The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-28
QUARANTINE CONFERENCE,
Circular Letter Calling for Con-
vention Next Month.
List of Delegates Appointed by the
Governor Yesterday to Rep
resent Texas.

The following circular has been issue d
by Doctor jerome Cochran, state health
officer at Montgomery, Ala, and it ex-
plains ITSELF
Under a join. resolution of our general
assembly, tine governor of the state of
Alabama has issued to the governors of
the states of Texas, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Illinois invitations to appoint delegates
to quarantine conference to be held in
the CITY of Montgomery, beginning on
Tuesday, the 9th of March, next, and to
continue for such number of days as the
business in hand may render necessary.
About two weeks ago DR.. @. P. Wilkin-
son, president of the board of health of
the state of Louisiana, addressed circu-
lar letter to the health authorities of these
same states, suggesting similar confer
ence to be held in the city of Jacksonville,
Fla. have been in correspondence with
Doctor Wilkinson, and the sssemblage of
the proposed conference in Montgomery
meets with his approval.
The object of the conference cannot be
easily overrated. 1t is to formulate in a
way that will command the confidence of
the general public and of the civil and
sanitary authorities of the states con-
cerned, and in the light of our latest ex-
perience and information, the principles
and regulations which should govern our
southern guarantees, and the at same time
to arrange such plans for harmony and
concert of action as may seem practicable
and desirable.
1t is earnestly desired that all of the
states included in the invitation shall be
represented in the conference by full
delegations of such of their citizens
as are best fitted to discuss the
theoretical and practical problems in
volved in the rational administration of
quarantine in the south. The occasion
ought to be made very memorable one
The conference proper will be composed
exclusively of the duly accredited dele
gates of the states; but other persons in
terested in quarantine matters will be
heartily welcomed to seats on the floor
and to take such part in the discussions as
under the circumstances may seem expe-
dent.
To facilitate the work of the conference
experts, believed to be specially qualified
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for discussion series of propositions
covering the subject of maritime quaran
tine, railroad quarantine, municipal
quarantine, depopulation of infected
towns, refugee camps, pauics, stampedes
disinfeotion, health certificates, etc.
We desire the assistance and co-opera
ton of all who have had experience in the
management of guarantees, and of al
who have studied the progress of cpl
denies of yellow fever. Suggestions
through the mails will be thankfully re-
ceived.
All persons receiving this circular letter
will confer favor by acknowledging itI
reception, and notifying us what them
selves and the communities they repre-
sent can be depended on to contribute tc
the success of the conference.
Address all communications to
In compliance with the above
the governor yesterday appointed thu
following gentlemen to represent Texas
in the convention of the southern health
officers, Montgomery, Ala, on March 5
Doctors R. A. Rutherford, of Houston; M
F. Mott, of Galveston, and L. A. Pires, Of
Houston.