Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-09

be slain than five thousand
ones be allowed to contract
,he disease from them. Missouri's
cattle interest is too large and profit
to be jeopardized by tame and
measures in this matter. 1t is
the first time the murrain has made
its appearance in the state, and, if
possible, it ought to be extirpated at
once and e%ffectually.
A large delegation Of stock men1
yesterday met Gov. Marmaduke and
Col. Colman in Jefferson City. A
delegation from this city, consisting
of Col. Green Clay, Maj. H. A.
Ricketts,, c. NJ. Lakeland, Maj. r. E.
Lawder and Bob White with others
were going over but arrived at the
depot too late for the train. 9
Col. Green Clay was in st. Louis
this week and had a conference with
Col. Colman, superintendent of agri-
culture, who agrees to leave DR..
TrumbOwer in Missouri until the
disease is eradicated. He also says
that he is ready to do anything he
can to assist Galloway in stamping
out the disease, but that the state
should act promptly on her own re-
sources. -l
The following kilograms were re-
ceived yesterday too late for action
and were promptly answered:
C. NJ. Lakeland. Mexico, Mo-:
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, April IA
strong delegation of stock men from
different parts of the state will meet
Col. Colman and myself at Jefferson
City tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
I wish you would meet us there with
a delegation from your vicinity.
Should you not be able to take regu-
lar train engage special. Telegraph
DR.. Smith to join you.
JNo. S. MARMADUKE.
The following reply was at once
sent:
Gov. Jno. S. Marmaduke, Jefferson City, Mo-:
MEXICO, Mo-, April S.-As l was
out of town until late last night / did
not receive your telegram in time to
get up delegation or get a train in
time to be at meeting this morning.
Citizens of Audrain county will APP
prove of any and all energetic actions
you may take in order to stamp out
pleuro-pneumonla in Galloway county,
and will render all assistance in con-
timing it to the infected location. We
t think there is no necessity of any
state quarantining against Missouri.
O G. NJ. LAKELAND.
A gentleman who is we'll posted on
cattle and their diseases, referring to
the pleuro-pneumonia, said to a LED
GER reporter: SIT is to be hoped
that our farmers and stock raisers
( are unnecessarily alarmed. There
are herds of cattle in the county now
ready for market, and the expense
= and delay of quarantine will be ruin
Gus G that interest. 1t is also about
time to re-stock our farms in view of
the coming pastures"
"What, then, do you advise cattle
men to do?" was asked.
"Simply to look after. their own
a herds and diaries closely and suffer
o the existing excitement to die out as
speedily as possible. Agitation can
do no good. 1T an animal is discov-
cred here sick with pleuro-pneumonia
let the whole herd be paid for and
killed"
l., paid for how or by whom?'
O by the state, of course. Let
n Governor Marmaduke call an extra
session of the legislature and provide
for that
'sWhere the disease is known for a
=, certainty to exist in a herd you be-
!, lieve in killing the whole lot?"
"That is all that can be attempted
probably. In all probability the
legislature, if ~reassembled, would be
= unable to devise a better or speedier
remedy. If congress has failed to
eradicate this disease, what can q
state do beyond what is suggested:
= The cattle killed in Galloway, 1 am
told, we're known to be sick before an
expert was called in to examine them,
and if any of our cattle were infected
y there would be similar symptoms. 1,
is folly to suppose that an animal can
q be dangerously sick without NANTES.
tation Of diseased condition. The
most practical suggestion made at
the meeting last week came from DR..
Allen, of Clay county, when he said
he favored a convention of cattlemen
for the purpose of raising a fund to
pay for such herds as they might con-
o clude to have slaughtered for then
mutual protection. If this is no!
d done measures should be taken by the
state to reimburse owners whose stocI
is killed"
"Then you think we in Audrair
and adjoining counties to Galloway
= are unnecessarily alarmed"
ooh, it is well enough to protect
! ourselves. To quarantine against
Galloway is sufficient, 1 think. AL
these meetings we are having here
will lead outsiders who merely glance
over the headlines of newspapers to
believe we actually have tine disease
&c here. W. already begin 10 feel the
, disastrous effects to business inter.
. ests. No cattle we're allowed sold
g on the streets Saturday. conseonently