San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-30
EMPHATICALLY DENIED.
NO CHAMBERS IN TEXAS
HORSES.
But Texas Liars seriously Amicted.

But Texas Liars Seriously Afflicted.
The stockmen of this section of the
country got down to earnest work at the
. District court room last night, denying
the false report of Texas horses being
affected with CHAMBERS.
The meeting, which was called to order
by Mr.. C. o. Mcclure, elected Judge Moo
nan chairman, and Ed. Dwyer secretary.
After few remarks by the chairman,
the report of the committee, selected the
previous day for the purpose of drafting
denial, was then presented. 1t read as
follows:
WHEREAS, 1t is published abroad
throughout the south that a disease
among horse stock known as CHAMBERS,
prevails to an alarming extent among
Texan horses, and whereas, such report,
if not contradicted, will curtail our stock
trade with the southern states to the
great detriment of Texas, as well as the
above mentioned states, who rely on
Texas, for large per cent OF their work:
therefore your committee appointed by
you at mass meeting OF Stockmen held
at the Southern hotel in San Antonio on
the 2sth of October, beg leave to report as
follows:
First-That having an extensive knowl-
edge of Texas and Texan stock, we pro-
nounce the reports as absolutely false
and without foundation.
Second-That upon inquiry we have
found no contradictory opinion TO this,
either among stockmen or Others, from
any reliable source.
Third-That while our opinion is that
thereis no such disease in all Texas, that
our state is equal in area TO almost any
four states in the union, that some
isolated cases may have possibly been de-
veloped without our knowledge; but If so
the disease must have been brought here
by imported stock, as CHAMBERS among our
Texan grass horses is, and has ever been,
unknown.
We deprecate the unthoughted or ma
licious and unfounded statements which
have found their way into print and
charge that said statements are wholly
unsupported by facts.
THEREFORE BE 1T Resolved: BY the
stockHlen of Southwest Texas and the
citizens of San Antonio in mass meeting
assembled, that said reports are false,
without foundation and that there is no
cause whatsoever for alarm.
BE IT ALSO Resolved That this re-
port be presented (by committee to be
appointed by the meeting) to the mayor
of San Antonio, the county officials of
BeXar county and the state officials of
Texas and the United States officials in
this district for their endorsement; also to
such citizens of this section of Texas as
are we'll known throughout the southern
states and finally to Governor Ross re-
questing him TO endorse the same and
send printed copies to such state officials
throughout the south as may be advis-
able.
Signed by committee,
w. l.. SMITH,
c. o. MCCLURE.
THOs. Ii. GILROY.
ID. j. WOODWARD,
JOHN p. CAMPBELL.
q. w. SAUNDERS.
Upon motion the report was unani-
mously adopted by the meeting. and tn e
committee that had drafted the denial,
was appointed to carry it out, by seeing
to its publication in the various papers.
Thereupon the meeting adjourned.
The Board of Trade has also taken the
matter mp, and held a special meet
ing at its rooms yesterday after
noon. A number of our influential
merchants attended. The stockmen were
represented by their committee. After a
short discussion, the following dispatch
was sent to Gov. Stone, Of Mississippi.
al, a meeting Of the San Antonio
Board OF Trade held today, representative
horse raisers and stock dealers were heard
in regard to the reports current in your
state that CHAMBERS had appeared among
Texas horses, and opinion was unani-
nous againStsuch statement being true,
as that disease is unknown among grass
fed horses, such as shipped from here. A
committee Of this board has been appoint
ed to investigate the subject in thorough
manner and prepare an Officialreport for
publication"
WILLIAM HEUERNIANN,
President Board of Trade
The board meets at 4:30 this afternoon
TO receive the report of the committee of
two it has appointed to investigate the
matter.