The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27
milne DISCUSSED.
. agreement Strongly Com
Il Soulh Texas Doctors.
| MEMO OF FREIGHT QUARANTINE

dfEHof FREIGHT QUARANTINE
,,y,ician. Arsuea Very
FAVOR of the Atlanta
.--procsedinEs.
I, ,hs South Texas Medical
'nsa,,tnont, 10 commendlng
.rssmert as to guarantee
sseu reported briefly In The
,rslum report OF the pr0cesa-
.ns below
aassie. Houston
mai the session is open for
few minutes, and desire
M,es following resolution:
w w ma, IL is Inc sense OF this
w. ~, the Atlanta agreement
" w result of investigation AMI
q ~ aoInion OF the leaaing minds
. y Ina should constitute the
NV. Tor quarantine regulations;
WI we commend these reg
.ome acceptable mobilization
q ~ consideration OF the quar-
.s 'Ss Of the state, and pie lgn
's '''ral and professional support
MA ia enforcing such rational or
saarantlne." ,s..
Norris, Houston. introduced
,,ci striking out. "or some ac-
an na,aeatlon of them" The res
amended was unanimously
Calhoun, Beaumont.--Dr.
& New Orleans, is present and
l W he chair 10 invite him to ex7
~ eonyention the course that
~. - II pursue in New Orleans II
WA he an epidemic there.
ss s,5 10 tne floor by the chair
,rth,r Nolte, New Orleans, q
I he Louisiana State board oil
A .sn,y,ns to the question of DR..
, rauld like to relate some oil
.,.Isnra with the Atlanta reauia
+, IA management of yelloT fe-
lss do not wish to argue
.,nn D, the adoption Of the reso'
/ Aslore this meeting; | merely
ID the result of many years
.,,saes OF health officers in Louis
d "A neIghboring y ates In the con-
t,,Noy fever by the adoption of the
,egllatlons. IN TINS connection
N 10 read the letters OF the fol-
lsslih officers:
scuchon, Nj D., President state
| !, Hsalth. New Orleans. La.
y Mss, May 10, lg00.--Dear Doc
"a, letter of the nth instant re
take pleasure in complying viii
suest during the yellow fevel
IA 1898 the Allan a regulations
n freight and passengers were Il
u operated IN the State Of Mis-
sshout having caused the impor
di case Of yellow fever, not even
LIS case. do not think of an'
5abts Just at this time that w1ulC
.Ee made ~ the Atlanta re gula
H nay suggest some to you lit
Esoa. / think on the whole tina
he petty thorough and would HI
u wiling to put them in fore
ltAere was an outbreak OF yellow
inter than to try to operate quar-
nsiters without thsm, Y9ur
j. +. Hunter,
NJ Mississippi State Board o
\ rs.s one from Alabama, as FOL
kxui souchon, President Louisiana
Blizzard OF Health.
ksrnery, Ala, May 10. 1900.--Dea'
N reply to yours OF 18th In
fnss md enclosed copies OF c1rcu
hratlng the shipment OF freight
ltued places into this State durinG
Ear-ine periods of 1898 and 80.
'alations differ from those adopt
ltlinta, and, in my opinion, ar
~, I, that IS, freights allowed Z
7h without any restrictions what
prprlses great many more ar
e,n does the same class In the At
Equations.
are some other differences Z
VII NOT stop to call attention..
Hs moved throughout the quaran
teps Of 'sS and SO in accordanc
circulars enclosed, and no harm
hereifom. During neither yea
ave IN Alabama a case of yello'
case deemed suspicious Yer
IVY, w. II. Saunders,
Statr Health Officer.
wow read one from DR.. j. Il l1gar
member of the biard of health a
SH, La, and in this connection
ay that the communication be
Ms Orleans and Shreveport wa
through the Atlanta regulations
M.snon, President Louisiana stat
q Health, New Orleans.
sgoil La, May 10, 1900 Dear Dor
,sply 20 your inquiry about tll
y passengers and freight in :!
desire to say that passenger
sseo points, whether considere
w not. were not allowed to ents
M bsch train was inspecte,
~ mere was clear evidence Of III
ne Passenger was not from a
~lt, ne was taken to the deter
y under guard and there detaire
.'pnsole time The same mea,
salor ed but much more rigid
res M !t passengers. Undo
w regulations governing IL
oh OF freights, we only d
sg% Under class one ~ {
4, sssauons. As you are aware. "
10 yellow fever during eth,
~ years mentioned, Yours vel
J C. Egan.
Ivy statements To she same effe,
I've La. and other cities OF .,
!. ,.,, read one from Memphi
~ s'uchon. President Sta
N; nea'th. New Orleans la.
~ Tenn, Nav Is. la0o.-De,
W., splylnF to yours OF yssterda
! beg to saw that we we
ny ne Atlanta regulations