The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-03-13
THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
A Talk win Secretary Sims On the sub
Jsct.

A Talk with Secretary Sims On the sub
Jsct
From SATURDAYS Daily.
VIM. Slime, secretary of the Kansas
stale boAId Of agriculture, arrived here
to-day on his return from the districts
in Coffey and Woodson counties which
are affected with the cat,ls plaguo
which has caused go much alarm among
stick men.
He informs as that the disease is still
confined u the three herds which were
visited by the governor and the EmI oria
committee on Thursday, and that the
disorder exits in no other ranches in
that section. Twelve additional cattle
have been attacked in the herd OF Mr..
Keith, and tue situation in the
corrals OF MIsTs. Goodrich and
Beard remains unchanged. Mr.. Sims
sy that n district five miles long and
three miles vide. including the injected
premis, s, has b en- placed under strict
quarantine, and that all the farmers in
the neighborhood are disposed to OBJ
serve the regulations imposed by
NiC bClfClCu W
take charge If the matter.
He says that Il is the opinion of DIR.
Holcome that large number
of che animals would recov-
er, but as IL would be mani
testify unfafe u ship them away, and as
they could not be used for beef. the only
feasible plan seems to be t. exterminate
all the herds affected and dIsiniect the
corrals where they have been kept.
Various plans have been sug gested for
Teimbursing The owners of the cattle
should such measures be adopted, among
which is the calling of an extra session
of the legislature or the appropriation
by the commissioners of the countlt In-
teresied for this purpose. II
is claimed that the commits
sinners have No legal authority
TO take such a step, though, as has been
suggested by Governor Click, there is
n do1bt but that the legislature would
make good any such expenditure.
Anoth'r suggestion has been made
that Of having congress pass a resolution
through the efforts Of our delegation, 10
Appraise and exterminste the infect
ed heId', and afterwards make
an appropriation To reimburse the
owners. II Is believed that by com.
paratively small outlay the contagion al
its present stage can be stamped out
and thus save millions of dollars to the
state and possibly to the nation. This
Is a MATER in which the country al
large is interested, and if the litter plar
is feasible we believe it would
DC the most economical solut' or
of the problem. 1t would cost yer1
much less than 60 convene the legisla
1ure, as IL would involve probable ex
peuse of $1,000 per day, and the session
would not be likely To last less thar
thirty days. AS $4,000 would psy fol
all the cattle, we still incline to the be
lief that the best mstho1 of graphing
with the difficulty is for the commits
sioners of the several coun
les TO take the chances o
making such an appropriation as MAJ
b necessary Ia accomplish the desired
end.
What is needle is prompt aclio', anC
some q 'ps should b. taken without de
lay. Mr.. Sims informs us that the com
niittee appointed at the recent meeting
at Neosho Falls has issued a circula
10 the commissioners Of Coffey, AudeT
son, Allen and WoodsOn counties ant
the stock men throughout the state. in
wiring them u net at Neosho Falls OF
Tuesday, March IL, at O'Clock p. IN
tor the purpose of dcvising ways ant
means for The suppression of the plague