The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-25
Special Correspondence.l

both sides in the matter of the distri-
button by the department of agricul-
ture of blackleg vaccine. Chairman
Wadsworth Of the house committee
says his committee desires to get at all
the facts before giving its approval to
the vaccine item in the annual agri-
cultural appropriation bill
The senators and representatives
from the mountain states are all earn
estly in favor of the continuation of
the appropriations, which has been of
great Importance to their constituents.
Each of them is in receipt of many
letters urging the continuance of the
appropriation and dwelling upon the
good that has been done to stock by
the governments free distribution.
The opponents of the appropriation
are, however, exceedingly active, and
there is strong probability that they
may be able to defeat il. The antag-
onism appears to be purely commercial,
and based chiefly on the efforts of the
Pasteur Vaccine company of Paris and
Park, Davis & Co. of Detroit, two ex-
tenSive manufacturers of blackleg vac
cineS and Serums, who would like to
get this business in their hands. They
have caused the committees of both
senate and house to be flooded with let
tiers from retail druggists and Others
protesting against the continuance of
free distribution of this valuable pre-
Yentive
The aSsiduity with which these con-
Germs have pushed their campaign is
indicated by the fact that nine-tenths
of the correspondence on the subject
which has been received by the senate
committee on agriculture is AGAINST
continued distribution
Protests From Druggists.
The protests are almost wholly from
druggists and their friends, but have
apparently had q considerable effect on
the opinion of senators and congress
men from the eastern stxses. 1t will
probably take hard work to continue
the appropriation. But the mountain
senators and members are a unit for
1t, and if the item fails to be inserted in
the house it will undoubtedly be added
When the bill reaches the senate and
the matter of its retention or rejection
VIII be fought out in conference.
Inc petitions against the appropria-
ton are generally off the same piece
OF cloth, and show that they are the
result of organization by a drug trust
against the interests of all the stock
men of the country. The following let
ter, received by the senate committee.
on agriculture, from H. S. Hartley &
Co of Kansas City, Mo-, who are agents
for blackleg vaccine, is a fair sample
of all:
From time to time our attention is
called by customers who are DESTROYS
or using a remedy against blackIeg to
the fact that the United States gov
eminent will supply them with vaccine
Tree of charge. While no doubt the
government vaccine proves efFicacious
IN preventing the disease. it would be a
great boon to the stock raiser and
feeder, at the same time it appears TO
US as if the government We're enga ged
IN mercantile business, when such is
not the intent of the people that are
supposed 20 serve. Cattle raisers and
Ieeders are supposed to De engaged in
such business for the living and nroft
there is in it. and it certainly apnears
10 us that they should be both able
and willing to stand any expense there
may be attached to same.
Enter a Protest.
we therefore desire to enter orr pro-
test against the government supplving
vaccine free of charge, especially as
tnere are backlog vaccines of wei
known and well tried qualities. which
HdNe peeh Tor years and are still on the
market as mercantile commodities IT
certainly seems as if the government
might engage in furnishing all manner
o. medicines free Of charge. but we do
not DelleVe they wish to do so. We
IruSt' therefore, that when making an
preparations for various departments
you VIII see that none is furnished 70
manufacture and distribute free of
ma re Such commodities as are bought
ana sold IN the open market"
Inc secretary Of agriculture and DR.
9siIHoh' chlef OF the bureau of animal
INDUSTRY OF the department. are both
~ esIOilsIy IN IaVor Of the continuance of
ln9 appropriation and will do everI--
thlng they can to CARR il. Hundra7s 0f
letters nave been received bv the de-
partment against throwing into tho
hancS OF corporations the manufacture
ana distribution and absolute control NJ
IhlS preventive and remedy. T.aroa
breeders in each Of the mountain states
write stating that the defeat of the
appropriation would be exceedingly
detrimental to all the cattle breeders
OF the west. Many Of them testify to
the etncacy of the government vaccine
and all urge strongly the defeat of the
organized druggists conspiracy IN lIa-
prive them of it.
AudAo 1OIeSC reserves.
Representative Wilson of Idaho. has
sCrohS hopes OF securing the passage
o. Ine resolution introduced by him this
week prohibiting the establishment or
| extension OF the Idaho forest reserves.
except by act Of congress The bill also
provides for the repeal of the laws r,er-
hitting the erection of forest reserves
/ by executive proclamation within the
state OF Idaho. The bill is of interest To
all the mountain states which have s11f-
Iered from lnc1Scriminate and uninteI-
hgent extension Of reserves by the de-
partment.
Inc strong representation made nv
the Two ldaho senators and Represen-
tative Wilson before the department
and the committees Of the two houses
OF congress have resulted in holding ID
number Of proposed extensions in
Idaho. 1t is also quite probable that
some legislative action will be taken
altering ard limiting the power of the
department in these extensions. Rem
resentative Wilson said today that he
thought the committee on public lands
Of the house would take action on bis
bill and that a favorable report would
be secured on a measure general in
character prohibiting the establishment
or extension OF reserves without con-
gressional action.
The Idaho representative has also in
troduced joint resolution pertaining
TO the same subject which is now
pending before the committee on public
lands. This resolution recites in its pre-
amble that large acres of pubHc lands
nave been reSer-ed and set aside as
forest reserves in the public land states
including, in many instances. agricuI-
tural lands more valuable for the DUR
pose Of homestead settlement than for
timber thus tending to retard and pre-
vent the settlement and development
of vast areas of the public domain and
proceeds as follows:
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