The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-12

right cannot be disputed when all the
] facts of the case are known clearly
Hundreds of law-abiding citizens, oc.
cupying all the country In question
with valuable herds comprising life
times savings, deserve protection
more than few traiiiCkers in infec-
tlous cattle.
"a few northern Colorado spectlla-
tors bought these Texas cattle expect
ing TO enter Colorado in direct viola
ton of their own state laws, but the
southern Colorado men are deter
mined that the Flaw shall be properly
enforced, aud the passage of this class
of cattle through Bent and Los Ami
mas counties shall be prevented.
Clearly, then, their getting through
the territory will avail nothing.
Occupants of the country through
which ii is desired 90 pass the inicc-
tious cattle, have suffered enormous
losses from year to year by Texas
fever, from the slight contact with the
before mentioned trails, and hence
know full well the wholesale dcstruc-
ton that would result from permit,
ting infectious cattle to pass over
their ranches.
"1he charge that the opposcrs of
the passage of these cattle are dong
it to depreciate prices in order TO buy
Chchply, Is a Misrepresentation. Not
one of them wishes TO purchase such
cattle. The driving of these cattle
from one state or territory to another
is palpable violation of the Animal
Industry law. The occupants of the
country feel that the attempt by Texas
TO force infectious cattle upon them,
thus involving loss of hundreds of
thousand OF dollars to themselves and
parties throughout the entire country,
is an injustice and an outrage, aud
they demand that, before the govern
ment sanctions 1t or becomes a
party to il, full investigation
be made in support ofthe facts as
herein stated. The occupants ask
only for a fair hearing. The reason
ablcness of this demand as shown by
the quarantine laws OF Kansas, Col
orado, New Mexico and territories
north, and, also, the fact that the same
cattle cannot get passage-way through
the state OF Texas, except by railroad
(Signed) w. II. TOWERS,
+. a. LEE,
Committee for the Live Stock as
ISOLATION.
KICK NUMBER TWO.
The following was telegraphed TO
the secretary ofthe interior tonight
Kansas City Mo, July, 1875. Hon
orable l.. q. q. Lamar secretary of
the interior, Washington, ID. @.
Your kilograms of to-day received.
Our message seems to have been mis-
construed and il is manifest that we
have unfortunately failed to make
the actual situation understood at
Washington We now wish to state
most respectfully, but also most de-
stinctly and positively, that there are
and have been, no distractions to the
passage of herds over any trails which
have ever been used. No
objection is made by ranchemen to
the passage Of cattle over the old
trails aud your inspector will not find
those trails INSTRUCTED. We desire to
make ourselves clearly understood rs
stating to you that the owners of
these infested herds are now attcmp-
ing to drive and scatter them through
pastures and over ranges where no
trails have ever been made. Past eX-
perience teaches emphatically that
this means the wholesale destruction
of the cattle ranging thereon aud
which have been placed there under
leases made with at least the approval
OF the government and in the belief
that the established trails for the pas
sage of cattle would continue to be
used. and without any apprehension
that herds would be allowed to leave
such trails.
The truth of the statements in this
and in our first mes
sage can be established to your
entire satisfaction, and we
respectfully ask OF you
careful consideration OF them before
any summary measure, as minated
in your message, shall be adopted
The herds being driven up are in.
fected, aud their owners know ii, and
their assertions to the contrary are
simply pretenscs. The experience oI
years must not be ignored to credit
such statements.
[Signedl w. A. TOWERS,
THOMAS A. LEE,
COMMITTEE for the stock growers AS
ISOLATION of southern Colorado
Kansas, northern Texas, Missouri
and the Indian Territory, represent
ing two aud onc-half to three mil
lion head of improved American
cattle.n
/ MIR. LEE INTERVIEWED.
J Kansas City, July ll.-Mr. Lee, il
Z an interview tonight cites, in sup
: nort of the statements made to ScCTC