The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-16
CATTLE ARKALRs.

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from this exposure and died,
too, right here. at home
shortly alter the domestic cattle or half
breed cattle have been brought bach
from the southwest ranges. What
Secretary Lamar needs is knowledge
then he could act intelIIgently. If be
would come out west and visit
tho cattle sections, talk with
tho csttlemen, see with his own
eyes and get some practical informa-
ton on the great live stock interests of
the west, and also post up a little about
the noble red man." as he is in his ma.
tive haunis, his administration of the de.
partment, which should really be In the
hands OF thorough going western man
OF experience and actual practical
knowledge as we'll as culture,
would probably be more acceptable
TO the main constituency OF his depart
ment. Our live stock industries must
be protected and we do not want any
blood thirsty Apaches on our borders
either. Between the south Texas steers
and the festive CheyenDcs we are having
a tribe more than our natures can stand
without any carte blanche being givea
10 the Apache and the aforesaid natives
of southern Texas. The following is
the reply sent to Secretary Lamar Satur-
day evening:
Hon. L. &C. Lamar. Secretary Department
OF the INTERIOR Washington D. e.:
KANSAS CRY, July 11.-Your tele-
gram OF the IL inst received. Our mes
sage seems TO have been mIscOnstrued
and II - manifest that We have failed TO
make, unfortunately failed TO make, the
situation understood at Washington. We
now wish to state most respectfully, but
also most distinctly and positively that
there are and have been no distractions
TO the passage of heIds over any trails
which have ever been used. No obIec-
ton Is made by ranchmen 10 the passage
of cattle over old trails your inspector
Will not find trails INSTRUCTED; he will
ind them open. We desire to make
ourselves clearly understood as stating
to you that the owners of these infected
herds are now attempting TO drive and
scatter them through pastures and over
ranges where no trails have ever been
made. We invite your special attention
/ - 49, "AASA We tAAnh Co4uOb udVC
been understood by you. Past expert
ence 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 tacit approval OF the govern
ment, and In the belief that established
trails tor the passage of cattle would
continue to be used and without any ap-
prehension that herds would attempt to
leave such trails and be driven through
other pastures. The truth OF the state
ments of this and our first message can
be established to your entire satisfaction
and We respectfully ask of you q careful
consideration Of them before any sum-
mary measures intimated In your mes
sage be adopted. The herds being drIV-
en- up are injected, and their owners
know II, and their assertions to the con-
trary are simply pretenses. The expert
ence OF years must be ignored to credit
such statements. w. A. TOWERS,
| THOMAS A. LEE,
| Committee
Southern Colorado, Kansas, Northern
Texas, Missouri and Indian Territory,
representing two and half TO three mil
lion head OF improved American cattle.
To present fuller and more definite
knowledge OF the situation before our
readers, We publish below, IN full, the
first telegram sent 10 the secretary to
which his dispatch of Saturday was his
reply:
| Honorable L. @. Q. Lamar, Secretary Depart.
ment OF the Interior, Washington. D. C.:
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 9.-The letter
of Representative SAyers of Texas, July
i al 81 o.
Ireland, July 2, concerning Texas cattle
trail distractions, contain many wrong
and misleading statements. The sketch
showing trails Is decidedly wrong. The
official Cherokee map mailed you proves
this. The herds IN question are not
above suspicion. These cattle do I'M
part Texas fever. The opposition to the
passage of cattle Is made solely from
fear OF fever, and all charges to the con-
trary arc false aud can be clearly and
satisfactorily proven so. Tao same cat
tie have been repeatedly stopped and
turned from passage across Texas by in
functions within the state of Texas by
Texas citizens.
Large numbers of cattle not infectious
have passed without opposition. The
trail agreement at the Dallis convention
was made solely on the part OF Texas
men, who were not Affected. Others and
those on the border were decidedly op.
posed 20 IL. All efforts to establish
trail for this class of cattle from the
south to the north line of the state o.
Texas were bitterly opposed and de
feated by Texas men.
The trails used heretofore are cut of
at the Kansas line by quarantine law
The land within these trails IN the Cher
okee nation, comprising nearly one mil.
lion acres, Is paid for by the lessees. By
sufferance Texas herds, both infected
and uninfected, were allowed to use
these trails heretofore, and ranchmen
nader no objection now to the passage o.
cattle on these trails, but where attempt:
) are made 70 push out sIdewise from
: these trails through pastures, opening
new trails three to five miles wide
through landa for which rental is paid
where no trail ever existed, thus spread
Ing the disease. decided opposition Il
met.
That the opposere are perfectly RICH
, can not DO disputed. when all the fact
) of the case are known. Clearly, hun
dreds of law-abiding citizens occupying
all the country in question, with valus
bic herds representing lifetime savings
deserve protection more than few trai
r tlckers In infectious cattle.
4 The few northern Colorado speculatoI
bought their Texas cattle expecting
enter Colorado In direct violation {
their own state laws, but the southern
Colorado men are determined that Ii
a law shall be properly enforced and th
:, passage Of this class of cattle throug
~ Bent and Las Animas counties proven
II cd. Clearly, then, their getting throuC
In the territory will avail nothing. I'll
N occupants OF the country through whiC
=, 1t is wanted 70 pass the infectious Gait
have suffered enormous losses from We
d. 70 year by Texas fever from the slig
re contacts with the before mentioned trAl
op and hence know full we'll the Wholess
~ destruction that would result from q
hitting infectious cattle TO pass oV
oi their ranges.
N The charge that the oppOsers of 1
passage Of these cattle are DONG SO
" il Misrepresentation. Not one
AN them wishes 20 purchase So
The cattle. Reference IL made
of numerous unanimous opposing reso
"a lions by their associations. The drlYi
OF these cattle from one state or terrItS
Ut 70 another Is q palpable violation of
ek- animal industry law. The occupants
but the country feel that the attempt
- Texas to force Infectious cattle ur
hat thousands Of doiiars % ,bs ne n - :
but parties throughout the entire cOun
,ul- without remuneration, Is unjust and
F,I outrage, and demand that before the &
eminent sanctions 1t or becomes q ps
ArIn TO Il, . full Investigation be made in 8
ON port of the facts a. herein stated. I
q q occupants ask only for . fair hear
,Oo The reasonAbleness of their deman
shown by the quarantine laws OF <
nail sas, Colorado, New Mexico and teri
and Ties north, and also by the fact that
X IT same cattle cannot get passage
good .otTusS INC s'e S ~ e4rs e1cep
IT of TAI.Sr
ICnmmifNea for LIVE Rinck nnnr,.,;