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Mass Meeting
Takes Action
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reduce expenses,
This resolution was amended
by Mr. W. R. Minter, who intro
duced a resolution empowering
the chairman to appoint a com
mittee of three, to ascertain the
cost of auditing the county’s books
and records. After considerable
discussion this resolution was
made to include only the books of
the county commissioner. The
resolution as amended was car
ried.
Mr. Jim Goodman moved that
Commissioner Gaston be enjoined
from issuing warrants in payment
for cattle tick eradication and
salaries of demonstration agents,
and that a committee be appoint
ed to solicit funds and hire a law
yer to bring the injunction. This
motion carried by a rising vote.
The chairman appointed Messrs.
H. L. Gray, J. P. Lummus and
Jim Goodman on this committee.
The resolutions adopted by the
meeting follow:
Resolution by Mr. Preston:
Be it resolved by the citizens of Butts
county in mass meetinß assembled:
1. That we unqualifiedly condemn
the cattle dippinK law now attempted
to be put in operation in said county.
2. Be it further resolved that we op
pose and condemn any tax levy or ap
propriation of money out of the county
treasury in the enforcement and opera
tion of said law.
3. That we further oppose and con
demn any appropriation of money out
of the county treasury for the purpose
of paying the salary of the so-called
farm demonstrator as being an unnec
essary extravagance and in violation
of law.
4. That we pledge ourselves not to suit
port any candidate for public office who
fails or refuses to pledge himself to sup
port a measure in the general assembly
to submit the above questions to the
voters of Hie respective counties for
their ratification before the same shall
become laws in said counties, or such
similar questions as may arise in refer
ence to laws of local application.
Resolution by Mr. Minter:
It being the primary purpose of call
ing this mass meeting to find the cost
U> the taxpayers of Butts county of the
proposed eradication of the cattle tick,
it is therefore evident that the taxpay
ers of Butts county desire to know how
and for what purpose their taxes are
being paid; and
Whereas, the taxpayers are already
and have been for years overburdened
with unusual and apparent unneces
sary taxes and it seems that said bur
dens are increasing from year to year;
and
Whereas, several Grand Juries have
recommended that the books and ac
counts of the office of County Commis
sioner be audited and give the people
an account of how their money lias
been spent, and that said recommenda
tions, made by the Grand Juries, that
apparently suit the Commissioner are
complied with, the effect of which is to
spend the money instead of giving ac
count of money already spent,
Wherefore, be it resolved that the
chairman immediately appoint three
committeemen to ascertain the cost of
having the books and accounts of the
office of Commissioner of Butts county
audited by a competent auditor, and
rejHirt such information to a mass meet
ing, the date tv* immediately tixed
by the chairman, in order thnt the
members of said mass meeting may
take such action as may seem best.
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TICK FREE AREA
NOW 43 COUNTIES
NEARLY THIRD OF STATE
Cost Has Averaged About
50 Cents Per Head
Georgia was one of the first
states to take up this work.
Since 3906, the following coun
ties have taken up the work and
completed it:
Baldwin, Banks, Catoosa,
Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke,
Clayton, Cobb, Dade, Dawson,
DeKalb, Elbert. Fannin, Forsyth,
Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Gor
don, Greene, Habersham, Hall,
Hancock, Hart, Jasper, Madison,
Milton. Morgan, Murray, New
ton, Oconee, Pickens, Putnam,
Rabun. Richmond, Rockdale,
Stephens, Towns. Union, Walker,
White, Whitfield, Wilkes, Lump
kin. (part.)
The work in Union, Towns and
Rabun counties was completed
during 1903.
This comprises 43 counties, in
volving an area of 12,688 square
miles. In the above counties,
there were 211,772 cattle. The
cost for completing eradication
in the above territory, approxi
mately estimated, was fifty cents
per head; total cost for the coun
ties and state, $105,886.00. In
crease in the value of cattle in
the area freed of this disease and
released from quarantine is esti
mated at about $3.00 per head.
Total value in increase in value
of all cattle $635,316.00, less the
cost of completing the work,
would leave a total of $529,430.00
added to the value of the cattle.
In the above territory, there have
been good bulls and cows intro
duced in every county for breed
ing purposes; silos have been
built in a number of these coun
ties and the cattle business is
generally but slowly improving,
according to the ability of the
farmer.
During the past and present
year, the work has been extend
ed in 21 additional counties, in
volving 8,548 square miles, mak
ing a total of 21,236 square miles
now freed of the tick and work
ing. This work has been made
possible by the splendid co-ope
ration and foresight of county
officials and a majority of the
leading farmers and cattle own
ers. the State and Federal De
partments of Agriculture also co
operating and keeping the plans
of work under close organization.
The work in the state of Georgia
has encountered as few difficul
ties as a whole as any other state
in the southeast east of the Mis
sissippi river. The work has
progressed without the stimulus
of the presence of the boll weevil,
as is the case in the states west
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up other lines of work in connec
tion with cotton farming.
During the year of 1915, the
work in Georgia made great head
way. resultingin over 6,000 square
miles of territory being released
from quarantine. Over 500 vats
for dipping cattle are in operation
at the present time. All that is
now is prompt activity on the
part of leading public and busi
ness men, including farmers and
cattle owners, and within the
coming five years, through tho
rough organization and coopera
tion, ticks may be completely
eradicated from the remainder of
th State of Georgia. Until this
work has been completed, head
way in the improvement and
marketing of cattle will continue
to meet great obstacles, losses
and discouragement.
Very respectfully,
E. M. Nighbert,
Inspector in Charge.
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