, 1884-04-08

lection of their business. The stocKmen
of Chicago are not a unit on the subject
now by any means.-To7day they feel that 4
| there may be more on less Objections ta
the bill, which is, IN the main, good We
ought to have a stamp from the-United Z
States government to the effect that there
is no disease among the cattle. This
would lilta heavy weight from our foreign
cattle thereby aiding the traffic both AZ
Mr.. Robinson, of Chicago, was an
nounced as the champion of the Industry
bill. He believed the interests of the
sellers in his cityto be identical with those
of the raisers in the west. IL was his
| opinion that there should be an Animal
Industry bureau, and that inspectors
should be appointed. He regarded Mr..
Emory Storrs, the lawyer, as making a
great mistake in oppoing the Bill. There
IS a clique at the bottom 5of this bill OPP
posing 1t; and 1t is the dressed beef deal
ers. They send the best meat to Europe
and sell their inferior meats at homea
The dressed beef interests are seeking to
%monopolize matters. 1t is next 10 the
pleuro- pneumonia in its RIGHTEOUSNESS to
the stock interests of the great west.
There is a disposition to kill off all the
little butchers throughout the COUNTRY.
Unless there is something done to over
CONG this monopolistic tendency, the
twenty or thirty buyers of the present g
time will soon be reduced down to two or
or three, the business becoming thereby
still more monopolstic in its character.
1t behOoyes us to do all in our power to
exert an influence to bring about the passage
of the Animal Industry bill. This will
prevent the spread of that terrible dis.
ease, pleuro-pneumonia. Aristotle, the
ancient philosopher, tells us that this
dread malady existed among herds of cat
tie 800 years before the time of Christ
really more than two thousand years ago.
Some of the eastern states are anxious to
secure the greatest restrictions for the
PREVENTION OF PLEURo-PNEUMoSIA.
Hon. Emory Storrs is opposing the
measure providing for the appointment of
twenty well qualified inspeetous. This
Animal Industries bill is one of the most
important measures introduced into con-
gress, and shall use my utmost endeavor
to bring about its passage, which is SO
necessary for the welfare of this section Of
the country. arlff4 .fg4g
Mr.. Simpson briefly endorsed all that
was said in favor of this bill, and, be could
give it his hearty support. Many Of the
cattle which went from here formerly to
Chicago will hereafter be sent to Omaha
for Strengthening. An ounce of preyen-
ton is better than a pound of cure, and
this association should use every endeavor
to secure the stamping out Of all cattle
disease wherever it may exist. While
free from it here, we should seek Ito re-
main forever free. He moved that a vote
ufithanks be passed to the president and a
secretary of the Wyoming association
fpr the interest they had evinced
in the important matter. This
was unanimously carried amid applause
Mr.. John Wood claimed that most Of
the commission men Of Chicago had done
much TO stamp out the terrible disease.
He, himself, was strongly in favor of the
passage of the bill.
Mr.. VanWyek said that the stock
r~aisers of Colorado are a unit with
the Wyoming men IN favor of
the prompt passage of the bill.
Judge Carey gave a brief review of his
efforts and those of others in behalf of
national legislation in favor of stamping
out pleuro- pneumonia. They met at the
agricultural department in Washington
and saw three cattle killed; and one of
the animals slaughtered proved to be
a clean case of pleuro- pneumonia, the
THE DIREFUL DISEASE
Which cost the state of Massachusetts
one hundred and twenty thousand dollars
to stamp out from her borders. 1t had
cost Great Britain millions to stamp the
terrible disease out, The disease does
exist in our eastern states, and we can't
shut our eyes to this fearful fact. The
live stock industry of the country to-day is
greater than the entire national debt.
Cattle are now king and cotton merely a
prince As an industry, cattle are para
mount to any other industry in this
country. Congress cannot ignore the
stock growing interests. In New York
1 Z Oh NM haH haan .axpap1al thr,r,.l.,A
the state. and yet it is not
free from this fearful plague, as infected
cattle enter its borders from other states
New Jersey annually ~appropriates money
for the stamping out of the disease OPP
position was made to the bill under the
argument that it was a political Ta-oasars.
All who entertained this idea lave been
disabused Of it, and the bill merely hangs
fire in the United States senate on account
of the opposition of .ga q
THE chicago DEALERS. a 7
No disease exists in this section. Prob
ably there never has been a case west of
the Allegheny mountains. This is prob
ably owing to the fact that no diseased
cattle have been brought westward, But
one contaminated animal may spread the
dread infection. In the time of peace.
We should be prepared for war. We need
more legislation and it would have been
Wen II the Dill trOduce IN congress by
Mr.. Hatch had not been emasculated
in its great salutary provisions.
Millions might a~dvantageously be spent to
prevent the spread Of the disease. Wy
oming should maintain a delegation at
w ashingtOn TO secure proper legislation.
The transportation companies cannot af-
ford to oppose this %salutary bill. 1t is
folly for them to place themselves in a
hostile attitude toward it. SO soon.as we
can present a
CLRAN BILL OF HEALTH
there will be no opposition coming from
abroad as against American cattle. The
transportation companies should protect
the cattle trade, and there should be no
hostility between any of the several
branches of the great cattle business.
Mr.. VIM. Clay, the agent of extensive
English capitalists, in opposing a resolu-
ton endorsing the Animal Industries bill,
SAID that the commission houses had very
unjustly placed themselves in a hostile at
tltude to our interests.
On motion of Col. Rabbit the resolu-
tons introduced during the pendency Of
the bill were adopted
Continued on grSt pdge.l
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