Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-13
FULLY DISpROVED.
The Statement that Texan Horse
Have Chambers Entirely Groundless.
The Report nisrroved by the state Officials
After thorough Investsgation-No
G.aade.'s Known.


q report, Rave been sent to the governors
OF states for the purpose of correcting
any erroneous IDEAS that may he enter
tanned conrerinz diseases among Texas
horses. 1t reads ns follows:
& EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
AUsTI,, lE:-, %oF. 2, 1872.
1 To His Ezcclleucy Governor:
have the honor to invite your special
attention 10 the accompanying docu-
& nents relating 20 matter of supreme
4 importance to those engaged in the stock
business in g"xGs.
Bug 10 assure your eXcelleucy from
nv knowledge OF the gentlemen whose
y names and statements are appended and
j from 3. long and intimate knowledge Of
1 The livr-torr business IN this state, that
Z the report II the existence OF gianders
4 uung-t the horses III Texas Is entirely
Z lroundIrss and utterly unworthy Of gen
I crnl r-rdrHce. III order. however, To
give tie greatest assurance OF safety TO
the people OF your state. have taken
stops 70 prosecute thorough investigs-
Ron OF the cHsr IA al its phases though
lhe medium OF experts OF wrli-re2oG-
ulsi and established repute N Texas
mud elsewhere, and Will promptly trans
NIT their report for your further advise
mput In the meantime ! trust your
people may not feel ubduly npprehen-
sire OF danger from these false reports
which hive been 50 freely circulated 20
the great detrImeut of the stock industry
Of Texas Very respectfully, your
Ohedicnt Bervaut, l.. :. Ross
1t Iupss meeting OF the horse-stock
Geulers ana citizens of san Antonio, held
IA the district courtroom Wednesday,
evening, Oaiouer -, I>9H, Judge George
a. Nu0nnu was elected chairman md
IlesItel over the deliberations OF the
meeting. After u free and iuil discus
sion by number Of the oldes; residents,
aud prrs1us connected with the stock IN
trresl OF TeXn, Tor many years, a! agree
iug IN the statement that they have
nrrc. known a case of CHAMBERS among
T"xa, horses The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, II il published abroad
throughout the South that Il disease
among Lntse stock known rs CHAMBERS
prevails To an alarming extent among
Texan horses, aud whtieas such Il re-
uort, Il not cou;radictrd, will curtail our
sto"k trade with thu Southern states to
The Sreut detrimen: q: Texas, u well ns
he aforementioned STAKES, who rely on
Texas for II large per cent OF their work
horscs: therefore vuur COiamIttee Gp-
pn.-trI ly you At = mGSsmeetn% of
stccEmeu hold at the southern hotel IN
san Antoine on The 1>ih OF October, beg
leave 20 report u, fellows:
l. That nHviuE an extensive kuuwI-
edge If Texas nud T,Aru stock. we
pronounce the renort rs absolutely false
and without foundation.
-. That urou Inquiry We have found no
contradictory opinion 20 this, either
among ,tockmeu or otErrs, from any re-
liable source.
3. Tint while our opinion is that there
Is no such disease in uIi Texas, that our
state Is euaGi in area 10 any four states
III ;he Union, that some Isolated cases
may possibly have been developed with
cur our knowledge: bat If SO tbs diseuss
must hnve been brought here hy i'm
ported stock, as gunders among oar
Texan Grass horses % aud has ever been,
unknown.
We deprecnte the thnugh;Iess or ma
Nclous ana uufoHEded statements which
have found their way into print. and
cHarEe that SAID stntoments are wholly
unsupported by facts.
Therefore We it resolved, hy the stocE-
men ot Southwest Texas and the citizens
of sun Antonio in Inassmeet!uE assem-
Nled, THAI said reports are false, without
l""I'i'l'"' ''"N 'H'' ''''lo - NJ S@uSo
WhntsOever for alarm.
he II Also i'Soi'e'' 'h!t Ih's report oe
presented lHy committee TO lie "p-
i"'H-eh ny t"e h!'e'IhH| 10 ih' iiAyo Oh
NAh Ahlohlo' Ihe county ouC'als OF
h'~Hr county AHH me s'A'e oIH'taiS Oh
Texas, ana the uitcd States officials III
his district for their Endorsement; also
10 shch '!i'zehS OK ms section cl texas
MS are wei known throughout the south
Tfh St"teS' anu hhal'S 10 Governor Ross,
requesting MN 20 ll'"fss the SANG ana
srhn printed copies l" Such state oIh'lais
ihFoH&l'"t the S9uth Us may be deemed
huE'Sho''. N5Ehei 10y committee.
NV i,''o"'''~ '".h Il, 'e' were "p-
P"'Atea 10 carry out the purposes ana
si''II "l '"e reS"'uli"Hs' non. 'eorSe
-. N""hah '"f'' " l.. 0hil'hr !. "
Ne' 'H'e' l"o'h"S II. "hlI"y' - ).
"'ou""Id' u W. NAuhueIs' - T.
'hlN p"e'''
fuily tfEsl1'I@ tA' injustice cone ms
me al industry and NA""inS IRON snvh
"hseF'at'o"S thHt nave been abie to
'AhNe l"ht lhe 'eNorus referred 10 are
NNluhuAeN, CHeerLGllN ION m ana an