. Some subscriptions have been
but far from sufficient to in
sure its success. The Seaboard Air
Line stands ready to assist, either as
a railroad or as a subscriber"