Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-14
THE MEETING,

THE MEETING.
Following is the report of the meet
ing referred to:
At a meeting of prominent citizens
of Boone, Galloway and Audrain
counties, held in Mexico, Mo-, May
z, 1885, the following among others
were present: Governor John S. Mar
maduke, DR.. Charles B. Michener,
representing the Bureau of Animal
Industry; DR.. S. S. Laws, president
of the Missouri State University ;
Prof. j. W. Sanborn, dean of the
Missouri Agricultural College, and
E. W. Stephens, of Columbia; DIR.
T. R. II. Smith, superintendent of
the State Lunatic Asylum at Fulton ;
J. L. Erwin, Judge G. A. Bailey,
Sisera ThrelkeId and James R1cken-
baugh, of Galloway; Ex-Governor
Charles FL. Hardin, Maj. r. E. Law
der, James Galloway and others OF
Audrain.
Governor G. III. Hardin was called
to the chair and E. w. Stephens was
chosen secretary.
DIR. Laws stated the object of the
meeting to be to confer with refer.
ence to the best method of relieving
Missouri of the quarantine restric.
tions that had been placed upon hel
on account, of the prevalence o1
euro-pneumonia in Galloway county
and to set forth the views of those
present, all of whom were well &C
quainted with the facts Of the present
extent of the contagion, and to sug
gest means for its complete eradica
ton.
DIR. Michener offered a repor
which was unanimously accepted
The report stated that he did no
think there was an acute case in th
state, even in Galloway. He als'
thought that $40, 900 would be ampl
to stop the disease. He went on Il
say that he thought there was NJ
reason for any quarantine laws agains
Missouri, except as far as Callawa.
county is concerned.
| DR.. Laws offered the following res
olution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the attention Of tn
public be specially called to section
1868 to 1859 of the Revised Stat
utes of 1879, and that we recommen
1.-THE active enforcement of said sec
Itions, which law is deemed ample t
meet the exigencies which exist
may arise.
The following resolutions wer
also adopted:
Resolved, That the Board Of Agr
culture be requested to make promI
and energetic efforts to raise the SUI
of $40, 900. to be deposited with th
treasurer Of the state, and to be pal
out on vouchers audited by the go,
ernor, auditor and attorney-genera
setting forth the facts of each cas
in which an expenditure shall I
, made in aid of stamping out pleurt
) pneumonia from the state of Missouri
MIR. E. w. Stephens offered tt
following resolution, which was unal
} imously adopted:
II Resoloed, That an Executive Con
mittee, consisting of Governor {
In. Hardin, DR.. T. R. III. Smith, d
; S. S. Laws, Judge G. A. Bailey an
Prof. j. w. Sanborn, be hereby a
4 pointed to transmit the proceeding
q of this meeting, together with Il
!, report OF DR.. Michener, to the Go
ernors OF the various States whit
4 have quarantined against Missou'
and to the newspapers of these Stat
o for publication, and that they accor
I pany the same with suitable addre
setting forth the true state Of fac
touching the condition of pleur
9 pneumonia in this State, and appe.
n ing to the Governors Of the Stat
y aforesaid TO remove the quaranti
restrictions from this State, except
reference to Galloway county, ins
8 much as the necessity for such
a strictions does not exist.
IS The thanks Of the meeting VIZ
e unanimously rendered Governor M
It lmaduke for the active interest he !
manifested in endeayoring heretof'