The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-07-09
QUARAgrIg Z MATTERS

Galveston seems, through her board o
health, to entertain extreme views on quar-.
antine matters. We do not believe in adj
hitting, at this season of the year, vessels
from ports Infected with yellow fever, until
they have remained proper length of time
at quarantine station, and been thoroughly
umigated and dsinfected; but when this /:
done, why refuse them entrauce3 Now, il
seems that Galveston is threatening to quar-.
antne against New Orleans, because New
Orleans admits vessel, after sufficient deten-
ton at the quarantine station and perfect dis.
infection from Havana To do this, in our
opinion, would be sgross in justice, not only to
New Orleans, but to the entire state Of Texas.
There is no sense in Destroying our commerce
either from genuine fear or for the sake of
q petty envy and business rivalry. Com.
menting upon this question the New Or.
leans PicAyune says: "From the cores.
pondence which we published elsewhere it
will be seen Galveston again proposes to use
the quarantine privilege as a means of fur
thering her commercial interests. The pre-.
text adopted this time is that New Orleans
admits vessels from Havana 1t is not
claimed that there is even single ease Of
yellow fever in this city. There has not been
even rumor to base this trade restriction
upon. OfcJurse New Orleans cannot afford
to adopt any such policy as Galveston has
resolved upon, This is a great business cen
tire whose commerce extends to nearly all
parts the world, Galveston ia a town relying
upon a jobbing business with the interior, her
foreign trade being limited to moderate
exports Of Gotten to Europe during the
winter We have found by expert nee
that the importation Of disease can be
prevented by an enlightened system Of quar-.
antine that il is not necessary TO destroy
C Commerce in order to preserve the public
health. Vessels are permitted to come here
from Havana, but only after having under
gone quarantine and been subjected to dsin.
fiction. 1t is one Of the ports mentioned in
the quarantine proclamation of the governor.
However solicitous Galveston may be for the
welfare Of this city, she has not that interest
which is felt by our own citizens. We are
not SO unmlndful of the past or regardless of
our own commercial future as to run auv I'M
necessary risks, nor do we need the threat of
quarantine restrictions against us to slim
ulate our vigilance. The answer of DR..
Jones, however, presents so strong a case
that our ncighbor will probably wait for
more plausible reason for closing her port
against our merchants. We may console
ourselves with the reflection that every rail
laid on the Louisiana Western railroad
dlminishes the power OF Galveston
to Use this unfair weapon
We can hardly credit it that Galveston con-
templates any such action on so fimsy pre-
text. But lift should be done, then it would
be the duty of the governor to interfere, and
prevent SO unjust measure. The CONNER
clal interests of the country while of vital i'm
portsnce, it is true, should not weigh in the
balances with human life and human suffer
ing, but when no risk is run, no danger in
CURED, why should commerce be ruthlessly
and wantonly Interfere with, We have seen
no accounts of a serious yellow fever cpl
demic at Havana, and we have no reason
to believe that it is any worse
there now than it usually is at this time of
the year. Why, then, this extensive anxiety
about vessels from that port? When they
are kept three weeks and more at y Quaran-
tine station, and vessels and cargoes are fumi-
gated and disnfected how can they be dan.
gerous' The delays at quarantine stations
ought to be interference enough with tho
traffic and trade of the country, without
stopping it entirely. The interior people Of
Texas are interested in this thing, and do not
want their goods stopped on mere pretsxts,
or because Of silly frights. When the rail-
road is finished through to New Orleans
there will be a cess ition of this foolishress,