The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-01
The CATTLE PL|A 4. Ct
Efforts to Eradicate It Are Ham
pered by Stock Owners Failing
to Report Its Existence:
Secretary Wilson Hopes to Prevent
!, Its Appearance in the West
4 Appropriation Needed.
Ne,c York su,. speesat .servsos


Chicago, Dec. 1.-That Chicago,s live
stock businessgis in danger of. thousands
of dollars damages from the foot and
mouth disease that$Shas attacked cattle
and sheep and swine all over New Eng
land is the cpinion of Secretary Wilson
OF the department. of agriculture. .
IF the disease gets west of the Hud-
son river it will affect, shipments of live
stock all over the country" he said at
the Auditorium this afternoon, soon after
his arrival from Washington. 1.-The dis
ease spreads like prairie fire and should
1t get into Chicago the damage to the
business of this city and 1.-THE country
shipping. here would be thousands upon
thousands of dollars.'
The secretary. accompanied by his son
Jasper, is in Chicago o,attend the in
ternational live stock exposition at the
stock yards. /, He will remain here until
Tomorrow, evening, and then return to
Washington to direct the experts Of the
agricultural department in the work of
checking the spread of the epidemic in
New England .E'. Y q;
40 protect~the ports Of New York and
Baltimore the department has closed up
the ports of Boston and Portland to
shipments of cattle, sheep and hogs"
said Secretary Wilson. The order clos
ing up these ports went into effect to-
day. AS long as the epidemic is con-
fined to- the New England states export
Ing can continue out of New York and
Baltimore But there Is much danger
of the disease spreading outside of the
states in which it is now thought to be
confined, for the efforts to fight it are
hampered by stock owners, not reporting
the. epidemic and the experts from the
department having. to ferret out the
places where it Is prevalent.
I'VE do not know exactly how bad the
epidemic is, or how long it has beer
in this country. The department heard OF
it only four days ago. I have sent
Dr. Solomon, chief of the bureau of ami.
NAL industry; DR.. James Law of Cornell
university and DR.. Pearson Of Phila.
delphia. all well known authorities ir
veterinary surgery, into New England tt
investigate the conditions and they will
report to me in few days as to how baC
the epidemic is. A large number OF
veterinary surgeons will be sent into
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vernon
and Maine to work under the direction O.
Drs. Solomon, Law and Pearson
This is the first time in eighteen year:
that the foot and mouth disease has at
tackled cattle or sheep or swine in any
part of the United States. Secretary
Wilson said it was brought to this coun
try without any doubt from Europe,
where it is prevalent all the time.
1--WE hope to get it entirely stamped
out in a short time" he said. Perhaps IL
three or four weeks"
,,-~.' (By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Dec. 1.-The west is not tt
suffer because of the epidemic of hoof AM
mouth disease Of cattle. hogs and sheel
in the New England states says Secre
tary Of Agriculture Wilson, who arrived
in Chicago, last night to attend the inter
national live stock exposition.
The indications are that we will b.
successful in stamping out the diseas
before it reaches this section, said tn
secretary. MY latest reports from tn
infected district lis that. the disease Is a
- a, stand at last The report will decid
the number of men I will send to .Ney
England. But you may be sure larg
number will go.
Before very many days have passe
there will be a number Of veterinary SUI
geons in the New England states. be
lieve we shall need three or four week
to stamp out the disease. :
Congress will be asked for specis
appropriation to cure the diseases pei
manently. I intend to ask for at -leas
$1,000 900 for this purpose"
Secretary Wilson will leave for Wash