The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
TO FIGHT HOG CHOLERA.
StOckhreeders Urge the Passage of
the Bill ApprOpriatirg $4,000.

Chairman Anderson and his house
committee on public health, dairy and
food products gave up most Of yeSter-
day afternoon to listening to the argu-
ments of the members of the Minneso-
ia StOckbreeders' association in favor
of the passage of Es' F.. $50, by Mr.
Soule, providing an. appropriation of
$4,000, or an increase of 1900 over the
present amount allowed for the fight
ing Of contagion among live stock in
Minnesota There were present at the
meeting President ]. G. Curryer Vice
President John Cooper, Secretary A
G. Wilcox, DR.. Bracklen, secretary
state board of health, and DR.. H. NJ
Reynolds, newly elected member of the
board. These gentlemen explained to
the committee the urgent need for
funds with which to battle successfully
against such infections as tuberculosis,
CHAMBERS and hog cholera.
The bill, 1t must be understood when
it first went to the dairy committee, did
not meet with the approval Of the
members, and the committees position
was backed up by the appropriations
committee, who did not think that the
$4,000 additional should be forthcom-
ing. In this shape the bill is in the
hands of the dairy committee Mr.
Cooper explained at some length that
much valuable time and not a little
money was lost to the state by the
variance of method between the poll
cies of the local and state boards Of
health. The slight changes of law pro-
posed in the new bill ne thought, would
obviate this, and permit concerted eff
forts against the spread of contagiOn.
DR.. Curryer added his plea for add
tiOnal funds to save hogs from chol-
era, cattle from tuberculosis, and horses
from CHAMBERS, and stated some of his
experience in seeing whole counties de-
vastated by one or, more of the dread
diseases. The whole 5000 would not
permit the immediate stamping out of
the diseases, but would greatly facili-
tate it, and, with a competent veteri-
nary surgeon at the head of a working
force, could do much to prevent live
stock already infected from entering
the state. Each of the three gentle
men gave it as his opinion that the
matter was one of vital Importance
and urged upon the committee some
action which could be taken at less
cost and to more advantage now than
at some later period. ]. G. Holton,
superintendent of the st. Cloud reform
atory. and quite a large stock raiser,
joined with his friends in setting forth
the need of some system for the pre-
vention of the spread of contagion.
Notwithstanding that the committee
has acted on the bill, 1t is not improba-
BILE that, under the circumstances, a
new bill containing a number of minor
suggestions, made by the gentlemen Of
the association. and including the ad-
ditional money asked for, will be ia
vOrably recommended by the commit
tee.
At all events, the present measure,
together with the bill introduced by
Representative Smith, of Hennepin
county, providing for recompense by
the state to persons whose stock has
been killed for supposed disease, were
held over, it being decided that the
provisions of both could not we'll be
cemented in one bill. Mr.. Gould, rep
resenting the Minneapolis Dairymen' S
association. appeared. before the COM
mittee and spoke for the Smith meas
ure.