, 1884-03-18
CORDIAL COOPERATION.
Wyoming and Colorado Cordially
Join Hands for the Timely
Suppression of Cattle
Disease.

a special meeting of the Colorado Stock
Growers association was held in Denver
on Saturday afternoon, the proceedings of
which We're briefly reported in the tele-
graphic columns of the LEADER on Sun
day. y large percentage of the most
prominent cattle men of the state were
present, about forty in all, a very fair
representation of the whole association.
Jacob Scherrer, president of the a~ssocia-
ton, announced its special object as the
adoption of measures by which the Colo
RADIO stockmen could cooperate with those
of Kansas and Wyoming in preventing
the further spread of the foot and mouth
disease among the cattle of the west, and
in exterminating the disease where it had
appeared.
L. r. Rhoads, the association attorney,
said that inasmuch as it was likely that
the Kansas cattle men would try to get
rid of infected cattle by shipping them out
of the state, the association should ask
the railroads to bring no cattle into the
state from Kansas. Should the railroads
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be asked to call a special session of the
legislature for the purpose of making
quarantine laws of the kind needed at
this time.
RESOLUTIONS QUITE PERTINENT.
The following preambles and resolutions
were heartily applauded and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS. A cattle disease of a highly con-
tagiOus character has made its appearance in
the adjoining state Of Kansas, from and through
which state large numbers OF cattle are being
now brought into Colorado and
WHEREAS, There appears to be no law of the
state of Kansas and no law Of the United States
whereby cattle suffering from this disease, or for
that matter from any disease, or which may have
sustained exposure thereby, and in consequence
bear the latent germs of infection, can be legal
ly quarantined within the Infected districts or
their movements in anywtse lawsully impeded
and
many cattle have been already driven from the
infected districts to other portions Of the state,
and there are rumors OF the appearance of the
disease in fresh localities, and great probability,
in the absence Of legal measures for suppression,
of Its spreading in all directions from the in
fected centers and with great rapidly and is
aggravated form as the warm season approach
WHEREAS, The prevalence of such a disease
among the, cattle maintained upon the open
range would be more destructive In its character
and more ditiicult OF control and eradication
than among cattle maintained in stables or en-
! CLOSED pastures, because OF the SeInl-wild nature
of the cattle themselves, the habit and necessity
which compels them to travel far in search Of
food, and because of the impossibility ofkeeping
the cattle in a perpetual roundup, where they
could be subjected TO daily inspection and treat
ment, and the impossibilttyO OF permanently sepa-
rating the healthy from the infected animals
therefore, be 1t
Resotred, That we ask the governor of Color
ado to consider the danger TO which the great
grazing interests of the state, the live stock upon
the ranges and upon the farms, is exposed to by
the Introduction of cattle from beyond Its bOr-
deTs from states which either have no adequate
legislation upon the subject or make no effort TO
suppress dangerous or contagious diseases as
Resolued, That until the character and extent
of this outbreak is more fully known, and until
time shall have given assurance that other
plague centcrs are not likely to be developed in
Kansas and other states, from or through which
cattle are brought into this state the importa-
ton of all cattle into Colorado should be pre-
and that to this end we the estab-
lishment Of quarantine stations at points where
the several railroad lines cross the border, and
that all cattle be detained at such station for at
least ninety days or for such additional time
as may be necessary to establish the fact that
no contagious disease Will be introduced with
them
Resoiued, That If there are no existing laws
under which quarantine stations can be estab-
lished, and measures adequate for the protec-
ton of the cattle of this state from Infection be
devised, we urge upon the governor the necessity
of calling n special session of the legislature to
provide such legislation, The interest involved
Is in capital Invested and in income derived the
second In importance in the state, and in view
OF ITS pernanence and probable Development
tue UINl, It's DFbLttIlOl Is u matter VI general
concern. And while the plague Is not yet upon
the very border Of the state, 1t would be unwise
In the treatment of an interest OF this magnitude
TO delay. action aud to postpone, provision for
suppression until the plague makes its appear
ance in our midst. Half the battle, II not the
The same agency which brought the disease
from the sea-bOard to Kansas without any inter
yening outbreak may at any day transport IL
across the state of Kansas and bring it to the
borders OF this state. Far away as It is, IL is
SUI SC, near that all prudent measures for self
protection should be Immediately taken.
ReSOLred, That the governor be further re-
quested to appoint 4 committee to visit the in
feeted districts of Kansas forthwith, that
accurate may be had of the extent
of the disease and Of all facts concerning IL.
Resolved, That the president, secretary and
executive committee OF this association be APP
pointed to confer with the officers OF the rail-
roads entering the state, with a view Of inducing
prevent the shipment Of cattle into colorado nm
til such time as the same may be admitted with
safety, and to take such actions in connection
with such railroads as may seem necessary.
WHEREAS, The various contagious diseases
affecting. live stock are all of foreign origin, and
it is declared by the English government, sus-
agriculturalists, that the only safety from in-
lection lies in the absolute prohibition of the
to expend money I'm stamping out a disease at
home while admitting the Importation Of posi-
ply diseased animals from abroad therefore be
Resolred, That we request our senators and
OF a law prohibiting, on sanitary grounds, the
importation into the United States of either
cattle, Sneep or swine rom all countries where
Contagious diseases affecting their description OF
live stock are kdown to exist, or from countries
which permit Of the importation Of live stock
from such countries as are infected.
WISDOM FROM WYOMING.
Judge J. NJ. Carey, of Cheyenne, and
a large cattle owner of Wyoming, made a
stirring and timely address. He began
his remarks by saying that the territory
which he represented desired to co-ope-
rate with Colorado in tbs matter, and
wished Colorado to cooperate with her.
The subject of the pre- cotton for cattle
against contagious diseases was a matter
of no new agitation in Wyoming. The
foot and mouth disease had appeared sew
eral years ago in the United States, and
by vigorour and prompt action had been
stamped out. 1t had now appeared again
and must be dealt with in the same way.
There might be some, who, fearing the
effect on pending cattle transactions,
would desire to keep the appearance of
the infection quiet, but that was not the
way to treat the matter. 1t must be dealt
with violently. Australia and New Zeal
and had lost $50, OOO, 600 by the iutroduc-
ton of a single infected COW among their
herds, and England had spent$ SEQ. 600, 600
in stamping out pleuro-pneumonia and the
foot and mouth disease among her cattle.
No such chances should be taken by the
Western g~raziers. ingalls,, of Kansas,