Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-15
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
ceedinps Of the Cattle Men and Rail-
road Ofaciais 1t Topeka Yesterday.


dav morning conference of cattle men
and railroad managers, together with
the governor, the state veterinarian ana
the State live stock sanitary commits
sion, was held in the executive once
al the state house, the following being
present at the meeting:
Gov. Geo. w. Click.
DIR. A. A. HolcOmb state veter mary
W. A. Harris, J. w. White and j.
w. Hamilton, of the live stock sanitary
commission.
j. w. Morse, superintendent OF the
Kansas City stock yards.
&. W. Ward, of the Wichita Cattle
company.
Al. Snider, of the Drum T. Snider
Cattle Co., Indian territory.
| L. +. Wilson, of the Prairie aud
Texas Cattle CO., Indian territory.
| Jno. Dawson, of the Dawson, Reed
& Byler Cattle Co., Texas.
Major Calvin Hood, Of the Chey-
enue and sArapalloe Cattle Co, Indian
territory. 'a7s
Mr.J. +. McAtee, of the McAtee Il
Colson Cattle Co., Indian territory.
| A. A. Robinson, general manager OF
the A r. Il S. +. II. II. Co.
| Geo. b. Harris, assistant general
manager of the A, L. Il S. +.
| J.F. Goddard, traffic manager OF
the A., T.. & 5. f., and Geo. w. Veale,
of the Union Pacific railroad.
The governor called the meeting to
order and stated that the object of
the meeting was to take steps to pre-
vent further entry of spread of Texas
fever among Kansas cattle and To re-
stofe confidence among buyers OUT
side. as well as within the state. AZ
ter discussion the following rcsoiu
lions were drawn by a committee
chosen by the governor, consisting of
A. J. Snider, {. Il. Morse. A. a. Rob-
inson, j. I. McAtee, w. j. Hamilton,
Nv. A. Harris, a. a. Holcomb, q. w
Veale, Mai. Calvin Hood and +. T..
Wilson, which resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas. The disease known rs
Texas fever has been spread TO a limit
cu Aleu- iiiuonS <lv..o-.i~ ".-tNs Ly
contact with tide water, or through
cattle which have been driven and
shipped irom the gulf states and the
state Of Arkansas, and
Whereas, 1t is thought desirable TO
establish protective measures which
will entirely prevent the introduction
of disease among the uninfected, 1t is
Resolved; First. That this meeting
respectfully request his cXcellency
Gov. Click to establish a system OF
quarantine by the appointment OF in
spectOrs, who shall be authorized and
required to inspect all cattle whenever
the same may be offered for shipment
within the state Of Kansas, and espc-
ciaily Mt the stations of Cofieyville,
Afk aiisas City, Hunnewell, Caldwell,
Dodge City, Coolidge, Ellis and Wal
lace, to determine by their inspection
whether the same are diseased or Gu
pable of communicating disease; and
il shall be the duty of these inspectors
to furnish 10 all shippers of cattle
which have passed inspection certi
ficate of their healthy condition. the
agent of the railway company ship
ping such cattle to be furnished with
q copy OF such certificate. ~
Second, II shall also bes the dnty Of
the inspectors when cattle are offered
for shipment to ascertain the route over
which they have been driven, and in
the event that the same have been
driven across through cattle trail,
or brought into contact with through
cattle, to quarantine against and pro-
hibit the shipment of such cattle until
perfectly satisfied that there is no dis
ease extant among them.
Third, That request me made to
the governor of Illinois, and TO the
commissioners, appointed under the
act establishing bureau Of animal in
dtfstry for the United States to join in
an investigation and satisfy themselves
that no contagious diseases exist
among the native or wintered cattle
within the state of Kansas, the Indian
territory, Colorado or the panhandle
ofTexas.
Four. That il is an established fact
that the communication of the conta-
gious disease known as Texas fever,
impaired by through or tidewater
herds to domestic cattle, has not cX.
tended from such infected domestic
cattle to others; that such secondary
communication is absolutely unknown
and established by the fullest and
best practical and veterinary expert
ence 10 be impossible.
That the live stock associations, rail-
road companies and stock yard COM
panies represented at this meeting
will cooperate with Gov. Click and
use their best endeavors TO sucure the
enforcement of such needful regula-
tions as his eXccllency shall in his
judgment deem necessary TO carry
out the spirit of the above resolutions.