Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-01
CONFEREES FAIL TO REACH
AGREEMENT'IN MELON ROW;
CASE WILL GO INTO COURT

week DR.. BahnseA asserted that the
reinfestation cases had been noted in
south Georgia despite the precaution
of boarding up the cars, and he was
confirmed in these assertions by
Colonel w. l.. Bryan, county attor
ney for Seminole county, near the
Florida border, who is assisting DIR
Bahnsen in investigating the melon
situation.
Roads Seek POstpOnement
1t was understood that the Allan
tic Coast Line railroad. the principal
in the injunction proceedings, and
the Seaboard Air Line railway, in
tervenor are anxious to reach
an agreement so that ripe
melons now ready for shipment may
be transported without any bitches
that might result from a court hear
ing. Both roads are under bonds OF
$4,000 each to indemnify any dam
age.
In the agreement proposed it was
also stipulated that the railroads
would see that melons are packed in
hay, oat straw, excelsior or some
other material than pine straw dur
ing the next shipping season.
Assumption by the state of all
costs of tick eradication in south
Georgia counties bordering on Flor.
ida and all expenses incurred by the
reinfestatiOn of any county of the
state is urged in resolution which
it is stated will be introduced in the
house Monday by Representative c..
E. Stewart, of Atkinson county, and
Representative w. M. Pafford, of
Lanier county.
The resolution will, it is said, seek
to amend Resolution No. 45, which
was given its first and second read
ings last June. 1t has been drafted
by 7. r. Gress, assistant attorney
general. House resolution No. As,
providing for an investigation of the
present plan for the eradication of
the cattle tick in southeast Georgia
has been recommended to be passed
as amended by agricultural commit
tee No2, of the house.
Following are the amendments to
be offered to the original resolution
81. Whereas, the eradication of
the cattle fever tick has been prac-
tically completed except in those
counties of Georgia bordering on the
Florida state line-the latter state
being tick-infested-in which coun-
ties the continuous dipping of cattle
for the past several years has been
enforced as a quarantine regulation
and as means of protecting the in
terror counties of the state from a
reinfestation of the cattle fever tick;
and,
Whereas, the expense and trouble
incident to this continuous Vat con-
struction and cattle-dipping has be-
come so intolerably burdensome that
individual as well as county insol-
Vency is absolutely inevitable be-
cause of the destruction of the cattle
industry, the confiscation of personal
property, and the laying waste of a
great portion of the lands adapted
to cattle-raising under the general
conditions heretofore prevailing
therefore, be it
Resolved by the house of repre-
sentatiVes, the senate COncurring,
that all expenses of every character,
incident to the eradication of ticks
in the counties now infested, and in
the counties which have been rein
tested by cattle fever ticks, because
of the financial conditions prevailing
in such counties, as the result of the
destruction of said cattle-raising in
dustry, shall be borne by the state
of Georgia rather than the counties
involved"