The record-union., 1896-04-01


fed in said special order. and at the ex-
piration Of such time said quarantine
line shall revert without further order
to the lines first above-descrfbed.
Whenever any State or Territory
shall establish quarantine line for
above purposes differently located from
the ve-described line, and shall OBJ
tain by legislation the necessary laws
to epforce same completely and strictly,
and shall desire a modification Of the
Federal quarantine line to agree with
such State or Territorial line, the proper
authorities of such State or Territory
shall forward to the Secretary Of Agri-
culture a true map or description of
such line and a. copy of the laws for en-
forcement Of same, duly authenticated
and certified
Such States or Territories as now
mentioned can Immediately forward
certified copies Of said line and laws for
the enforcement thereof, and if salts
factory to the Secretary of Agriculture
the same may be adopted at once and
the Federal line SO modified
On February 18th Governor Budd re-
ceived from Edwin F. Smith, Secretary
OF the State Board Of Agriculture
letter relating to the com
munication Of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture concerning
cattle transportation, and designating
a quarantine line against southern
and splenetic fever. He could see no
objection to having the Federal line
along the boundaries of our State No
modification will be necessary to COM
ply with our quarantine law approved
March ~, 1889, which gives us the right
70 quarantine against any State or Ter
ritory or foreign country in which con-
tagious or infectious diseases are
known to exist. He says the power Of
issuing such quarantine rests with the
State Board of Health, to whom he sug-
gests the communication be referred for
their views regarding modification Of
the Federal quarantine line.
On February 18th Private Secretary
McCabe wrote to DR.. Laine, Secretary
Of the State Board of Health, inclosing
the communications, by direction of
the Governor
Following is communication that
gave the Governor the first information
against cattle that had no signs Of the
disease:
Union Stock Yards Company Of Omaha
Uimited), South Omaha, Neb., March
13, 1896.
'To the Honorable James H. Budd,
Governor Of the State Of California, Sac
ramento. Cal.-Si-: beg to be allowed
the liberty of addressing your excel
lency touching matter which / believe
is of vital Importance to the cattle
raisers in Northern California, and
which, to a smaller degree. concerns the
interests 1 represent.
There was received at these yards
this morning a consignment of cattle
from Amadee, your State, which the
United States Government, through the
Department of Agriculture, ordered un-
loaded and placed in yards especially
set aside for cattle affected with splenic
or Southern fever. After the cattle had
been placed in the Texas Division of
our yards, the undersigned, with the
Chief Inspector Of the United States
Government, who consented to accom-
pany me in an unofficial capacity, thor
oughly examined the cattle and found
them in perfect health and without a
visible trace Of the disease against
which they have been quarantined; the
embargo, however, cannot be removed,
and Notwithstanding the fact that the
stock is without much flesh, and in con-
dition only to be put in feed lots for
fattening, the owner. John Sparks. is
compelled by Federal law to sacrifice
the cattle, and have them immediately
slaughtered.
i am not in possession of the reasons
which made it necessary for the Hon
orable Secretary of Agriculture to ex-
tend the quarantine line into Northern
California, but / am firmly convinced
that such action was not founded upon
the detection of symptoms of spIenic
fever at any point north of the fever line
of 1880 and | thoroughly believe that
the disease could not exist in California
north of the thirty-seventh parallel Of
north latitude. especially east of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains.
TO have this embargo exist against
-FOUR State seems TO me very unfortu-
nate to the producers in certain locali-
ties in the State, for the reason that a
very large proportion of the cattle are
grazers, and to secure the very best re-
suits must be driven or transported into
Eastern or Northern grain States. to be
finished on wheat or corn, and at all
times of the year there is a very liberal
demand in the corn States for far West
feeder cattle. and for this purpose Cali
fornia cattle cannot be surpassed. This
all has tendency to diminish the de-
mand and destroy competition.
trust your excellency will consider
this matter of sufficient Importance to
give it consideration. I am, sir, very re-
spectfully. w. N. BABCOCK.
General Manager"