Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-02-13
THE QUARANTINE RAISED.
The New Mexico Cattle Sanitary
Board Raises the Quarantine
Against Arizona, Excepting
Three Cuunties.

The principal matter of bushes be-
fore the territorial cattle sanitary board
yesterday, was the quarantine against
cattle coming from Arizona on account
OF Texas fever. Acting upon advlces re-
ceiyed from that territory some time
since the New Mexico board prohibited
the importation of Arizona cattle. This
step was taken to prevent any and al
probable trouble which might arist
| through quarantine against New Mex.
leo cattle in the eastern markets. Wher
the Arizona live stock board was in
formed of this action, a protest was
made, and Mr.. Colin Cameron, president
of the Arizona board, arranged to meet
the New Mexico cattle sanitary board and
make a statement of the extent to which
the fever prevailed among Arizona herds.
After listening to Mr.. Cameron's state
ments the following resolution was
adopted:
"Resolved, That the quarantine now
that part of the territory which is now
quarantined, except the counties of Mari
copa, Pinsl and Yuma, and that these
counties be as q prohibited district until
satisfactory proof is furnished to this
board by the bureau Of animal industry
of the United States government that
there is no danger from that district"
A second resolution was adopted, which
reads as follows:
"Resolved That the bureau of animal
industry be requested to supply the sec
rotary of the cattle sanitary board of
New Mexico with full copy of the re-
port of the investigation of Texas fever
in Arizona, to be made by request of the
live stock sanitary commission of Ari-
IONA, when such Investigation is made,
and advise him whether or not the quar-
antine should be continued against Mari
copa, Pinal and Yuma counties,
MIR. oAMERoN's POSITION.
President Colin Cameron, of the Ari-
IONA cattle sanitary board, appeared be-
fore the board and made q clear state
ment of the health of Arizona cattle, Civ
ing detailed account of every instance
in which Arizona had suffered by the in
PRODUCTION of cattle from Texas fever
districts, and of the action taken by the
present Arizona sanitary board and its
predecessors TO stamp out the Infection,
and made the unqualified statement that
there is now no Texas fever or infection
among Arizona cattle.
He pointed out that the New Mexico
quarantine against Arizona cattle was de-
clared from misconception of existing
facts. In support of his statements
letters were submitted from the present
territorial veterinarian and two of his
predecessors, gentlemen we'll known
throughout the country as being the fore
most in their profession. In addition to
these letters. others FROM various county
officers and from members of the Arizona
Legislature were presented, all agreeing
upon the one fact that Texas fever is an
unknown disease in Arizona.
Mr.. Cameron argued that there was no
infection in any part of Arizona from the
fact that buyers from all over the United
States were there eager and ready to buy
,attle, condition that does not exist in
any country where Texas fever was even
supposed to exist. He also pointed ont
IN convincing manner, that the condi-
ton of cattle in New Mexico is not as
we'll known as in Arizona, by reason of
the boards's cropping in the dark, because
of having no territorial veterinarian.
Resulting from this argument an effort
will be made during the present legls
lature to provide for the appointment Of
a competent veterinarian.
Mr.. Cameron asked the New Mexico |
cattle sanitary board to have Gov. Thorn I
ION resclnd his quarantine proclamation
and declared that nothing else
would satisfy him or the people of his
knew their country to be
absolutely free from infection and the
quarantine was an injustice that should
aot be imposed upon them.
He asked thatany investigation thought
necessary to verify his statements be
made, and that without any unnecessary |
delay, feeling confident that the more
closely conditions were examined, the
more clearly and strongly would be
proven the facts set forth, that Arizona
vas free from all cattle diseases.
Mr.. Cameron called the attention of |
The board to the advanced methods used |
his territory in the care of cattle and |
he better legislation in force. The terri
ory ia provided with q veterinarian,
igid inspection is maintained, records
# all marks, brands, and dates carefully
sept, and all hides must be inspected,
hese things all having a direct bearing
pom the sanitary question.