The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-25
pLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
The Disease Which is Now
Agitating Chicago.
NOTHING IN THETREATY TALK.
v.uure of the Louisiana Orange
Crop-In Memory Ofthe Baron
An EquinOctisl Storm.
PIeuro-Pneumonia.

D.
HcCbesneY, of the Live Stock Commits
.ion which has been investigating the
sleyro pneumonia in this city for the
1ost three or four days, had a consulta-
FEion this afternoon with the Off
ojols of the Stock Yards Company
# was learned that the conclusion
cached was that beef that passed the
nroper inspection and that which was
announced not to be diseased might be
Eod. The live stock commission init
mates that it fllly expects that within
week q quarantine against Chicago
beef will be declared by Iowa and Wis
eonsin, and that some such action is
contemplated is evident BIZ the presence
in theCitY of the live stock officials of the
S-ates named. Pearson said, in answer
N the question as to what would be
donp with the cattle: We intend to
have every one OF them slaughtered,
and Will make a separate inspection of
the Iungs Of the animals. Those whose
organs show signs of pieurO-pneumo-
mia viii be burned up, but tue others. will
he sold for beef for whatever Is bid for
them.
ri Agriculture, who sent DR.. Salmon,
of the Bureau Of Animal Industry, to
Chicago. to ascertain if the di:ease that
has broken out there is pleuro-pneu-
monia, received by telegram to-day, the
following report:
There IS no doubt that the cattle dis
ease here is pleuro-pneumonia The
authorities find much difficulty in
sand dollars worth of cattle are
to be slaughtered, and less than
$4,000 available in the State apprOpria-
tons. The Department cannot pay for
the diseased cattle here, because the
State law requires their slaughter with
out compensation. l have offered for
the Department to meet the expenses
Of the slaughter, excepting the cOmpen-
satlOn or the owners, diSinfecting, and
also to MAKE an inspection of the sus-
pected district. Do you approve of
what have done? The State Commits
slOneE IS now arranging the details of
the slaughter"
Commissioner Coleman sent the fol-
lowing reply:
"YOur telegram is received, and your
action IS approved. You are also
authorized 10 take any steps deemed
necessary and eXpedient to still further
confirm your diagnosis, and fully es
ta5liSh that the disease is pleurO-pneu
mODi8.'
CHICAGO, September 24.-At a con
ference between the members Of the
Live Stock Commission and officials OF
the Stock Yards Company this morning,
Ar. Pearson said to the stock YARD
representatives. that the commissioners
had decided to kill all the cattle
now IN Phoenix, and Shufeld distilleries
about , coo mead; tina t on post norton
examination, all diseased cattle would
be cremated aGd all healthy cattle
sold TO the highest bidder. President
sherman, Of the Stock Yards Company
sad millions of dollars would be lost to
tne packing interests of Chicago, if the
report went out to the world that beef
rom infected diStiller, eS, whether
healthy or not, was being shipped from
Gnlcago. Mr.. Pearson then informed
tae gentleman that the STATE only had
St9VJO with which to compensate the
owners OF healthy cattle, and if none
" Iue lea,t0y beef wa. utilized, the
1'ae would be at an expense of at
ss1S' double that amount. He then
suggested TO the stock yard
Gea me-. that they buy up hea. Thy
0eel ana help the cOmmIssIOueT >
ou1 oi their dilemma. lie said tie
tGS ~ would, of course, exhaus
appropriation already on hand. No
o SSDlS''e answer to the proposition was
SL,S"' Inc Commissioners, this after
, NIL 4g1o a conference with DR.. Sal
T0nl, uuIed States veterinarian, DR..
nesio,S Gu: oCate veterinarian, and vetPri-
saI i1aliS rom Michigan and Iowa. DR..
Co. Co. Saiu mat be mad been in tele-
Statnl n communication with United
msrt - missioner Coleman, Depart
i7s5 iit ~ VI agriculture, VINO had author
t6e 80 Ie continuance of quarantine at
81 nNt;i teISe OF the national government
tiOn ~ i. should be decided what DISPOSE
Sanor make OF the carcasses. DR..
dogEo sad he was authorized to
which r-, quarantine from now on.
about SS-o iu cost to the government
forca W., per day. The quarantine
two 6uri.so men consist Of % deputies
night ~ me day and four during the
and fvs s4Gn Of the four distiIleries,
of ANN q .harvey'S farm. A majority
belong ~ 7-- --aIs undIr the quarantine
threa CO. -en depending on their two or
Of the evtS- lot living. When the news
them 70 t1'' {! Of quarantine reached
aroused D,l5Sht, they were thoroughly
be oblig.5 they say that the State VIII
ealy 6 ssiayo destroy all beef, and as
tde o1arolIslay cattle will be appraised
aey, To snIl.I4lne extension is a conspir
amODr SRbleau disease as far as possible
slsugBtar e, quarantined cattle before
4'e[ takes place.