Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-04-02
KILL THE CATTLE.
important Meeting of Stock
Men in Fulton.
THE COUNTY AND STATE EXCITED.
4 Serious and Fatal Disease Among the
Cattle Of Fulton.

Last Tuesday, in company with the
gentlemen from Audrain, whose
names are appended to the resolution
passed by the Audrain delegation,
found below, Bob White Of the Mex
leo LEDGER, attended the cattlemen's
convention in Fulton, which was
called to devise ways and means to
stamp out the pleuro-pneumonia now
playing havoc with the cattle of CAL
laway county. Stock mel from all
over the State were present as we'll as
the veterinary surgeon of Kansas and
the Z. S. veterinary surgeon. The
meeting was called to order by j. l..
Erwin, a leading stock man of Gala
way county, who made a very neat
speech referring to the danger from
the disease now prevailing among the
cattle of Fulton and Galloway coun-
ty.
r. P. Bland (Silver Dick) Con-
gresham from hat district, was
made permanent chairman. J. F.
Llewellyn, of Mexico, was made
secretary and Bob White Of Mexico
LEDGER, and j. /. Nichols Of Fulton
Gazette, assistant secretaries. r. P.
Bland made a neat and practical
speech in favor of immediate action
in the matter and showed clearly
that the disease must be stamped out
at once or it would spread all over
the State and the United States. Tel
egrams were read from several gentle
man who could not be present. We
noticed one from Congressman Hut
ton, saying ne was not able to be
there. Governor Marmaduke had to
meet a delegation in Jefferson City
from Kansas City in the morning but
rode the thirty miles in a buggy to
be where duty called him. James
Hardness, Of the Rural World, was
present and insisted on the necessity
| Of immediate action. He said that
every animal that had been exposed
should be killed at once at any cost.
The .. S. veterinary surgeon said he
knew it was all over Fulton among
the town COWS and said millions OF
dollars could be saved by stamping
it out at once He said there was nc
use of concealing the matter, that all
the cattle in the county were in dan.
ger. DR.. Holcomb, veterinary sur
geon of Kansas, said unless Missouri
stamped this disease out at once tina,
state would have to quarantine
against US.
The following committee to witness
the killing and examine the lungs was
after dinner appointed: Bob Baker,
DR.. Crawford and j. F. Llewellyn
Of Audrain, j. NJ. Parker and E.
Bradford Of Boone.
The following committee to devise
ways and means to stop the disease
was then appointed. DR.. Holcomb,
of Kansas, j. L. Erwin and n. D,
Thurmond of Galloway, C. NJ. Lack
land of Audrain, DR.. Hardness Of Kan
sas City. Congressman Bland anf
Gov. Marmaduke we're also added.
After dinner the committee anG
stock men present attended the kill
ing out near the asylum. They were
all satisfied that the disease existed
and vas fully as bad as represented
Several cattle we're killed and al
showed traces of the disease, some
more and some less.
After dinner the convention me-
again and several resolutions were
offered-some good and some with
out any point at all. Every ont
agreed that the cattle which had beer
near those infected should be killed
A subscription was started and about
$500 raised on the spot to pay fol-
cattle killed. 1t is thought that the
Legislature, without doubt, will re
imburse all money spent in this direc'
ton. The executive committee wa:
then appointed and G. M. Lakeland
of Mexico, vas placed upon it.
A finance committee was also ap'
pointed and prominent stock men al
over the state were placed upon it,
The result Of the convention is that
all present are now aware of the
danger we arc in. They are thor
oughly aroused to the necessity OF
stamping out the disease at any cost
Stock men we're brought together ant
talked together and all think the
Legislature should and will pay al
bills looking to this end. The inter
ests of the whole state and the whole
United States are at stake.
Legislatures and Congress are in
terested in this matter and any mem
Der Of either body who does not take
an interest in the matter, rs Colone.
Bland said in his speech, twill be sci
down upon by his constituents
Galloway and the State must kill and
kill promptly and without fear or ia
vor or we will suffer q terrible calam.
ity.
NOTES.
The town cows of Fulton must go
Col. 1. N. Hathaway is irrepressible
Col. Crews did the Handsome as
usual.
j. F. Llewellyn made q good sec