, 1892-03-30
HERE'S HIS ULTIMATUM
Gov. Barber Refuses to Revoke His
Quarantine Proclamation.
He Did This Yesterday to a DeIega-
tlon of CattIemen.
Southern Cattle Shall Not Trail
Through Wyoming, He Says.
He Will Make No Concessions to
Outside StockgroWers.

Gov. Barber's cattle quarantine procla
nation last month caused as much excite
ment among cattlemen outside this state
as if . piece of dynamite had been e1-
ploded in their ~oorrals. Yesterday the
governor was waited upon BY a delegation
of cattle owners from Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona and Montana, who en-
deavored by the most eloquent presenta-
ton of their grievances to get him to
make certain concession il that proolama-
ton. The delegation follows in its order:
s. E. Booth and Geo. L. Brooks. New
Mexico; I. NJ. Town. J. V. Vickers and
DIR. A. j. Chandler. Arizona; DR.. 4.
Holloway, Montana; DR.. Chas. G. Lamb
and j. L. Brush, Colorado.
Here is the grievances presented to the
governor BY the delegation. which called
in q body at his office at the capitol yes.
terdsy afternoon:
The undersigned wish to state briefly
that we will call upon you in the interest
of the cattle owners of our respective ter
~rtories. to prevail upon you to modify
your quarantine proclamation of Feb.
10, 1892, owing to its effecting adversely
the best interests of the cattlemen OF you
own state, as well as ours. and as being
contrary to the laws and rules governing
interstate commerce.
In support of this we submit:
Firsr-That the cattle of New Mexico
and Arizona are free from all infectious
diseases, and that this fact is so we'll
known to all we'll informed cattlemen of
your state and all other sections west of
the Missouri river, that no argument il
required in support of this fact. That
cattle from the ranges of these two terri
tories have for many years come upon the
ranges Of your state. of Montana and
other northern states. and in no case have
they communicated disease OF any kind
to other cattle. That the quarantine reg
u~lstions of these territories ~ against the
admission of cattle from Texas are far
more strict than are your own, rendering
it impossible for any diseased cattle from
that state to obtain entrance to vour state
through shipments from these territories
In view of these fasts, your order
places an imputation on the cattle Of New
Mexico and Arizona which is without the
slightest reason, and therefore uncalled
for. unjust and unfriendly.
Second-That railroad companies as
common carriers caunot refuse healthy
cattle offered for shipment, and raised
north of the government quarantine line,
destined to be unloaded at any railroad
station in POUR state, or beyond the bor-
ders thereof. aud that these cattle after
unloading have the unquestionable right
to drive over the public domain and out
of your state. free of molestation so long
as no individual rights are infrineed upon.
Third-That section of our order re
curing the unloading OF all shipments of
cattle destined to points within Wyoming
and beyond, you must upon reflection
admit to be unnecessary, especially after
your order requiring the afidavits of two
disinterested persons, supported by the
clerk of the courts certificate. and when
it is known that they come from north
and west of the government quarantine
line.
SO long as the cattle are inspected your
object is attained. and shippers, owners
and carriers are not imposed upon and
subjected to annoyance and loss of being
forced to unload at one arbitrary point
within your borders. and this object can
be attained by having the cattle inspected
at some place near the point of shipment.
As your order now stands, the question
naturally arises why inspect healthy cattle
at Cheyenne. which are already surrounded
by sufficient s~afeguards2
All OF which we most respectfully sub
nit and will be pleased to support YER
bally, if you kindly grant the privilege.
After hearing their petitions and de
mands the governor refused to grant the
request. The principal point involved in
the discussion is this: That no cattle
shall be trailed through the state from
Grin Junction. This is about $50 miles
north of Cheyenne and is the terminus of
the Cheyenne 4 Northern railroad, at
its junction with the Elkhorn. 1t is
about 160 miles from Grin to the Wyo-
ming Montana line. The cattle could be
shipped to that point and then trailed
through to Montana. This trailing OF
cattle through the state would cause all
range grass to be eaten, and consequently
cause the cattlemen Of Wyoming to seek
new pastures, and prove a great misfor-
tune to one of the principal industries
of this state.
1t would not benefit a single person in
Wyoming. Not only this, but it is also
claimed that if any such cattle were in.
tected with disease, which is very proba-
bic, driving them through the state would
transmit such disease to native cattle. and