The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-12

,msrlcan cattle, nod they have no
4 AVON 10 npprchsud u At the present tim
B seiore the, "a TO discover any necessity
br bureau under tho auspices ut the gen
rial government, which has ior u, ~
he e1ierm nation OF this terrible cattle DE-
,.se WaiCh dusa not EXIT Last Year tue
l IN hlndlst 1871 600 head OF cattle, fHthfr.
, 4 from q par OF the srsi, northwest ana
iuih vest, but never found pn ahlnirl sal |
',hng hom any oontaaians disease. As
IA uIsl On sequence the hrm does ncl re
sya In the existence Of any CONTAGIOUS Nit'
sas, = smo"g American cattle, aud 10 opp' =
rd 20 the pending Federal o,tle hl asa
manifest WORK VI HupeferoRnion,. Messit'
lirfgory Cooley & Co applehendtd 40
trou'la from the imp0gtsti1n OF eastern
l,cck ktMly million bead OF young
stock from the Atlunoo Henesifl n'sr
have been distributed thfuughou, the Ca
ie.growing district, OF tho prairie region
hut have carried with thom no contagious
or serious disease. IL 10 time enough u
howl after ono is hunt. The hrm hvofa n
moro stringent quarantine Of EUROPEAN
stock.
MR.sRs. SHANNON BR0s. 4 co.
are Inclined TO think thst the rauitary corr
dillon Of American stock might oe eafly
cor fded TO the commissioner oi agriculture
that official TO have all needed hssl' tn r
q .nior member Of this firm 4 tes that ai.ef
/ yenty ye-rs spent IN tuying aud selma
n ,tle he never hssrd OF pleuro'pneumnhla
n 4 disease all o ing cattle 10 any rec
,.uigad extent until there was an nl'
Tempt to start sort oil steer inhrinmiy
vito lot of resident steer dootors' Inc
shannon Brothers do not think there 10 any
call for the proposed ttetr oIfsau, W.
suggests that, II there ever had been any
necessity for euch en- Institution, The q oE'
meu III the Chicago yards would have been
the frat to appreciate the necessity, anu 10
demand Federal assistance. The dessrs'
Shannon think tho stocfmcn can take ,x'
crllent care Of themselves ana OF tbeir ~
terests. They 10 not stand In need OF CON
gressional in'erierenoe ~ the present ume'
MR. y. n. PATTERSON,
| NJ Patterson Bros. d Co., after twenty-five
,ears' continuous experierce IN the ca I've
trade, was Obliged TO confess that he had
never seen any pleuro .pheumonio. lie AZ
20 states that western and southwestern
cattle are undoubtedly healthy, ana nc
quest ons seriously whether there Ia any
real pneumonia among eastern oAttIe' M
less ii 10 among the imported cattle. he
Gives az a reason for this last opinion that
more than 80 600 head OF eastern cattle have
passed through the Chicago stock YARDS
| sinco h. > connection with them and oeen
sea tered ell through the caltle'growing
states, ard yet, In no instance; has ~ been
even rdmored that they carried any disease
with thom. Mr.. Patterson does not THINK
| there is the slightest need Of the proposed
legislation and regards tho measure as a
convenient plan for making places for few
men who want places very badly.
Mr.. Il. +. Harrison, OF
HARRISON, ROGERS & co.,
can zee no necessity tor legislatiDg upon
the subject OF contagious diseases anon Z
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diseases, present or prospeo We, 70 &c com
bAt,ed or guarded agailst. American
cattle are the healthiest In the world, and
there is no reason to suppose tnat
they will not remain so. be
doubts tho existence OF pleuro-pneumo-
MIA among the cat lie OF any OF the eastern
states, even, and is firmly convinced that,
If such bureau as Is Contemplated by the
cattle bill now pending in congress, should
be established, II would De under the man
ag-meut Of spawned, brokendown politi-
cisns, WHO were utterly ignorant oil the ous'
mess they were supposed 10 look afier'
They would like to appear TO bs DONG
something and 70 would Ct up ecares re-
norting supposilitious cattle opidemics
MIR. Harrison thinks the stocL men can
manage their affairs without any govern
ment assistance II any contagious disease
SHOULD ever appear among the cattle, the
growers and dealeTs--the men directly 10
terestcd--would devise prompt and procti,
cal methods TO fet rid OIL without any red
tape humbug or bothera,ion.
Mr.. ABrRR rIA1T,
OF Abner Pi.tt & Co., has baen thirteen
years in tho cattle business, and In at tbs
head OF one OF the largest commission
houses al the yards. He never heard OF any
authentic case Of pleurC 'pneumoDia o.
other contagious disease among American
cattle. and considers the proposed cattle
4 L.. q ~ 4.
gatod outrage. In Mr. Piatt's estimation
there is no need for such bureau as the
bill contem plates, and were such an ore es.
tabl.hed 1t would be in charge OF ignoran'
block heads, like the present officers OF ths
humane society, who make esees OF them
selves at tho stock yards, and would have
most damaging effect on the stock interests
at home and abroad. lie favored strict
quarantine on European stock.
Nj .. H. HORNE,
| of HORNE Bros. 4 Co., has been engaged IN
handling cattle Tor thirty.three yssrg, aud
has never found or heard OF . case OF that
irighiful disease, pleuro-pnuemonia. ne
has heard rumors from time to t'ms
about pneumonia among cattle ON the East
srn senboard, but 10 no instance has TIE
disease been transmitted to the West. he
regards American cattle s uniformly
hssl,hy, and no government, or any otoel
kind OF a bureau, 4. needed 10 kesp then
henlthy. The stock-growers and dealers
hs 10 confident, will always take care o
their own interest without troubling con
gress. Mr.. HORNE does not thirk thu
rlsr ro-pneumon would spres6 to any
extent among cattle that run at large owe
tho Western ranges II 1t should be intro
duced. He favors, however, al Drudenlia
measures in regard to the proper quarsn
tine of foreign stock.
MR.. W. N. DARLINGTON,
OF Darlington, McGsughy d Co.. afte
TWENTY-FIVE years experience in the stool
, bu,insss, has vet TO see bis first case OF cat
tie pluro pneumonia, and Is decidedly o
me opinion that there is no occasion for tn
, Federal legislature TO worry about TIT
, health Of steers. Mr.. Darlington Is salts
( n ri that the more the government NEEDLE
with this matter the worse IL VIII no 10
everyone concerned, with the possible e1
csption OF those who want position u
the steer bur au. Mr.. Darlington suggert
, ed further, that the establishment OF cue
bureau OF commission es the bl, nov
pending before congress contempla,es woul'
, be a virtual Acknowledgements 10 foreiel
powers tbst American meat was now dis
esaed or was likely to become 90, and thu
! inf ct an irreparabls Injury upon our ez
port trade.
, of Dsnsley Bros & Co., never saw or hear
Of an authentic case OF pleuro-pneumoni
smong American csttle, although he ha
been for fourteen years in the catils trade
!, He does not believe in the propo' ed Fec
, ersl legislation on the csitle subject, or I
the establishment OF = bureau which, iror
the name Of thirgs, could or y BENEFIT thos
who run II unon salary psid by the ger
,, er,l government Mr.. Scoby doe. not ~
prove OF fighting imaginary evils. He favor
: the strict quarantine Of European stock.
. Nh n A. HALL,
, Of Conover & Hail, said he had never sesl
case of pieuro-pneumonia, or heard
, ono, in the sestern or southwestern caul
! states. He has no knowledge OF any con