, 1886-11-18
Cattlemens, Convention

90 IL Al1lknllllfn ed
Cattle Growers Association of the I'M,
ted States to-day resumed deliberations at
their annual convention. The session wa.
opened by DIR. Salmon. of the national
bureau of animal industry, who read a
paper on pleuro pneumonia.
a paper on Legislation on contagiou,
diseases, was read by Elmer Washburne
and discussed in ten minute speeches b,
delegates. a lengthy report from the
committee on the action which congress.
had taken on the subject under discussion
was presented by DIR. Gadsden, and was
supplemented by speeches from Hon.
James Wilson, Of Iowa, Hon. George B..
Lorlng, United States commissioner of
agriculture, DIR. f. Salmon and Senator
Shelby NJ. Cullom. Various means of
Graduating cattle disease we're proposed.
and MIR. Lorins expressed the belief that
an appropriation of $3.50, 600 by congress
would be sufficient for the purpose. BY
a vote the determination ofinfected cattle
was recommended, and incubation with
virus of infectious diseases was disap-
proved OF. Legislation in favor -ofgreatcr
protection for cattle was suggested. The
following resolution was adopted by a vote
of IS to IS
Resotrcd That in the sense Of this con-
v%ention, Mr.. Hatch, the present chairman
OF the agricultural committee, is response
bic for the lack of proper legislation COM
petent to grapple with the pressing need
of the great cattle industry of the nation.
Alter the reading of pr. Salmon's pa
per, the committee on resolutions pre-
sented their report recommending the
adoption of the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, 1t has been fully demon
strated to this convention by the testi-
mony Of professional veterinarians of the
highest ability and experience that conta-
glous pleuro pneumonia exists in active
form among certain cattle in the city of
Chicago, and.
WHEREAS, From the fatal character
Of this terrible disease and the difficulty
OF e%Xtlrpating it, the existence of it near
the greatest cattle market in the United
States constitutes a danger to the chief
food supply of the country; and,
WHEREAS, Further progress of this
disease, causing other states to prohibit
the introduction of cattle from this state,
threatens an entire interruption of inter
state commerce in this vitality important
article of trade and will result in losses of
magnitude that can not be expressed in
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v1n'ioh 'lilt a disease so dangerous and
whose consequences would be so disas'
trous ana lar reaching cannot De ade-
luateiy met ana controlled py local au-
thori,ies ac'ing unuer state lcgislation'
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