The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-18

/ the board continued the quarantine regula-
tons thtm IN force, that the department or
| agriculture would Immediately change the
quarantine line from Us present location
Within the State line to the northern bound
ary lire OF the State. thus throwing the en-
tire state together south Of tho quarantine
with this position to face the board felt
that there was but one thing for them TO do
and that was to accept the view taken q the
matter by the department, under the theory
that half loaf Is better than no bread. :.
II desire also" said Mr.. Klchcrg ITO call
the attention OF southern stockmen 70 tn ne
at which action was taken the stockmen. over
| 100 in number. representing forty dinercnt
counties In the range district Of reSss. hao
cusscd the question oil doing away with tns
op.n season for shipment aud had BY unani-
pns resolution ns,ustsa e the p nssro 10
II Southwestern stOckmen consid.itd tina.
tlty had valuable interests at stake In this
sufficient numbers to have made fight for
their interests In this convention and not
have let. the matter go by default. as they
practically did.
Our stockmcn arc strong enough III NUM-
bers and influence to have gone up there and
carried this question in amy way that they
saw Mt, II they hal chosen 20 To do aud j
do not think that they should now complain
II the results are not In accordance with their
ideas. The few that were there became con-
WINGED during the elaboration of the con-
venton that the government policy was the
proper aud correct one for the State to suI-:
port so as not to place ourselves In an
tagonisIn not alone with the department.,
but with other States.
Kansas had member Of. her sanitary
board there on tho ground. who gave notice
that the action OF his State would be governed
entirely by thai Of our own.
IL seemed best to us to ADOPT n policy
that would come tho nearest TO treating. all
Interests fairly and that would rebound TO
the benefit Of the greatest number The only
ones, In reality, seriously inconvenienced, are
thCse who had contracted for delivery across
the, llne and had their stock gathered prcpara-
tory to such delivery on the 18th instant.
desire to call the attention Of these to
the fact that last July the board gave them
notice TO be prepared for just such an emer-
Eency aH has now arisen, that they can
not justly complain that they were taken
mernbcrcd that tho action of the board per-
mits all stock that on inspection proves 10
be FREQ of ticks to cross the line without
dipping. think it viii be considered by most
that the interests of all have been fairly
treated,
Dipping is now required only in the event
that Inspection shows the cattle to be ticky
and therefore unsafe.
The government Will permit the estab-
llshment OF dipping watts ut necessary points
find that their Interests have been greatly
benefited and that the opportunity Is afforded
them for u wider market and .; greater ex-
panslon of their trade
Abilene, Texas, November 1s--on the sup
position that the quarantine would be raised
on the 18th instant, cattleinon had bought
cattle In large numbers with tho expectation
OF driving them to their pastures north of
the line. The action OF tho conm,ss ioners IN;
continuing the quarantine regulations in force
is Causing very bitter complaint.