The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-25
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Loses a Point.
Controversy Over EIgip Inspec-
tor Finally Settled.
ROAD REFUSED TO PAY
Board Wanted Santa Fe to Put
Up Inspectors Salary.
Road Refused and a Compromise
Was Made.

The state live stock sanitary COM
mission was called up by Governor
Stanley this week for an explanation of
its dealings at Davidson, on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, and at Elgin, on the San
ia Fe.
Complaints have come from these
points all summer about infected cat
tie being run into Kansas. There are
$500 cattle quarantined in Cowley
county now and it is asserted by the
farmers and promulgated by the COM
mission that most of them came out of
the pens at these two stations.
There have been no inspectors at
either point. Last spring the commits
sion essayed to name inspectors whom
the railroads should pay. The commits
sion IS allowed only seven deputy in
spectors and when it was found neces-
sary to place men at these points there
was no way under the law and apprO-
priatiOn of paying them The limit was
previously chosen. The farmers around
the locality were demanding protection
against Texas fever. They were in a
dilemma
Then the placing of deputy inspectors
at the expense of the company was sug-
gested if it was desired to keep the
stockpens open.
At Elgin the Santa Fe refused to
recognize or pay the inspector sent by
the CON mission. The controversy hung
fire up till this week.
Tuesday General Manager Nudge and
Attorney A. A. Hurd of the Santa Fe
held a conference with the commission.
State Senator ". s. Fitzpatrick, of Sc
dan, who was the father of the quar-
antine law. acted as the counsel of the
commission The railroad lawyer
pounded a hole IN Fitzpatr tricks bill the
first thing. The board was finally con-
WINGED that the Santa Fe stockpen at
Elgin was not public yard in the
sense that the yard al Kansas City is a
public yard, as they themselves agreed
when they wanted the railroad to pay
the inspector his 800 a month.
The commissions bluff was called
even to the threat to close the yard.
Chairman Campbell wanted to call
on the state railroad board for assist
ance In bringing the company to time,
but Messrs- COwley and Chamberlain
who had been IN audience with the gov
ernor on the previous evening, favored
compromise.
Sails were gracefully taken in, and it
was agreed that Elgin shall be a quar-
antine yard" Station Agent Mcmillan
win see to it that all cars are properly
guaranteed cattle, subject to the COM
Missions rules and regulations.
Agent Mcmillan reports TO both the
company and to the state live stock
board. He gets no additional pay.
The Missouri Pacific case at David
son viii also be taken up for final set
Element soon. Live Stock Agent
Douthitt wrote to Governor Stanley that
the commission wanted to appoint an
inspector at his roads expense.
Cowley and Chamberlain braved the
audience Of the executive, and had q
hard time to convince Stanley that
their threat to close the stock pen was
because the farmers were demanding
protection, rather than because they
wanted to land a politician in a good
minor job
Neither Cowley nor Chamberlain are
inclined to talk of their audience with
the governor.