Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-29
Rusk Complains of Their Adj
mission Into Colorado.
VIOLATION OF RULES, HE SAYS.
Communications Between the Secretary and the
Colorado Veterinary Board.
Cattle stopped on the State Line at the Ru-
quest of Secretary Rush-Coiorado's
Regulations i'll Regard to
Texas Cattle.
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DENVER. Col. May 2S-The trouble De
| tween Secretary Ru-il and the state vereri-
I nary aud sanitary board bids fair 10 come
10 4 head Al An early date. y telegram re-
cclNeu from he secretary to-day conveys
! the impression that he wishes 10 shirk the
| responsibility. This the board viii not
allow him to.do and they nave forwarded tel
egranS that wi, make Uncle Jerry Sho y
MS hand. The following Is the telegram
received from the secretary.
WASHINGTON. D. c. May 70 1891.
To j L. Brush Veterinary ci Iue sanitary
Board, Denver. Col
Your telegram received. Mine Of May q
merely informed YOUR governor Of a person
driving cattle from south OF your own line
and attempting entrance into Your state N
violation OF your own regulations This
department insists tuat cattle south from,
its quarantine line shall not De driven
through the Panhandle of Texas or Nc Mans
land. | nave modified for Your benefit and
At Your request these department reEuls-
tons so as to allow your state to receive
cattle from between our TWO lines for graz
ing, and now desire To know if Your state
VIII carry out its own regulations The
cattle which l notified YOU We're being
driven up are from counties whose cattle
last year spread Texas fever in the Pan
handle. / am surprised You should have
granted permission for the admission of
y
your own line.
Signed j. NJ. RISK. Secretary.
The board met this morning, and after
discussing the question i'll all its details,
sent the following telegram in reply:
DENVER. Col, May IS 1891.
Hon. J. VI. RuSk Secretary Department of
Agriculture, Washington;
Your telegram of May 26 received Our
regulations allow and we always have per
mitted the shipment into Colorado of any
OF the Texas cattle from west and
north of the quarantine line of Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana upon the pre-
scntation of proof that they had been north
and west OF that line at least ninety days
aud found healthy on inspection. Our
regulations also allow cattle from any por-
ton of Texas TO enter the state upon proof
that they have been driven the entire
distance and consumed at least seventy
five days ca route aud upon SpectiOn found
healthy. We have allowed IN six wears
650, 900 head of driven cattle. Not one case of
fever has been transmitted. These regu!a-
lions We will carry out strictly TO the letter.
We have no jurisdiction in Texas or No
Man STAND. J. /. Brush,
ii. II METc4LF,
c. j.. STUDIES.
This viii show the secretary the rules
that guide the actions OF the board and also
give him an intimation of their attitude on
the question.
Another telegram was sent at 0 clock
this afternoon which Will have the effect of
throwing the responsibility on the secre-
t;ry. 1t is as follows: Wired regul atiOns
this morning. Are you willing 10 admit
iuto Colorado cattle stopped by your request
that are now on the state line