The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-21
TEXAS WlLLNOT RELAX.
Quarantine When Put On win Be Of the
Strlcisst Character
ATLANTA AGREEMENT CUTS NO FIGURE
No Chances VIII he Taken and
Shreveport Must Take the Most
Rigid Precautions Aiso.

Austin, Texas. May 2o.--As the summer
months with their auendan, danger OF yell
low fever approach interest is developng
IN quarantine matters. Heretofore It has
been the states policy to declare absolute
quarantine against New Orleans and other
infested points upon tho appearance OF
She disease, much to the annoyance OF
certain commercial interests, and efforts
nave been made to induce the quarantine
department to adopt the regulations
Ssreed upon at the convention OF the
South Atlantic and Gull States held at At
lanta In April iS0S. for the management
oil yellow fever epidemics. These eflorts
were In every instance unsuccessful and
may be stated officially, as It were, ,hat
/ X wall be useless TO renew them as state
Health Officer Blunt does not consider tho
Atlanta regulations satisfactory and Will
under no circumstances agree TO their an.
plication in Texas.
recently President Souehon and Dr.
Matte OF the Louisiana board OF health
visited Or Blunt Tor the purpose Of n
posspble, agreeing with him upon some
sort OF a classification OF merchandise 10
be admitted under certain conditions dur
ing the prevalence OK an epidemic The
conference was informal and the Louisiana
onleers as a result thereof were suDse-
quently to submit plan TO Dr. Blunt
uhder which trade might continue 10 a
certain extent surrounded with proper
safeguards, without impairlng the oificien-
ey OF the quarantine should the necessity
Tor declaring one arise Nothlng has ever
Deen heard from MesSrs suochon and
Matte ON the subject, however, and tho
incident is looked upon as closed.
other persons, representatives OF Hous-
ION ana Galveston mercantile interests,
nave since visited Dir. Blunt and urged
MIN 10 modify his yellow fever quarantine
rules. Among other things they COM
planned that while direct communication
with New Orleans Is interrupted during
the quarantine period Shreveport is not
quarantined against Shreveport they al
legged. does not maintain au absolute auar-
antine against New Orleans. but admits
certain froights from that point which It
afterwards distributes in Texas as orig
mai shipments" thus taking business
away from south Texas points which are
not permitted to turn wheel in so far as
New Orleans products are concerned when
the quarantine is on.
Aching upon these complaints and allie
cations DR.. Blunt addressed pointed in
qhiies In the matter to Dr., Egan OF
Shreveport, Vice president OF the Louisiana
board OF health. at the same time stating
that II they were we'll founded absolute
quarantine would In the future obtain
against Shreveport as we'll as New or.
leans. In reply Dr. Egan has denied the
admission and subsequent distribution OF
Now Orleans freight at Shreveport In yel
low fever times. And, further. he fas
expressed q Willingness 10 fulnll any re-
quirement Texas might make In tho prem
Uses and to welcome q Texas quarantine
inspector to Shreveport whose business It
would be 10 see that such requirements
are observed DR., Egan has however.
admitted that In y few particulars articles
In class | OF the Atlanta regul 8uions ARE
permitted ito enter Shreveport, Glass /
includes articles to be admitted without
disiniectlon or restriction OF any sort,
which are az follows
(al All new and dry material, I'M
packed. such aS lumber machinery. brick.
thing. bar and sheet iron. tin, steel, ag
rlcultural implements tno part Of which
Is textllel. iron ties, stoves, saddlery tno
upholstorel) rubber betting, rubber hose.
linoleum, wagons. trunks, hardware
without packing, lime. ice and sat IN
bulk. turpentine, rosin. stone, gravel, coal
coke cement, grain in carloads. eooperage
oysters aud fish packed In ioo, and other
articles packed In ice properly rcfriger-
AIRED.
Ob) Original packages In clean ana
smooth wooden or metallic containers not
broken or packed In an infested locality
90 Articles in such containers, put up
and handled exclusively In the wholesale
district. which from their nature or mode
of packing arc incapable OF carrying iu-
lection such as roasted coffee, refined
sugar, coal oil, creosote. acids. beans,
peas, rice, sailed meats and articles OF
similar character.
(dD fruits. sound, and taken directly
in good condition from clean vessels which
have complied with all quarantine require
ments. or cars and transferred at wharves
or railroad depots not infected and In good
sanitary condition. Immediately TO the
dislnfected cars or vessels for shipment
(e) Fruit vegetables and Western pro-
duee In barrels or boxes directly trans
ferfe1 as above.
~ Freight in good sanitary condition
taken directly from clean vessels or cars
to cars or vessels at wharf or railroad sid
In not infected and IN good sanitary con-
ditIon.
(g) live stock and poultry.
Further investigations viii be made
with regard to the practice obtaining at
Shreveport IN quarantine matters and y
Il is found that Il Is safe the possibility
OF its adoption at the Sabine river crossing
is anything but remote. on the other
hand. should 81 be found that said prac-
tlce Is dangerous, communication with
Shreveport as well as with New Orleans
van be absolutely cut on. No policy
which VAL not insure absolute safety from
infection VIII be adopted by the governor
or followed By DR.. Blunt no matter wha'
may be said IN misrepresentation thereof
Care will be taken, however TO avoid
placing Texas commercial interests al a
disadvantage and every concession con-
slstent with the main obieet-the preser-
walton OF the public health-will be made