The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-24
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA.
Deliberations of the Live
Stock Commission.
THE LATEST CALL FOB BONDS.
Arthur On the Teri
Bits from RrItain-Madrid matters
miscellaneous kilograms.
PIeuro-Pne mOuia.

CHICAGO. September 2S-,The State
Live Stock Commission held a long
meeting with closed doors this after
noon and evening, and DISCUSSED the
disposition of cattle afflicted with pleuro-
pneumonia in Chicago distilIeries.
Governor Oglesby, Attorney General
Hunt and DIR. Ranch, of the State
Board of Health, took part in the pro-
ceedings Veterinarians Salmon, Case
we'll, Hughes, Baker, Murray, Akin
son and the Iowa State veterinarian
We're present. b. Sherman, president
of the Live Stock Exchange: Elmer
Washburn and the exchanges attorney.
MIR. Coy, also attended the session. The
latter three gentlemen admitted
whether sickness, contagious pleuro-
pneumonia, as veterinarians ad
all decided or something else III was un-
questiunably d dangerous disease and
ne that should be eXterminat d at all
hazards. They agreed with the board
and veterinarians that the only safe
thing to do would be 10 destroy all ami
mails that had been exposed or were
affe TED. 1t was proposed that a post
na0rteRl examination of each animal
should be held and those found to be
healthy should be sold for beef. Repre-
sentatiVes from the stock yards stIenu
ously opposed this proposition. They
said they could n t allow exposed cattle
10 be placed on the market, either as
hoof or as beef. The live stock interests
of the west were too great and wide
spread 10 be so jeOpardiZed.
Rumors would soon cast abroad
that diseased meat was offered for sale
in Chicago. Eastern and foreign trade
would surely suffer. Gamers would
not dare to handle beef, as a large part
of their trade was with foreign cOun-
tIies and they would not take the risk
of having edictS Issued by other nations
prohibiting the importation of Amerl-
can canned beef. the sale of unhealthy
carcaSses might also give an Opportun'
ity for the disease to spread, and be-
come a standing menace to the great
cattle interests of the west.
During the discussion it was devel-
oped that should 5000 cattle now under
quarantine be slaughtered, and either
cremated or sent to rendering establish.
ments, the expense would probably
reach 500, 600, and an additional $50
600 would be required to replace the
sheds, If burned-an outlay of $l50,000.
There is only available an aDproprla
tion of $4,000 Governor 0glesby
stated the sum in hand could be ex-
hausted and he felt confident the
balance could be depended on from the
next Legislature.
1t was finally decided that all the
cattle now quarantined in Phoenix and
Shufeldt distiilerieS, numbering 1000
head, should be slaughtered. The
board was in DOUBT Whether there we're
any cases of pleurO-pneumonla in Chi
cago and the Empire dlstIlleries, but it
was determin d if on examination to-
morrow, that there shall prove to be a
single case of disease in either, all the
ANIMALS exposed will be slaughtered.
When the conference closed, chair
man Pearson said: "POSt mortem eX-
aminations will be held on any animal
slaughtered and all well cattle will be
appraised.
1t is estimated that the average ap-
praised value will be- S33 per head. 1t
is not yet decided whether the carcsses
of we'll cattle will be sold to markets or
rendering establishments. Dr.. Salmon
assures US the national government
will contribute toward compenssting
the owners. Congress will be obliged,
however, to pass law per lifting such
appropriation from the government.