New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-28
LIVESTOCK GUARANTEED.
SECRETARY WILSON PROHIBITS Elk
PORTS FROM BOSTON.
MEASURES TAKEN TO CHECK THE RAW
AGES OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
N NEW-ENGLAND.

Washington. Nov. H-Secretary Wilson to-day
issued sweeping order directed TO the managers
end agents Of railroads and transportation COM
pznies of the United States. stockmen and others,
informing them Of the establishment of quaran-
tine Of cattle sheep and other rumnants and swine
In the w-EngIand States and prohibiting the
expectation Of such animals from the port or
Boston until further orders.
Recent investig atons by the Department of Agr-
culture disclosed TIE fact that what is known as
foot and mouth disease exists TO alarming eX-
tent In Connecticut Rhode Island. Massa chusetts
and Vermont. The expert OF the department, Dr.
Iohler: DR. Leonard Pearson of the University
Of Pennsylvania and DIR. James Law, of Cornell,
visited the infected districts and united in recon-
mendation that order prevent the spread of
the disease a quarantine should Immediately be es-
tabl!shed
Secretary Wilson said to-day that this is the
most serious matter the department has had to
handle for time, but that all the resources
Al his command would be employed in stamping out
The disease. He declared that IL it should spread
west OF the Hudson River it would be nothing short
q 4 national calamity
The orders. which dated to-day and numbered
- and 10, respectively, are as follows:
To the Managers and Agents Of Railroads and
Transportation Companies of the United states
In accordance with Section Of the Act Of Con
gross approved May q. 1854 entitled An act for
the establishment of a Bureau of Animal Industry
10 prevent the expectation of diseased cattle and
provide for the suppression and eXtrpa-
tion OF pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious dis
among domestic animals, and with the act
IF Congress approved June 3, 1902, making appro-
prations for tine Department Of Agriculture for
the fiscal year ending June 80 1903, you are hereby
notified that the contagious disease known as 1907
and mouth disease exists among animals In inc
States of Connecticut, Rhode Island Massachusetts,
and Vermont. and that the cattle. sheep and other
ruminants and swine of said States have been eX-
posed the contagiou of said disease: therefore.
Of said diseases from the States of Connecticut
Rhode Island. Massachusetts and Vermont into
other States foreign countries and 10 aid In Its
rrsdca ton. cattle. sheep or other ruminants or
swine shall be moved or he permitted TO move from
the territory Of any one of the states
above named into any other State foreign coun-
Try. ANY person, company corporation violating
order will be proceeded against provided for
b. the act of Congress above referred to.
u is hoped that ali transportation companies cat
tie shippers and others interested iii the welfare
% our animal industry will cooperate with the
Department of Agriculture in enforcing this order
the end that the restriction on traffic may have
the desired effect and be removed in the shortest
possible time. JAMES WILSON,
Secretary.
Whereas highly contagious disease. known as
foot and mouth disease, exists among cattle in the
State of Massachusetts, and the routes OF trans
;ortation possibly may have been contaminated,
and In order 10 protect the export trade in live
animals by preventing the expectation of animals
which diseased or which have been exposed TO
disease.
1t hereby ordered that cattle. sheep OF other
iumnants swine shall be permitted TO be eN-
ported from the port of Boston until further orders
JAMES WILSON,