Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-03
is THERE PROTECTION
For the SiookiarmOr Who Wants 10 Raise
Good Horses and callls1--A
Case In Point
Paloduro. Armstrong CountyO
No. Mil ~ NInN

Ihlouur0, Armstrong Nounty,l
Editor Gazette:
Dear Sir Iron the fact of your
paper being what may be called stand
ard work among stockmc', / would
Ike TO ask few questions with regard
TO contagiOus diseases of animals That
some of your readers viii probably be
able TO answer.
will begin by stating case In point
ana then put the questions suggested
We have had In our county for some
time y disease among horses which sceiu-
ed 10 be gaining ground slowly but sure
ly til The citizens became considerably
worked UP about IL. The county judge
was applied to and wrote TO n state vet
ornniy surgeon living, J believe, hun-
dreds Of miles away. TO come up aud
make am examination To this an answor
was received that II the citizens would
put up 500 As q guarantee Of his OK
penses, he would come, This was done
by two mem representing the lnrgost
stock interests In the county. lie came
declared the disease 10 be CHAMBERS and
that all be Condemned, About three
! believe, were Killed and buried by the
sheriff Of the county or by his orders
The vet. returned 10 his homo and !
believe that Is the end OF Il rs far Ns
lac ~ concerned.
Now, this county Of Armstrong Is
great horse aud mule county, and there
h great deal of money Invested here
In fine stock We have quite Il surplus
10 work OF every year over nud above
what we use Ia the cattle business and
FOR farm work In the county, But the
question has arisen In my mind, suppose
] ship Il car load or two 10 your town
for sple, although they may be perfectly
henlthy, yet the fact that they came
from here might get me into trouble
should glandora appear In any neighhOr-
hood where my stock happened 10 have
been brought after ] had disposed Of
them.
How can we tell whether we have
Stamped out the disease or notY We
all think Il Is over but we cannot tell
for sure, aud this state Of ignorance aud
uncertainty N a cause Of considerable
uneasiiEss 90 many.
Question Are there any authorized
state Yotcrinarips who have authority
70 order destroyed animals infected with
contagious aud infectious Diseases
Question 2If 20, why should private
citizens be called upon 10 pay their ex-
pensesI
Question Have they authority to
stump ont diseases OF this nature, aud
when stamped out 20 give certificates
of health from the district. relieving citi.
zels OF further responsibility az TO NOV
Ing their stock TO other parts OF the
statel
II they have not these powers aud the
means 70 carry them into effect, we are
helpless.
II they have, should like TO be In
formed as 10 the proper course TO pursue
20 obtain bin Of health.
j understand that there Is n bill before
the house that would cover these points
but that from the pressure Of business
there Il Is likely 20 b. shelyed. don't
know any business Ia the state that can
Ia az ureufnr imnurtnupa "a lla efuta
than tho projection Of its stock business
excepting, of course, king cotton But
80 far | have not heard Of any mention
being mnde Of either OF these little side
shows Ia the big house at Austin.
This part of the state Is especially q
liyestoa, country, and the aim Of every
settler is eventually 10 have his land
fenced up aud have his stock OF fine
cattle and horses eat up IN the winter
the crop he raises In the summer
The want of protection from Diseases
makes everyone careless and unwilling to
put money into valuable breeding AMI
mails They say what Is the use Of
trying 10 raise a fine animal when To-
morrow my ueghbOr may scatter death
and destruction oil round him for miles
by hrihHug IN some discussed animalsI
II IN better 10 go 10 no expense, we
VIII use less milk and butter and keep
common cattle, we viii plough two In
clles with our mustang pony Instead |
Of six with a Cleveland bay Then when
winter comes. there Is no feed, aud being
common stock they are not worth buying |
feed for, and consequently they staryo,
leaving their colts and calves behind |
these 70 80 through exactly the same
rotation.
All that we require IL that the state |
should recognize our Industries here aud |
protect them for Us and enforce the /
laws. aud IN a few years we viii make |
Keutuck ashamed Of herself IN the mat /
ter of fine stock, and even better than /
that, we will al have plenty Of money |
and wear good clothes.
We cannot stand still. Il Is Improve
or drieriOrate. Our lawmakers have Il /
Ia their power 10 say which VIII they i
permit the most substantial interest Of /
this vast country 10 keep sliding down,
down. down. giving Il a push every now
aud then % haaten Il 70 the bottom as IN
years past on WIN thoy say 10 us; reach
out. put your money rid your energy 4
into your business aud we will help you
10 club 40 and bring mesquite grass and
sorghum on q level with blue grass and
timothy.
This we Ylu DO az sure as The world,
and iu q very short tllpo TOO, NJ We get
any kind Of q deceut slowlug