The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-28
CATTLE EXPORTS
| PROHIBITED
Secretary Of Agriculture Issues
Two Sweeping Orders.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
I Is Spreading Ia Massachusetts,, and
Is Believed 10 Have Come From
Rhode Island.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

Washington, Nov 2s.-Secretary OF Ag-
rioulture Wilson issued a sweeping order
yesterday. directed to the managers and
agents OF railroads and transportation
companies or the United States. stockmen
and others. notifying them OF the estab-
ishment OF a quarantine Of cattle. sheep
and other ruminants and swine In the
New England states and prohibiting the
sxportation Of such animals from the port
Of Boston until further orders.
Recent Investigations by the depart
ment OF agriculture disclosed the fact
that what is known as foot and mouth
disease exists to an alarming extent ia
Connecticut. Rhode Island, Massachusetts
and Vermont.
The expert OF the department, DR. Moh-
Ter: DR.. Leonard Pearson OF the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania and DR. James Law
OF Cornell visited the infected districts
and united in a recommendation that In
order TO prevent the spread OF the dis
ease n quarantine should Immediately be
established.
Secretary Wilson said that this is the
most serious matter the department has
had to handle for some time, but that all
the resources OF the department would be
employed In stamping out the disease. He
declared that II IL should spread west OF
the Hudson river II would be nothing
short OF a national calamity.
SWEEPING ORDERS.
The orders are as follows
Ito managers and agents OF railroads
and transportation companies OF the
United States. stockmen and others:
I'm accordance with section OF the
act OF congress, approved May 20 1884
10 MI 1QA An Aaf or ha 10 lich af
n Bureau OF Animal Industry 10 prevent
| the exporting OF diseased cattle and 10
provide means for the suppression and ex-
Itirpation | OF pleuro- pneumonia and other
contagious diseases among domestic ami
mails. and with the act OF congress, APP
proved June 8, 1902. making appropria-
Itions for the department OF agriculture
| for the fiscal year ending June 30 1903,
Iyou are hereby notified that the conta-
Igious disease known as foot and mouth
disease exists among animals in the
states OF Connecticut, Rhode Island. Mas
|sachusetts and Vermont. and that the
Icattle. sheep and other ruminants and
swine OF said states have been exposed
| to the contagion OF said disease, therefore
TO PREVENT SPREAD.
1T Is hereby ordered that 10 prevent tho
Ispresd OF the said disease from the states
OF Connecticut. Rhode Island, Massachu-
ISettS ana vermont INTO Otner states or
foreign countries. and TO aid in it's eradi-
cation. no cattle, sheep or other rumn-
ANTS or swine shall be moved or be per-
mitted 20 move from or across the terri
tory OF any OF the states above named in
TO any other state or foreign country.
ANY person, company or corporation vi
|olating this order will be proceeded
against as provided for by the act OF
congress above referred 10.
1T Is hoped that all transportation
companies. cattle shippers and others In
|terested In the welfare Of our animal IN
dustry will cooperate with the depart
ment OF agriculture I'm enforcing this or
der TO the end that the restriction on
traffic may have the desired effect and be
removed in the shortest possible time.
(Signed) JAMES WILSON,
secretary
Whereas, n highly contagious disease
known as foot and mouth disease, exists
among cattle in the state OF Massachu-,
settle, and the routes OF transportation
possibly may have been conta minated. I'm
order 10 protect the export trade I'm live
animals by preventing the expectation OF
animals which are diseased, or which
have been exposed 10 disease.
"It is hereby ordered. that no cattle,
sheep or other ruminants or swine shall
be permte ed to be exported from the port
OF Boston until further orders.
(Signed) JAMES WILSON.
Secretary