Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-08

the state has not been enforcing the
laws nor cooperating with the Federal
authorities as she should have done.
His proclamation indirectly intimates
as much, and one can easily read be-
tween the lines what he means. Just
notice this clause in the prOclamatlon:
Whenever any state or territory
shall establish a quarantine line. for
above purposes, differently located
from the above described line. ana
shall obta II by legislation the necessary
laws to enforce same completely and
strictly and shall desire modification
of the Federal quarantine line 10 agree
with such state or territorial line, the
proper authorities OF such state or ter
ritory shall forward to the secretary
of agriculture a true map or descrip-
ton Of such line and copy OF the
laws for enforcement OF same, duly
authenticated and certified
Nov, can anything outside OF direct
ly saying so. intimate more plainly
that all Texas has to do is to place her
line back to correspond with the old
line, have the governor notify the sec
rotary of agriculture accordingly and
satisfy him our quarantine laws VIII be
enforced. The governor has already
summoned the board to meet tomorrow
for that purpose, and by this time they
are in Austin. There is not the slight
est doubt In my mind but that every
thing will be all right inside OF thirty
days, The proper steps must and Will,
of course, be taken. There's not the
least cause for all this excitement. 1t
comes in good play however. for the
men wanting to buy cattle, and no
doubt they will work 1t for all It's
worth. But the best evidence they
un1 fear any danger Is that II 30 they
wouldn't want to buy at any price.
No, sir; there's no cause for alarm,
and mark my prediction that In thirty
DAYS, possibly half that time, every
thing win be lovely again"
ia connection with the quarantine
matter there has been some misunder-
/ standing as to what led to the recent
modification OF the quarantine laws
/ SO as 70 allow the expectation OF cattle
/ from southern ports, and It appears
I that some misrepresentation have
been made In the matter
/ ON December lG last Colonel A. j.
Thompson of Toronto and President @.
". .,.4upson OF the Fort Worth stock
yo"dq called on Secretary Morton at
Washington. being introduced by Con.
gresham BELL. Colonel Thompson had
to assure the secretary among other
things, that the cattle shipped by him
from southern ports to England would
be unloaded separately at the docks
and kept in sheds apart from other
cattle until marketed Tor slaughter.
Upon these assurances three days later.
on December 10, the secretary ANNOUNCE
ed that section OF the quarantine
laws is hereby amended by the addition
OF Port Royal, S. c., New orleans and
Galveston as ports OF export" In
order to make his assurance to
the secretary good Colonel homp-
son, Just before coming TO Fort
Worth to embark in the ex-
port business made special trip
TO Liverpool to arrange for the unload
ing of his cattle at the docks. These
were in.ne OF the difficulties that had
to be overcome before the industry OF
shipping from southern ports could be
established.
A recent editorial In the Gazette on
the growing export trade of southern
ports won the attention and indorse-
ment of the gentlemen just now inter-
ested in the export cattle trade from
the same por.s. and they advance the
additional Information that In shipping
matters there Is a close relation be-
tween grain and cattle. The ships
which carry grain In the hold are those
that carry cattle on deck. II Is stated
and this being true It is very evident
that n powerful aid In securing line
of larger ships and grain export trade
for Galveston or any other deep water
port of Texas would be the establish
ment of an export trade In southern
cattle through that port.