Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-11
Every Creature Having Foot and
Mouth DISEASE Will b
Slaughtered.
THOSE EXPOSED MUST GO
This 1s Plan Of State and Federal Au.
thoritiss in Massachusetts-fl to
Begin We k useday-Exportsrs
Still hope for Chance to LOAD
Cattle at Portland.

|
ted states bureau of animal industry
stated to-day that it has been his in
| tention TO have the work Of Strengthening
the affected cattle begun Tuesday but the
| heavy SHOWS about the State may cause
a delay
| Or. Salmon has engaged a number OF
laborers who will be sent to the place.
| in Which cattle are to be killed to dig
trenches in which the bodies will be
| buried.
Unless some changes arc made in the
plans OF the federal ana State authorities,
| every animal that has the disease or has
been exposed to it will slaughtered.
| NO reply to the cablegram sent TO tie
British government by Acting Consul Clilr
pertcn expressing the desire Of steamsh +
men and cattle shippers that its quaran-
tine restriction against the shipment oi
cattle from new England be modified sc
a. to permit shipments from Portland OF
Western and Canadian cattle has yet
been received and meanwhile New Eng.
lands export cattle trade as al
standstil. Advices from VAS
ington, however. to the effect that
the British authorities nave requested al
official statement OF the situation as re-
Eards to the foot and mouth disease ii
New England from government and its
opinion as to the wisdom of allowing ca :
tie 10 be loaded at Portland, give reason
DER may soon be made.
1t is known that DR.. Salmon believ. $
that the foot and mouth situation in New
England is much more serious than he has
adr1tted in newspaper interviews, and
the department of agriculture is satislied
thut it will he some tune before the cattle
embargo can be raised from New Eng
land
c. II. Ames of North Attleboro, who says
he has a remedy which will eliminate the
foot ard mouth dis .asc, came to Boston
Yesterday morning, and during the day
had interviews with Dr. Salmon and DR..
Austin Peters. chief of the Massachusetts
Cattle Bureau.
According to Mr.. Ames, the quarantine
regulations are beins very poorly enforced
at Atticboro. ono farmer there has about
40 cattle suffering from the disease, and
no attempt is bling made to keep people
from visiting them
Or. Salmon gave out the following state
mont Yesterday:
The action of Secretary Wilson yoster-
day in agreeing to compensate for cattle
slaughtered in this state for the eradica-
tlon of the foot and mouth disease, and of
Governor Crane in accepting this PROPOSE
ton and agreeing to have the animals con-
5emned to slaughter under the State law
IS the most important step that has been
taken so far for the suppression OF the
present outbreak. There were important
Joints in the situation which demanded
careful consideration before such d con-
c!usion could be reached. The Massa-
chusctts law provides for the slaugh liter
ol ANIMALS affected with a contagious dis
ease without compensation, when The pub
lie welfare demands 1t. and it might be
said that. this being the case, the secre-
tary OF agriculture Was not justified in
cAicndins the public funds for the pur-
D ami b, ..
vas that the animals were not being
Slaughtered. and would not be slaughtegcd
under the terms OF the State law
The prompt eradication Of the disease
was demanded, however. IN the interest
OF the livestock and transportation inter
c@ts OF the whole country, and the only
way TO secure this was for Secretary VIII
son to use The funds at his disposal and
hill the animals under an agreement for
reasonable comI cusation.
There has been some misunderstand-
iis as to the funds from which payment
VIII be made for these animals. and it
is only proper to explain that where cat
tie are killed the owners will receive their
money promptly. The lullins will not pro-
coed beyond the funds IN hand. Gnaeed.
1t would he contrary to law to anticipate
an appropris ton by destroying animals
aud contracting obligations for paymcnt
excepting Congress TO pass An appropria-
ton in the future to provide the funds
There is a sufficient sum avails BILE
from the current appropriation for tho
bureau OF ANNA industry to meet the
immediate expenses II this work. and be-
fore this sum is exhausted Congress will
nave an opportunity to make an emer-
Goncy appropriation. There can be no
doubt but that this will be done, on ac-
count OF the vast interests at stake
1t has been said that New England is
losing 100000 day on account Of the
present restriction This Is very likely
true but If the disease should escape from
New England and spread over the remain
der' of the country the daily loss would
run into the millions.
THE work assumed by the federal gov
eminent in connection with the present
will he pressed forward as rap
IDLY as the climatic conditions will allow,
and if the weather /. reasonably favorable
we should have a diminution OF the in
fected district with almost every day that
passes This should both restore conf
dence and constantly lessen the dangers
to which the business interests of the
are exposed.
THE diseased and exposed animals in
New Hampshire would have been Destroy
ed yesterday but for the serious storm
which prevented the ARRANGEMENTS being
carried out. 1t is presumed that the ami
mails were killed this morning and the
premises di-nfected this afternoon. When
this Is done, New Hampshire Will, so far
rs known, be free from Infection"