Show CRICKETS A PLAGUE FUGUE Mass Meeting in Idaho to Down the Pest and Build Safeguards COUNTY MAY BE SWAMPED I Protection of Visitation Visita I tutu nil lIn Planned II cd b by Public Committees Rexburg Ida Juno 3 The 3 The executive live tive and finance committees having ln In charge tho time cricket situation during the tile past year 11 and 1101 who were again appealed ap ap- ap pealed to 10 at a n public ma mass s meeting held at St St. Anthony on onIa May Ia 19 1906 to act In the time same capacity for the thc pr present enl year eor submit the time following re reports reports re re- ports of ot what was done last year and amI appeal for COl om further aid ad for the thc Immo- Immo diate future Tho The past years years' experience has tins hast t taught u ht your yoUl commutes that lint the time only practicable method of oC exterminating the pest Is h by IY constructing permanent fences which consist of ot boal ds lined with iUm tin This Th's effectually stops crickets crick crick- ets in n their march and collects them together In such a u manner that they timey can cnn be bc effectually destroyed ed wherever the they come conic In Iii co contact willi with the time fence CUll Can Control Insects Iii Experience has also taught your our committees that although these in lum insects in- in sects arc are vcr very cry destructive of all a agricultural agri agri- rl cultural crops COIlS when allowed to lo take I I t their co course Ulse still they can be conti con con- ti oiled and with a reasonable expendi- expendi e of or money and atil labor Jabor all cro crops s can he bo preserved and the time situation permanently Derma perma erma- erma controlled This has been demonstrated by the fact that from time the efforts of oC the thc people of oC this county county coun coun- t ty in time the de destruction of the crickets last year practically all crops were saved Alread Already this year rear crickets have appeared ap ap- ap neared again in vastly Increased numbers num nun bers lers and are ale now invading our neighbors neighbors neigh neigh- bors hors at Piano and alon along Egin Bench and even extending cast east of St St. Anthony Anthony Anth Anth- ony beyond Ora stretching across tho the countr country Co for l' l a distance of oC more moro than thirty miles Je Alone This lims has tins made mado it necessary for fOl ci the time people In time thc Immediate vicinity orthe of or the infected district to take tace up the timo light practically in order oder to save their crops and we wo frankly submit that people should not be bc expected expected ex ex- peeLed to contend with this infection without e tl to aid and amid united effort of time tho ho entire j coplo of the county of Fre Fre- mont moat Already hits year cal the tho people of oC Egin Bench have constructed about nine miles of this necessary alY fencing and arrangements are arc being made for forthe forthe forthe the construction of this fence eastward cast cast- ward to beyond Ora Ola a distance of about twenty five miles This fenc fenc- ing costs about per ier mile and when it Is constructed the entire distance dis dis- tance along alonS' the lines of the invading enemy it constitutes a permanent barnor barriel barrier bar bar- nor rier against the time invasion In of oC the ti-ic crickets crickets crickets crick crick- ets into tho the agricultural district and b by the use of crushing machines in time the canals and amid river the tho pest we think can be permanently exterminated Fence Felice Will ill Help Some Sonic When this fence Is constructed along the time lines hues of or the Infected district the time people in iii the thc vicinity can cun control time the situation This work vork will necessitate lh the of a about out U The people living in Iii the tue vicinity of tho time Infected in In- In district as a matter of self self- preservation must expend this money moncy unless the entire people of time thc county rail rally to their assistance Certainly no citizen of this count county can caum afford to fall fail to respond to this call caB for om help Every one I Is Interested The Tue method of if extermination above referred t lg effectual check cheek upon the ad ad- ad vance amice of oC these invading Insects and anti thus thUN removes CS the time dan danger er of or their theil cro crossing time the Snake river and anti invading the populous portions of our count county Will ili be III O Overrun However If Ibis timis work vomit In is nr lint 1 i. i It will vill be he but a short time until the County will be bo so 50 overrun will time the e hOSt that hint over every citizen will viii bo be com Corn to make malio his own fight for Cor self self- preservation Your committees also found from Crom rein last years year's experience that time the thod of or collecting the time funds from Crom roni the time people for ro this most worthy worth purpose pO C was vcr very ery successful and amid therefore wo we think it best iest to adopt time the same method this year for lie lion of funds Hh Therefore there thero he be appointed cd In lii each Si wm will precinct in n nt time MIG county a 10 local finance of t r con Coil o three of r your who vimo will vill take up time the vork o of funds minds to b be the lie forwarded to J J. J p P. Clark of the thc General St SL Anthon Anthony Idaho We Vo v appeal ii ai again to lo ou you for or your Our united untied and magnanimous support to lo this most urgent alit and worthy cause U. U J J. J Costley Chairman CharleS v M. M J J. J Ken KOIT Thomas 8 W. W Lloyd Llod Hopkins I L. L M. M I Farl Secretary 0 o. i p P. Soule J J. J IS a Fogg Jed C C. W. W Poole Poolo J J- W. W T Collier Couter G G. G A A. Forney Ferney J J. J P P. Clark Clarl Treasurer |