Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-13
FINE FOR 7xAS
SANITARY CONVENTION DORSES
CATTLE DIPPING
WOULD ADMIT DIPPEISTOCK
RESULT WOULD BE TO RAE PRICE
OF TEXANS.
Convention Recommends at Cali
fornia He Placed Soutbf the
Quarantine Line andlat
State Quarantine LIS
BE Abolished.

OMAHA. NEB., Oct. 12.-At days ses-
sion OF the interstate sanitar.onvention
held at South Omaha, the folldlg resolu-
| tion on cattbs dipping was acted:
Whereas. Tie experiments emily con-
Quoted have demonstrated IL Southern
| cattle dipped in dynamo oil saated with
sulphur will effectually destrdhe South
ern tick, and that such may bniXed with
Northern native cattle witho danger of
communicating Texas or Soiern fever
thereto;
Resolved, That the quarane regula>
tfons may be amended with sdy so as to
permit the passage of dipped athern cat
tie, on the certificate of a dgnated in
spector of the state or the lted States
department of agriculture, Northern
states during any portion ofle year"
Next came the report of t committee
on quarantine line. which was follows:
That this association recmends the
| honorable secretary of agricuhe to adopt
the same federal quarantinene for the
year 1899 as that adopted for year 1898,
with the exception of the sta of Califor-
MIA, which is hereby recommded to be
placed below the line, and cae therefrom
destined to points above theme shall be
admitted only when found toe free from
authorities, and also with thexception of
Giles county, Tenn, which thereby rec
commended to be placed abovsaid line
The bureau of animal indu:y was rep
resented at the meeting by r. Norgard,
DR.. Geddis and Colonel DeanAll of these
officials lectured on cattle diIng and rec
commended the continuance the expert
ments.
\ resolution was adopted rIesting that
state sanitary boards who's legislatures
have enacted laws fixing quantine lines
and dates between which caie from GER
tain districts cannot be impoad shall use
all possible means to procurehe repeal of
such acts and the enactmentf legislation.
in lieu thereof, providing at the gov
ernor of the state may, by reclamation.
prohibit the Importation ofany kind of
live stock when conditions ext which rem
der such importations dangens.
The convention further recommended that
all states adopt regulations overning the
importation of cattle from Ger states in
conformity with regulations recommended
by the association and adopd by the de-
partment of agriculture.
The action of the live stockanitary CON-
missioners of the various sta,s in meet
ing 1T omaha yesterday agrdng TO ADMIT
Southern cattle north of t. quarantine
lines on being dipped and atompanied by
a certificate of health fronIan inspector
OF the United States bureau,f animal in
dustry, means a revolution irthe Southern
cattle trade. They also recommend the alb
olition of the various stat quarantine
lines, which breaks down anther and use,
less barrier TO interstate commerce in cat
tie. 1t is understood that thdational gov
eminent will indorse this aion and join
with the states in putting in ,rce a general
dipping of Southern cattle and allowed
them to come north after bng so treated
for grazing without preiudir any Tins o.
year.
1t is thought this actor by the live
stock sanitary boards will advance the
Value of all cattle south of ae quarantine
line from So to 81 per head As Texas Is
credited with 5.250.90O steer cattle alone,
this would mean SIS. 80 eco s26 go. 600 IN
creased valuation on them. Then there is
the Indian Territory. which as about T5O,-
0GJ, which would be increasd 81. 900 10
Sc. 40. 600 Oklahoma. with 10000 cattle.
would receive benefit of sfO. 600 to sl.0CO. =
00o and Arkansas. which ha 425.c00 cattle,
would be benefited S1,2I5O0 to s.. .125, ,OOb
and this is exclusive of cows and all other
Southern states would receive more or less
benefit.