Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-08

AUSTIN, Ten. Nov. 5.-Copies of the
report, Rave been sent TO the governors
of states for the purpose of correcting
any erroneous ideas that may be enter
tanned concering diseases among Texas
horses. 1t reads as follows:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
AUSTIN, lex, Nov. 3, lS9J.
To His Excelency, Governor:
have the honor to invite your special
attention 10 the accompanying docu-
ments relating to matter of supreme
| Importance to those engaged in the stock
| business in Texas.
| l beg TO assure your excellency from
| my knowledge of the gentlemen whose
names aid statements are appended and
| from long and intimate knowledge OF
! the livestock business n this state, that
the report of the existence OF FLANDERS
amongst the horses in Texas is entirely
groundless and utterly unworthy of gem
eral credence. In order. however, to
! give the greatest assurance of safety 10
the people of your state, [ have taken
steps to prosecute thorough investigs-
ton OF the case in oil its phases though
the medium of experts of well-recog-
niZed and established reputs in Texas
and elsewhere, aud will promptly trans
NIT their report for your further advise
ment. In the meantime L trust your
people may not feel uhduly appreheu-
sive OF danger from these false reports
which have been freely circulated TO
the great detrimeut of the stock Industry
of Texas. Very respectfully, your
Obedient servant, l.. ). Ross.
dealers and citizens of San Antonio, held
in the district courtroom Wednesday
evening, October %. 1890, Judge George
II. NOonan was elected chairman and
presided over the deliberations of the
meeting. After free and full discus
sion by number Of the oldest residents,
aud persons connected with the stock in
terest of Texas tor many years all agree
ing in the statement that they have
never known case of CHAMBERS among
Texas horses. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, il is Dublis ned abroad
throughout the South that disease
among horse stock known as CHAMBERS
prevails to an alarming extent among
Texan horses, and whereas such q re-
port, IL not contradicted, will curtail our
st ock trade with the Southern states to
the great detriment of Texas, as well as
the aforementioned states, who rely on
Texas for a large per cent of their work
horses; therefore your committee ap-
pointed by you at a massmeeting of
stock men held at the Southern hotel IN
San Antonio on the 28th of October, beg
leave to report as follows:
l. That having an extensive knowl-
edge of Texas and Texan stock, we
pronounce the report as absolutely false
and without foundation.
2. That upon inquiry we have found no
contradictory opinion to this, either
among stockmen or others, from auy re-
liable source.
3. That while our opinion is that there
is no such disease in all Texas, that our
state is equal in area to any four states
in the Union, that some Isolated cases
may possibly have been developed with
out our knowledge; but IL so the disease
must have been brought here by i'm
ported stock, as CHAMBERS among our
Texan grass horses is, and has ever been,
unknown.
We deprecate the thoughtless or ma
licious and unfounied statements which
have found their way into print. and
charge that said statements are wholly
unsupported by facts.
Therefore be it resolved, by the stock
men of Southwest Texas aud the citizens
of San Antonio in Inassmeeting assem-
bled, that said reports are false, without
foundation, AMI that there is no cause
whatsoever for alarm.
Be it also resolved, that this report be
presented (by committee to be ap-
pointed 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 Endorsements; also
to such citizens of this section of Texas
as are well known throughout the South
ern states, and finally to Governor Ross,
requesting him to in iorse the same and
send printed copies to such state officials
throughout the-South as may be deemed
advisable. Signed By committee.
The following committee were ap-
pointed to carry out the purposes aud
spirit of the resolutions: Hon. George
II. Noonan, Capt. W. L. Smith, C. o.
Mcclure, Thomas II. Gilroy, D. J.
Woodward, &. W. Saunders, ]. P,
Campbell.
Fully realizing the injustice done this |
line Of industry, and knowing from such |
observations that l have been able TO |
make that the reports referred to are !
unfounded, cheerfully join in and aD-
prove of the above resolutions.
BRYAN CALLAGHAN,
Mayor, City of San Antonio, Tex.
We fully indorse the above report.
W. W. KING,
District Judge.
THAD W. SMITH,
County Collector, Bexar county, Texas.
JOSE CAssIANO,
Collector Bexar county.
T. c. FROST.
Z. UPsoN.
have been all over Bexar county and |
have not met with a single case
W. NJ. LOCKE,
District Surveyor, Bexsr County.
The board OF trade having appointed a
which find the facts in ac-
cordance with the foregoing statements,