El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-25

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Yesterday the following letter was
sent to Governor Sayers by President
Freudenthal OF the Ell Paso chamber
OF commerce., protesting against the
further continuance of the oppressive
aad unjust quarantine now in force
against San Francisco:
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Ell PAso, TEXAS.
Ell Paso, Texas, August "a, 1900.
His Excellency,
Joseph D. Ssyers, Govarnor,
| Austin. Texas,
Sir:
We beg to renew our earnest re-
quest shat the quarantine maintained
by she state of Texas against San
Francisco on account Of the alleged
presence of bubonio plague In that
oisy, be raised at once, and the fact
published to the world that the ave-
uues of travel through this state are
no longer hsdged about by hsrassinP
and burdensome restrictions.
We deem IL useless to approach the
State Healsh Onicer again with regard
TO this matter. In Texas, ss in Cali
fornia, IL appears necessary to appeal
from the dominant quarantine author
Isles TO the governor. We trust our
appeal will be as successful as was that
of the people OF San Francisco TO the
governor of Californis.
Since our last Communication was
addressed to you August 18th we have
received the following letters from the
State Health Officer:
QUARANTINE DEPARTMENT OF
TEXAS.
"AUsTIN, Texas. Aug 10th, 1900.
| -. ]. Freuoenthal, President,
Chamber of Commerce.,
FL Paso, Texas.
Dear Sir:
"Yours OF recent date to the gov
| ernor, also Jour telegram OF this morn
| ing, have been referred 10 me. The
N cd ficasions In the quarantine re-
stric,ions which were already In
progress when you first took the mat
ter up, and which have been con-
eiderably extended, must have almost
eotirely relieved the commercial iu-
| serests, as there IL now no EN- barge
against anything except 1t has been
directly connected with the China
town of San Francisco. For reasons
| best known to ourselves there will be
NO further notifications for the pre-
cent In this connection 1 desire TO
say that the public has never been
fully I'D vised of the situation there.
"I am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(SiRned) W. F. BLUNT,
State Health Officer.
"OUARANTINE DEPARTMENT OF
TEXAS.
"AUsrIN, Texas, Aug. l9.h, 1900.
"Erne.t E. Russell,
Secretary, SO.
Eel Paso, Texas.
"Desr Sir:
Your communication of the 10th
inst. received from the Governor.
Yesterday / received the following
telegram: Zone white case; lived in
|
Cinnamon. (Sig 1ec) Chas. F. Nor
tom This SHOWS THAT the lapse OF
time has NOT demonstrated the truth
of your con Lentlon that the quaran tin
| Is not justified by existing conditions
"The Health Officer of the state IL res
ponsi BILE for bis actions" and is ready
to be "cslled to account for them at
any time" have personally visited
San Francisco. have reliable repre-
sentative on the ground, and am 10
consultation with the best health au-
thorities Of the country who approve
my attitude. You only hear one side,
the railroads. / hear all. L see no
Justification for any further moditica-
ton of she quarantine at present.
Yours very truly.
(SiRued) w. F. BLUNT,
State Health Officer"
In the face OF the above letters we
rsassert e. 1t "the lapse Uf time has
demonstrated the truth Of our conten-
tion''. III "Ihe best health authorities
OF she country soprovs the attitude"
OF the State Health Officer, why do
not other states establish quarantine?
And why did the one state, Colorado,
which did esssbli quarantine, raise
the quarantine almost Immediately
Texas. by her attitude in this matter,
is not only causing great loss and
trouble to extensive and varied
interests, but Is bringing upon herself
the ridicule Of the same and efficient
health authorities throughout the
| country. II is prepOsterous 30 sup.