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


Brown Is quite satisfied that tho c,ttlemen
and tho local gu horities VIII be far more
nomps tent TO deal with II effectively than |
congress ever .as or ever wiz ne mr'
Brown doubts about tho existence OF pleuro- |
pneumonia In tho eastern states even, and |
thinks the rumor was frat started by par |
ties who were interested In throwing ais |
or, dit upon American meat. lie agrees
with Mr.. Darlington that the estaol shmen'
OF the proposed cattle bureau would be
confess on that contagious diseases eTtted
or we're likely to exist to an alarming eh
tent among American stock. Tho proposed
leei,l alton would, Ia his opinion, necessi-
tate = large expense and accomplish no
substantial good.
LIT nARriH,
Of Mar In Bros. who spent thirty years 10
tho Mississippi and MI ouri valleys IN
raising, feeding, buying, ceiling and snip
ping cattle, said he never knew OF gsnu.
inc case II plearo'pneumonia or OF foot or
mouth disease among cattle In those re-
gions. Mr. Martin understands ihose DIS
eases having seen them In tho Old World
American cattle are entirely healthy IN
Mr. Martins estimation. and the hmeri-
can grazing district ho thinks the n est IN
climate ami forage to DO found 10 the
gorld. MIR. Martin takes no stock in the
proposed cattle legislation, which no con
s.ders unnecessary. out he iavor1 n ttrict
quarantine Of i'm norted European stock.
Mr.. z. WOOD,
OF Wood Bros. has been in the cst'le ousi,
mes. since 1866 and Is an Acknowledged
authority upon cattle matters. Mr.. Woou
never taw case OF pleuro-pneum onle,
which originated in the western and south,
western cattle districts, or was traosmi ted
from the eastern siates. Mr.. Wood, how
ever, approved OF the proposed Federal leg
lslation, aud OF tho estahishmeut oi the
cattle bureau. Such bureau, Mr. Woon
thinks. would have = tendency TO increase
the confidence ns TO tho health OF our meah
IN foreign countries.
Mr.. O. W. Htp0gs,
Of O. w. Hedges & Co.. after twenty years
experience smosg cattle, hse yet to learn OF
An authentic case OF plenro.pnoumonia. lie
never heard OF tho disease being tran.mit'
ted from tho eastern to the ~estern states
BY eastern cattle. and doubts about the ex-
stence q he disease IL any sptSSemlai hO e.
proposed Federal legislation in regard TO
cattle, and ia OF the opinion that any con-
efessional act upon the subject would be
detrimental to the cattle interests OF home
and abroad. The proposed cattle bureau
ia no. needed. and no one who Knows any
thing about cattle or who has 9 dollsr'e in.
terest In cattle, vants 1t. Mr; aeoess
would like to see foreign cattle strictly
auarantined, Gnd, az n prudential measure,
think, eastern cattle should be inspected.
Mr.. W. c. brown,
OF Brown, Price & Co favors rigid quar-
antine OF foreign stock. He does not be.
lisve that there ever has been case OF
pleuro- pneumonia among cattle west OF the
Alleghenies. and DOS mol believe tnns
there 10 any such probability Of cattle
plague OF any kind 10 the future as 10 call
Tor special legislation. Mr.. Brown eI-
pressed the Opinion that government vete-
ripary surgeons had done more hahn in
reporting imaginary cattle epidemics, ex
isting or prospective, than they can ever
remedy. The cattle men OF the weat knew,
In his entimatiop, how to take caro- OF Their
interests better than any member OF CON
eress or government agent did or could.
Mr.. Brown has been In business twenty
| five year,:
| Mg. 7. WARD.
acknowledgement and reliable stockman,
wss present ~ the foregoing interview ana
fully Endorsed the views expressed by Mr..
Brown. He considered government veter.
mary surgeons unmitigated nuisauces, and
considered 1t ab, urd to establish any gov
eminent board, bureau or commission 10
look after the ssniiary condition of cattle
which were perfectly healthy and likely to
remain 30.
MR.. ISAAC vAIxEL
| has been in business AZ the stock yards
since 1867 and now handles about 1000
head of cattle per week. He considers the
pleuro-pneumonia scare, entirely without
foundation, al tho Chicago etock Yards and
| In the western country, but thinks federal
legislation concerning II necessary, 30 Tar as
bringing cattle from the east to our west
ern country. The csttle that reach tie
| Ohics 90 yards have never show signs oil
cont gious disease, nor 10 there in his op'n'
ion any probability of O dangerous ep idem'
| 10 m aki r its appearance in the wester nor
ou'hwesiern cattle districts.
The senior member OF the arm o.
JOHN STAFFORD 4 co.
suggested that the live stock belonging to
men Of the beef-producing districts would
get along without anv kind Of interference
from the national government. lie did NOT
believe there was the slightest danger TO De
appre heDdtd from pleuro preumopisor any
other CO.. tsgious cat lie epidemic, and con-
sidered the proposed legislation quite I'M
necessary. The cstile'growing states. ne
remarked, ell had statutory ensctmcpts
which were amply sufficient to meet every
contingency. He favors, however. strict
.pd long quarantine OF stork import ID from
Europe, and is disposed to think that thi:
would be q retsllatoIy measure well c,iou
Hated 70 punish those obstreperoUs Euro
means Who refuse to feast and fstten upor
the tooths5me American hog.
Mr.. DKvERIpoE,
ofP II. Beveridee & Co, has fed from lOl
10 400 head ri cattle per year for this mar
ket since 1866, and has bought. cold nnd
shipped them since 1855 He does not be
beye there Is q case OF pleuro-pDeumonif
among stock rest o. the Allegheny noun
tains He fsvors, however. rig'd inspec
tinn Of stock imported from the extreme
eastern atstes, where IL IL the custom u
hsbitislly sable cattle, and also stock i'm
pnrted for breeding purposes Z ON Europe
Oae of the effects Of the bill, II passed
wou,d be 10 cut Of the shipment TO th
market en- irelv of Texas cattle and caus'
them TO tlaurhter their cattle ct home ant
ship 20 this and other eastern market
dressed beef.
n Scott & Amos. is one of the old-tim'
stockmen, Who used 10 drive cattle 10 thi
. civ and then fkirmish around among tn
mn rchers f1ra market. He has been thirty
Ave years IN business and hes yet TO lear
. ~ an authentic csse of rleurc-pneumo-t
| smnng wffiern or sou hwestern cattle. II
claims. Indeed, TO be entirely Ignorant
, .rv contagious disease amonE ca'ile whic
!. 4 ID ter way 10 this market Texas fevei
. -o-csfled, exisfs o. s1me trifiing exfeH
among the coast cattle OF southern Ttxs
during August and September The Dis
, .asn oririne'es from tkiu tick and i not
! lsricflv .prakirc cnn'sRinus-aiihough ID
. parasitic may b. di-iodged from one sn'mi
, s1e atssrh reef - another. o1t With ih
: frsf II. sfk u sutrnn the Gauss disappear
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