The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-26
pLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
qbe Report of DR.. Solomon on
the Cattle Plague.
cuE ORIGIN OF THE CONTRACTION
u-iseopaI Conventional Black Devil
The CofFee Market - Desperate
Crofters - Other News Notes.
PIeuro-PneumOniA.

W.sHrEGroN October 24.-Dr. Solo
-, chief of the bureau of animal in
5nstrv in his official report upon the
.rtbreak of pleuro-pneumenia at Chi
a.,o describes the manner in which the
1Iegne was traced to and discovered in
tbo distiIlery stables, and says it was of
LII y demonstration of It's contagious
t.ILsrscter. The report continues as
EaTous. The milkmen at first stoutly
In.;ad the existence of any disease
uuS-ong their cattle, but when the evil
5arco became too strong to be longer
uUoSntssted it was admitted that they had
-soovnized the appearance of lung dis
.oss in 1884 They at first attributed it
- he chemicals used in the mash by
S3,nIIers. also to feeding sIOp too hot,
Int finally concluded that it was con-
togious peurO-pneumOnia, and have
basn DraCticing incubation to lessenithe
-nortslity. It was soOR ascertained that
cattle had been removed from Phoenix
GytlIery stables, driven over the streets
n ChicagO, and allowed to pasture on
The commons. The doctor then desc tribes
the quarantine measures taken and
adds, ut may be safely SAID that re-
moVsls Of cattle from the distilleries
couId be made without the knowledge
Ofmembers Of the state live stock COM
mission. The inspection Of the city and
suburban towns brought out the fact
tbst the COntagIOn had been very
widely disseminated, and that diseased
animals had been running upon lots
where many cattle grazed, and that praC-
hCally, We must consider all Of the I'M
OCcu. led pastures and vacant lots on
the vest and south sides of Chicago as
injected and all of the cattle running at
large as exposed. Most of the cases of
disease found were chronic, and some
Of the herds presented evidence of hav-
ing been inOCculated. This inOcculation,
which has been extensively resorted to
in Chicago, while it has lessened the
losses, appears to be one of the means
By which the contagiol has been so
widely scattered. The origin Of the !
COntaglOn in distillery stables Is still a |
matter of doubt. Milknien believe it |
was introduced with some COWS bought /
at the United States yards in the fall OF |
1884. If this version is correct, 1t Is OBJ !
YiOUsly impossible to be known at this !
ATE day. Whether the animals were
IN ported at some of the centres Of con-
agion, which existed in Illinois in that
year, or whether this occurred by con-
tact with some of the eastern calves
El.tn were then passing these yards Is
also unknown. The state live stock |
commission has cO-9perated cordially IN |
the effort to discover and isolate affected !
and exposed cattle, but neither the |
state law nor the appropriation made to |
secure the enforcement of its provisions, /
Is adequate to the EN- rgenCy. Every |
animal in the distlllery stables and |
every one which has been upon the in |
teCted commons of Chicago, should be |
ummarily seized, condemned and |
slaughtered. Experience of the world /
With this plague teaches US thabthere is
no other course which can be relied
upon to secure the eXtermnatiOn of the
c0l.agiOn. Unfortunately, it is only too
plain that such a measure cannot be
CarriedOut, and that it will not be at
tempted without additional legislation.
During the time which must elapse be-
lore decisive and vigorous action can
be taken, public apathy will have largely
succeeded to the intense interest which
mas been manifested in this outbreak OF
The disease; the doubt and suspicion
winch cattle dealers have industrOusly
-aoored TO create in regard to the nature
VI tae disease will have grown to larger
PorportiOns; the constant repetition of
interests affected will have time to or
ganlze their position; the cOntagieR will
nave become more deeply rooted; the
ask OF cradles ion will probably have
Increased in magnitude. These facts
saOuld be borne in mind and should
serve to maintain the interest of every
SS1e concerned in the fate OF $4,000, 000,-
W worth of cattle now owned in the
!. Gillted States; of every one who values
tae beef supply, which comes from cat
As uncOntaminated with disease, of
every one who realizes the hardships
ana misery which would be entailed by
.ae diminished food supply, which
~ a " follow the general dissemination
VI y, MS disease, and finally of every one
oslosees the Importance to US as a natlCn
" ~ MAINTAINING our export trade In live
SS. st,e and in fresh, sailed and canned
We Oss., with contagious pIeuro pneumonia,
s.s'slent IN the vicinity of Chicago, the
ii.sat I'VE stock centre of the country,
IN -ON which cattle are constantly NOV
~ ~ Ia all directions, 1t may be truly
c corl That the cattle industry of this
''yHutry has reached a crisis.
a.. =. may be still rescued from this
W. fiCoOufge II Congress at the coming SEES
c;.- can be made TO realize the neces-
Va! OF the situation.