, 1881-10-01
Gov Cu'lom's Forthcoming Proo1ama~
lion Scheduling Injected Cattle
Districts.
Which Shall It Be ef-The Question Of
Supremacy Among Cattle.
Breeders.
Encouraging Reports from Tho Treasury
mmlssion-preseryntio Of
Green Feed.


4lkE HENVlON oF ul9
Tho nclon OF tho Treasury Commission III
urglng Gov. Cojum to prohibit Mt o,,ce tho
shipment Into this State OF all cattlc from
New York, New Jorsuy, Pennsylvania, Mary
lnl,d, Delaware, mid VirRiniu, Is exciting
considerable comment III thu East. Several
Of tho more prominent agricultural papers
devote considerable spncu to the subject,
md, IN several cAscs, aro not backward In
casting reflections Oh the members uf the
commission, ..wl,o, III the interest Of safcty,
have sBen proper 10 sNggest measures Ut
protection ngainst tho spread Of contagious
diseases among the Western herds. Thn
Rnrtt NcU 1'Nr'tcr, In Il rccnnt Issue, re-
lerrlnE especially tn tho efforts already
iuulu to stop the shipments OF 1;usscrn
dairy calyes Ia Western 1arnls, says tint
"the great risk to tic public interGslx
from sprctnl commission HES III tie faet
that II feels bound 10 justify ITS existence by
cxaEgcrailng tho dll,gcr 1t WINS called to In
vesitgatc." THIS Isl brond assertion. ilIeailcu
for by tho facts. md the intiInatl0n of pur-
sonal feeling which II Carries with II shows
tint tie very lirst move Df the commission
towards preventing the spread ut cattle dis
ease Is lopkcd upon with unjust suspicion BY
lfnsc whose Interest 1t should bG to cneour-
Nev tl&b efforts being nlttto 10 eradicate Histf
prevent tllo spreatt Of slic, contagious. Tho
Western breeders nf valuable btuu,c.l stock,
However, thoroughly Lndorsc tic actlon Of thu
Treasury Commission. Tlloy ilssyu bccn fur
years IN constant HiaiD Of dread, caused by
Tue shipment into their lnltlst I'll Eastern
t!ntry calves nnro Or 'css infected with
i,sSasr ,Gana ant VIZ wy 'uoasr" ,., That WIZ
y thorough system Ut Qlnraltin0 aEnilsL
thlH special clsS Df stuck IN tutIiiplt upon
with rlenA,ire by thls GLASS Of stucll-nGst. It la
claimed thai thcsD CALVES nrr largely pure hrcl
the Chiuano s.rtis this elni,n Il II fuau,,us one,
lud Ovull II II wGrH ruo hHt nt sIit nd lttanIAl
rensu fnr atnPping tho trItlc. III prov ontnG
shipments uf cattlo rroln thu Suites spcth: by
tho eoNisslnn. s nut unlikely TINT Ct,,,s;1cr-
able thrdstlV VIII tnlluW to tllusu WHO make tGia
business In those particular ucnlItjus but thl5
u unt 70 hc compared with tho hnrtlship whru
Wo..!d 10 felt Y tho West should eontagio,s ho
ut tcclsun ns what tho lgAaFrghtso OF Illinois
atoek- -lncnfrcnlly nru 1n tho PROMISES ti0v. CuI
ION should sp1Sltltr tho question frnn every
stnndpulIt, and, having tho viuws Ut experts upon
aut promptly nIld ereettvoy, In which dutIsion
hu Will be supported unanimously by tho BREED
rrs pf tue Stute: AttllK upUn tho suggestion 0f
tho TREASURY Cosnt,isslu.,- CIV. GlIluu, It Is
said, viii next week issue fnr1tlnl proclamation,
hchedullnv tho districts referred IL, thus ef-
1ectunl!y preventing tho trat!lu, 80 fur rs tho Of
t0rts Ut tito StAtc Veterinarian c,iiI trefclit 1t.
ncss Of the Inst mentioned utc!ul will bu prac
tlcAtly Demonstrated II !s iluw elntiuh that the
Stato Veterinarian III prcspptin ting sIeh shipments
testing tho eHslstItnttunality nf the law passcd
BY tho Legislature ~ It's list sess sIon. THE
Flt1HUSE rGEtNtty took tho position tllAt Mt tho
best tho Efforts Of Dr. PnurGn could hHvo bit
question will shortly present itseit Tor sottlo-
lngNt.