The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-11
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sage to the legislature that the commits
sion be abolished.
Governor Stanley wired members of
the commission to come to Topeka for
conference with the governor and
some of the representative cattlemen of
the state. c. A. Stannard of Emporia
heads the instruction. and as the own
er of the largest number and most val
liable herd of fancy cattle in the state
Stannard's complaints have weight with
the governor.
Recent orders issued by the live stock
sanitary commission quarantine against
the shipment of dairy cattle into the
state except under certain circum
stances, which make the shipment of
fancy cattle practically out of the
question, owing to the regulations and
the excessive fees which pile up against
the cattle in transit.
This is due to the system of inspec-
ton. When fancy cattle from adjoining
states are consigned to Kansas they are
held up by inspectors at so much per
head. To make sure that the cattle are
fit to be admitted to the state veterinary
surgeons get a chance at them at so
much per head. During the slow pro-
cess of these inspections the cattlemen
pay 81 per bushel for corn, excessive
prices for hay and are compelled to buy
water.
In this manner exorbitant fees accum-
ulate against the consignment so that
when the shipper gets home with his
cattle he finds that it has been a very
expensive trip.
This condition caused c. A. Stannard,
the owner of the celebrated Sunny Slope
Hereford farm at Emporia, to come to
Topeka to protest against the system of
inspection now in vogue on this class
of cattle Mr.. Stannard came to Topeka
Tuesday and presented his case to the
governor at the executive office. Last
night the men held a conference at the
Copeland hotel. The result was the
summoning, by the governor, of mem
berS of the commission, for a conference
upon the subject.
Mr.. Stannard pronounces the system
of inspection as it is now conducted as
AN outrage upon the cattle men. It
lacks justice and is a hardship. 1t is
wholly unnecessary he said land the
very useleSsneSS of its purposes should
be sufficient grounds Tor it's abandon
ment.''
The matter as presented to the COVER
nor by Stannard and other cattlemen
has caused the governor to decide that
the three members comprising the COM
mission are not necessary. He said to-
day:
Il believe that as a measure of pro-
teetion for cattlemen a system of in
spection is necessary. However, I do
not regard the live stock commission
as necessity. will recommend that
the commission be abolished"
How viii you deal with the problem
of Inspection"
1.-The board of agriculture the insur-
ance department, and all other state de-
partments are run by one man." re-
piled the governor, "and I think one
man can run the live stock department.
Il believe that the man who has
charge of this department should be an
expert, a veterinary surgeon, if neces-
sary, who shall receive a specified sal
airy for the work of inspecting cattle.
One man could probably attend to near
ly all of the work, at any rate there is
no necessity in my opinion for three
men on the commission and a corps of
inspectors at work on the state line.
These inspectors collect so much
from the shippers for the work which
they do making a burden upon the man
who brings cattle into the state. Then,
looking after the work of the inspectors
are three members of the commission
who receive good pay for their services
and also collect mileage and the state
bears their expenses 1t is a complicated
system which needs a reformation and