The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-09-06
Statement Regarding the
Stock Law Petition.

The petition which has been cir
culated for presentation to the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen, re-
ouesting that body to call an eiec-
tion on the question of Stock Law
for the Town of Poplarviile, was
advocated by the League Of Women
Voters. and their reasons for de-
string the law are set forth in the
following statement which they
prepared: 4
"A petition is being circulated
and widely signed asking the board OF
aldermen of the Town of Poplarviile
to call an election to see whether
or not the citizens Of the town
would vote for Stock Law for
bidding cattle and hogs from running
at large on the streets OF Poplar
vile.
A number of latees interested In
identifying their own premises have
long wanted law of this kind and
the matter was recently brought to
a climax by the Sou: harn Railroad
Company agreeing 20 furnish the
land and go fifty-fifty in the cost
of converting it into a park and play
ground for children, provided they
had the assurance that when started
the cattle and hogs would not ruin
it. Also the Poplarville Water &
Light Company has agreed to fur
nish free of cost the water necessary
for a municipal swimming pool and
this could be made part OF the
Park and Fairgrounds.
We think such law could be
enforced With no great hardship on
the people who have heretofore
i kept cows as thousands of acres
of land are available for pasture
within and surrounding the town
and such cattle could easily be
driven to these pastures. A movi
like this is simply IN line with wha4
Poplarville have done and are doing
and we can never succeed in making
! it the City it should be until the
progressive move is made.
Poplarville should be the eGuca
tional center of this part of the
state. 1t already has the bes
Agric ul:llal High School and Junior
College in the state; one OF thu
best grammar schools; has in it,
corporate limits an Experimen
Station supported by the state. AL
these things contribute to the educa
ton of the people along certain
lines, but no education is complete
/ without developing as well thu
esthetic side of the people in the low
of beautiful grounds, flowers, shrub
berry and other things that go witt
well kept parks and play grounds
The children of other towns hav'
these things and the Poplarvill
ladies think they are none too goo'
for the Poplarville children.
AS to the supposed hardship tina
might be worked on some people VIII,
now keep cows, it is well know
fact that the animals kept in tow
and grazed on the range lose flesl
in the walk required to reach sucl
pastures that the grass they ge
in most instances they would d.
, much better if confined to tn
! back yards CT the home where the,
are kept; certainly the many vacan
! lots in town could be utilized TO
pasture, for the owners of sue
lots would likely be glad to Civ
: the use of them rather than hav
them grow up in weeds. AS mat
) ter of fact the ranges are now S
! infested with ticks that many o
! the best milk cows are dying wit
. tick fever and if, perchance, the
, should be immune to these ticks, n
, discriminating person would now b
| willing to drink milk from co,
I covered with ticks. We did thi
! once when we knew no better, bu
Poplarville people are now educate
|. both in books and to the fact tina
good wholesome milk does no
come from cows infested with ticks