Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-07
THEY WANT PEACE.
An Effort 20 he Made 10 settle the DIFF
ferences Between Northern and
Southern Cattlemen.
President Simpson Thinks Our Breth.
rem Below Should Have Trail
and Stick TO IL.
A Mysterious Disease-Whence II
Cvmeth and whittier IL Goetb,
Questions Yet Unanswered.

COl j. ~. BlmpbOu OF Dhlh5, pferl-
dent Of the Texas Live Stock assoc!a-
ton, stopped over In the city yesterday
en- route to his ranch in Brazos coun-
ty. A reporter found the colonel Mt
the Pickwick hotel last night and took
advantage OF the occasion to interview
him In regard TO the meeting, for which
a call has just been issued, of the.exec-
utive committee of the stock sssocis-
ton ut Dallas, May Is, to endeavor TO
effect an agreement between Northern
and Southern Texas cattlemen In
regard 10 the vexed question of
splenic or Spanish fever. 1t will be
remembered that every district asso.
citation in the northern part OF the
state has recently quarantlned against
the southern cattle, until the oJtracised
locality now includes all south of the
Texas IL Pacific road and east OF Bay
lor county, taking In such counties as
Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger,
Wise and Tarrant, which are, 10 far as
known, entirely free from infection.
The matter has assumed such
serious shape that trouble be.
tween the cattlemen Ia feared,
and 1t is 10 prevent this and restore
harmony that the meeting has been
called at Dallas.
"What are the points OF difference
between the two sections?' asked the
reporter of Col. Simpson.
"The Northern men claim that their
cattle are infected by the Southern
drives, and that their losses from
splenlc fever, especially last year.
have been severe. The Southern men
say that they have always driven
through the state and that II Is not
right to cut them of now; that they
are a part Of the state, and entitled to
every privilege not forbidden by Its
laws, and that IL Is n matter Of life
and death with them"
"What do you think the most prnc.
ticable method of settling the dis
pute?p
1.-THE Southern men are bound to
have an outlet for their cattle;l that ia
evident. The only feasible plan In
my opinion Is for the committee to
agree on q trail, with the understand
ing that the Southern cattle shall
stick closely to It,"
Suppose this Is refused2"
"In that case the Southern men
would probably start their cattle
through and II interiered with, call
on the governor for protection, and II
Ia hard to see how he could refuse II. -
"ls there any danger to be appre-
hended from the passage OF the South.
ern cattle over such trail?r
II think not, with an early drive.
The greatest danger IL In hot weather,
and with cattle shipped through to
Wichita Falls. The transition is so
quick that the change OF climate does
not have time to gradually work out
the germs Of the disease"
In response to question as to the
nature and effect OF splenic fever, Col.
Simpson replied:
1T is all matter Of theory, and
nothing Is definitely known except
that there Ia such a disease, Its exist
ence depends entirely on altitude, and
IL Ia believed that II does not originate
above 600 feet. On this account its
birthplace Is confined to the coast and
eastern counties. II Is very peculiar
In Its workings, the infected cattle APP
pearing perfectly healthy. They seem
to leave the contagion along the trail
on thegrass, ~ cattle have been known
to take the disease In this manner.
The fatality Ia vecy great among
stricken CATTLE"
"ls there no preventative known
against it?n
None has been discovered 40 far,
The bill introduced in the recent leg.
islature to create a state sanitary com.
mission, Ii passed, would undoubtedly
have done much to unearth the mys,
teries connected with this peculiar
disease. But that body saw 1T to de.
, feat 1t, and there Ii nothing left for the
cattlemen to do but accept the situa.
, ton In the beat manner pOssible.n
Continuing, Col, Simpson remarked
"rhere is good deal OF seltishness In
. this matter OF quarantining, Now
, IA matter of fact, the interests OF the
; cattlemen are all alike; what affect,
one section disastrously must lpiur,
another. The cattleman who is no
D permitted to drive must have money
: from some source, and gluts the mar
ket with poor cattle, To the great detri
!, ment of the entire cattle INTEREST,"
THE CALL.
Below IL appended the address o
! representatives OF several stock asso
, Citations to President Simpson and tn
! call for a meeting OF tho executlv,
committee, which he Issued In re
sponse;
DALLAS, Tx, May I, 1855.
" y, simpson, President state Stock ASsC
T citation, Dallas, Texas
q Dear Sir, We, the undersigned
: would respectfully represent that ow
J. ing to the misunderstanding that nov
. seems to exist between the cattlemel
o and drovers OF Southern and Northern
y and Northwestern Texas In regard 4
. an outlet for Southern Texas cattl
J north through Northern Texas, w
Y deem that the good OF the cattle indus
y Try OF Texas, and in order to quiet an,
v harmonize the cattlemen OF the statt
e that you, as president OF the State ~
ISOLATION, call meeting OF said asso
citation, or In lieu thereof, = meetin
OF the executive committees of all On
~ associations In the state, at an earl
., day, for the purpose OF discussing an
Q, agreeing upon trail or trails on whic
G. said Southern cattle can pass ont /,