, 1886-09-25
Diseased Cattle IN Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Messrs. Pearson
and McChesney, Of the live stock commis-
sion which has been investigating pleuro
pneumonia in this city for the past three
or four days, had a consultation this fore
noon with the officials Of the stock yards
company. 1t Vas learned that the con
clus'on reached was that beef that passed
a proper inspection and that was pro
nounced not to be diseased might be sold.
The live stock commission iutimates that
it fully expects that within a week quar-
antine against Chicago beef will be de
clared by Iowa and Wisconsin, and that
some such action is contemplated is evl
dent by the presence in the city OF the live
stock officials of those states.
At a conference between the members
Of the live stock commission and the ufh
Gals of the stock yards company this
morning, Mr.. Pearson said to the stock
yards representatives that the oOmInis
sioners had decided to kill all the cattle
now in the Phoenix and Shufeldt distil
leries-about 1000 head; that on a post
norton examination, all diseased cattle
would be cremaIed and all healthy cattle
sold to the highest bidder.
President Sherman. OF the Stock Yards
company. SAID that millions OF dollars
would be lost to the packing interests vi
Chicago il the report went out to the
world that beef from infected distiller es,
whether healthy or not. was beng ship
ped from Chicago. Mr.. Pearson then
Informed the gentleman that the state
only had $40, 900 with which to compen-
safe the owners Of healthy cattle, and if no
healthy beef was utilized, the state would
be at an expen. 81 of at least double that
amount. He then suggested to the stock
yards men that they buy up healthy beef,
and help cut their:illcmma. He said the
commits IN would Of course exhaust the
appropriation already on hand. No de
cislve answer to the proposition was gwen.
The commissioner thus afternoon held
a conference with DIR Salmon. United
States veterinarian, and DIR. Casewell,
state veterinarian. and veterinarians from
Wisconsin, Michigan and Iowa. DIR.
Salmon said that he had been in tele
graphic communication with United
States Commissioner Colman, of the de
partment of agriculture, who had author
lied a continuance of quarantine at the
expense of the national government until
il should be decided what disposition was
TO DC lnaup OF tnp caTcaHheS. Ut. caiinun
said he was authorized to double The
quarantine force now existing, which
would be a cost tn the government VI
about sS7 per day. The quarantine force
would then consist Of twenty nine depu
ties, TWO during the dav and four dur
the night q, each Of the four distilleries
and five at Harvey farm. The commits
sioner decided to detail an extra force.
Excepting 400 head OF cattle owned b,
the Fairbanks Canning company. Of whic|
Nelson Morris il president, the maiorit
OF the 1900 animals under quarantin
belong to men depending on their two O
three COWS for a living. When the new
OF the extension oftho quarantine reache
them to night, they were thorough
aroused. They say the state will b
Obliged to destroy all beef. and as onl
healthy cattle will be appra sed, the quar-
sntlne extension is a conspiracy to sprea
disease as far as possible among quarar
tined cattle before Strengthening tax,
place.