The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-24
4 DANGEROUS DISEASE
THAT MUST BE EXTERMINATED
AT ONCE
And at Whatever COst-The Live
Stock Interests Cannot BE
Je0pardlzed ANY Longer.

Chicago, Ill, September 23.-Tbe
State Live Sock Commission held
long meeting with closed doors th s
al eTnoon end evening, and discus ed
the disposition OF the cattle affected
with pleuro.pnfumonia ia the Cbiea-
90 disiilleIies Gov. OSlssby. At o.
ney-General Hunt and DR.. R,uch, OF
the State Board OF Health, t)ck part
In the proces ding. Veterinarians Sal
mon, Casewell, Hughes, Baker, Muir.
ray, Atkinson, and the 10 va State Vet
crit attain were present. ]. B. Shfr-
man, president OF the Live Stock Ex-
change, Elmer Wasbburn, aud tbs
EXCHANGES attorney, Mr.. Coy, a'so al
tended the ssion. Toe latter thrte
gentlemen admitted that whether the
sickIes WIS contagious pleurC -pneu
monia, as the veterinarians hsd all de-
cidfd, or something else, il was uh-
doubtedly a dangerous difea;e, and
one that should be exterminated at
all hszards. They agree with the
Board, and the veteIiner aus say that
the only rae thing to do would be 10
destroy all the animals thst
had been exposed or we e affected.
1t was proposei tn t u pos
monem exam nation of each animal
should b, held, and tEst those fou,d
to BIS healthy should be fo'd FIR btef.
Tue representatives from the stock
yards slrel lusly oppos, d this propo.
sition. They said they could rot al
low the expo ed cattle t) be pl iced on
the market eithe on the hotf or as
beef. The live sock interests OF the
West vera TOO great and Widespread
to be go leopard zed. Rom rs would
SION bs cast alb DAD that diseased meat
W offered for sale in Chicago. The
Eattern and foreign trade would sure.
ly suffer gamers would not dare to
handle The bsef, as a large psrt Ct
their trade was with foreign countrits,
ard h,y would not t;ke tie risk cf
having edic's issued by ether nations
prohibiting thu importation of Arneri-
can canned beef The tale of the
healthy carcas:es might also give al
Up ortunity for the DIS ease TO spread
aud bee lme standing menace to the
great ciIte in eress Of the West
During the discuss on it was dsvel-
oped that should the 5000 cattle now
under quarar tine be sa" ghtered and
either rtmated or sent 10 the render
ing establishments the expense would
prob ,bly reach 100000. An Sddi-
tional $4,000 would be required 10
r 4pl ace the she DIS, If burned. To yer
this outlay I $4,000 thsrs is ony
available an appro priation of $40 900.
Gov. Oslesby stated that the sum in
hand coud be exbsustt and that he |
felt confident the balance could be de- |
pended on from the next Legislature. |
1t was finally decided that all the |
catt'e now qua antined in the Phoenix
aud the Shufedt disiilleries number.
ng 1000 head, should be slaughtered. |
The b ,ard was In doubt whether there
ire any cases OF pleuro-pneumonia In
he Chicag) and Empire distilleries
)ut ii was determined that II on tx-
animation by members tomorrow there
'ball prove single case VI the disease I
n either, all the animals exposed will \
% slaughtered. When the confer
,Dce closed Chairman Pearson said: I
Pest mortem examinations will be
held upon the animals slaughtered, l.
md all the we'll cattle will be ap1 1
'rais ID. II is es imsted that the aver
ge appraisement value will be $33
'er head. IL Is not yet decided
whether the ca'casses of the well cat
l. will be sod on the markets or to
h4 rend rirg establishment. DR., Sal
non assures us thSt the Ma
onal Government will ,ntributs to-
yard compensatiug the owners. Con-
ress will be obliged, however, to pass
law permitting su h appropriation,
8 there is no appropriation from the
overnment except for Strengthening
uimals In States having no authority
0 slaughter them"