Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-06
CATTLE MEN ALARMED
At the Spread of PIeuro-Pneumonia-
Proclamation ON the Subject.

Proclamation ON the Subject.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. 27.-In re-
spouse to q suggestion from State
Veterinarian Atkinson, Gov. Rusk to-
day issued the following proclamation
against pleuro- pneumonia:
! In pursuance of the provisions of chapter
467, CT the laws of Wisconsin for the year
| 1885, entitled IAN act to suppress and
prevent the spread OF infectious and
| contagious diseases among domes-
tic animals approved April 49, 1886,
| I, jeremiah M. Rusk, governor
OF the state of Wisconsin, by virtue of
authority vested in me by the law, hereby
| forbid the Importation into the state from
| the state of Illinois of all cattle except when
accompanied by satisfactory certificate OF
| health issued by the state veterinarian of
| Illinois or one OF his assistants or an in
spector OF the United States Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry or such other regulations as
may be presented by the state veterinarian
| of Wisconsin.
| ACTION At WASHINGTON.
| WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. 27.-The
Bureau of Agriculture is actively en-
gagged in devising and putting in
operation measures looking to
the extirpation of pleuro-pneu-
monia, and Commissioner Cole
man has resolved to adopt every
legitimate means in his power to check
the outbreak of the disease reported
from Chicago. An evidence of the anx-
iety and apprehension felt in the
| Western states is afforded by the fol-
| lowing telegram received to-day from
Denver, COL:
| In behalf of the live stock industry OF the
West, we earnestly protest against the
sale, either private or public, of any of the
cattle that have been exposed to pleuro-
pneumonia, in the vicinity of Chicago. Cat
| tie sold under such circumstances must
bring depressed prices thus giving eager
spectators abundant opportunity to
spread the disease throughout the country.
The above message was signed by r.
G. Head, president of the information.
al Range Association, and J. A. Coop
er, president of the Colorado Cattle
Growers Association.
Commenting on this dispatch, Com
missioner Coleman said:
"These people must be crazy to think the
department will permit any of these cattle
to be sold. We have quarantined them,
doubled our forces on Saturday, and are
now going to send out some of the most ex-
pert veterinarians we have SO as to stamp
that the department can legitimately do
We did not get through Congress the bill we
expected to pass on this subject,
80 we can only second the Efforts
of the state authorities and assist in car
rying out the state laws. Under existing
laws we can only stamp out the disease in
the state with the permission of the local
authorities. Sometimes the governor Of
the state will not consent to federal inter-
ference, so we can only second their ef-
forts.
The commissioner has drawn up
and forwarded to the governors of all
the states and territories a series of
rules and regulations for cooperation
between the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the authori-
ties of the several states and
territories for the suppression and
extirpation of contagious pleuro-
pneumonia, and if they receive the
consent of the state authorities, the
bureau will make systematic and
determined attempt to stamp out the
disease by attacking simultaneous
ly every infected district. The cir
cular says the provisions of the
law, laying particular stress on
the section which makes it
requisite for action by the department,
to first secure the consent of the state
authorities and then lay down the fol-
lowing rules and regulations which are
deemed necessary to insure results
commensurate with the money $780,
OOO) authorized to be expended:
INSPECTION.
First-The necessary inspectors will be
furnished by the Bureau of Animal Indus
try of the Department Of Agriculture.
Second-Ihe properly constituted in
spectors OF the Bureau of Animal Industry,
who are assigned to the respective states,
authorities to make inspections of cattle
under the laws of the state; they
are to receive such protection and
assistance as would be aaven to state Off
GERS engaged in similar work, and shall be
permitted to examine quarantined herds
whenever so directed by the commissioners
of agriculture or the chief of the Bureau of
Animal Industry.
Third-All reports OF inspections will be
made to the Bureau of Animal Industry
and a copy of these will then be made and
forwarded to the proper state authorities.
When. however, any inspector discovers
herd infected with contagious pleuro pneu
monia he will at once report the same to
the proper state authorities as well as to
the Bureau of Animal Industry.
Fourth-The inspectors, while always
subject to orders from the Department of
Agriculture, will cordially cooperate with
state authorities, and will follow instruc
tions received from them.
QUARANTINE.
Fifth-When pleuro-pneumonia is dis
covered in any herd, the owner or personin
charge is to be at once notified by the in-
spector, and the quarantine regulations of
the state in which the herd is located are to
be enforced from that time, The affected
animals will be isolated, when possible.
from the remainder of the herd until they
can be properly appraised and slaugh-
tered.
Sixth-To ensure perfect and satisfac-
tory quarantine chain fastened with a
mum bered lock will be placed around the
horns, or with hornless animals around the
neck, and record will be kept showing the
number of the lock placed upon each ami
NAL in the herd.