Gilpin observer., 1902-12-04
FAT STOCK SHOW.
WILSON TALKS OF FOOT AND
MOUTH DISEASE.
Secretary Of Agriculture Mal;eo Dedi-
catory Address at New Live S.ock
Record Buidiag-lowa Takes Mott
Prizes at Cattle Exposition.

Record Buildina-lowa Takes mon.
Prizes at Cattle Exposition.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE Chicago In.
ternationaI Live Stock exposition Il
the most magnificent expression 0.
progressive breeding and feeding that
there ever has been in the history O.
the world"
James Wilson, secretary OF agrlcul-
ture. paid this compliment to the big
show in a dedicatory address last
night at the new live stock record
building at the stock yards. 1t is a
three-story structure and was erected
by the Union Stock Yards company
at cost of 100000. The first floor
will be devoted to agricultural exhibits
of railways, the second will be occii-
pied as headquarters by live stock rec
ord societies from all sections of the
United States; the third contains read
ing, lounging and club rooms, and O
large auditorium.
w. E. Skinner. general agent of the
stock yards company and general man
ager of the exposition, presented the
building last night to the live stock in
terests of America. Secretary Wilson
received it on behalf of the stockmen.
John Dryden, minister of agriculture,
spoke in behalf of the stock growers
of Canada, and w. E. Harris, United
States senator from Kansas, spoke for
the breeders of the west
The western. agricultural colleges
and experimental stations were very
successful in the days competitions in
live stock classes. The Iowa college
was eacily the leader, taking six first
prizes and three second prizes.
Secretary Wilson, after compliment.
ing the donors of the building upon
the present made to the live stock
men, said:
THE most important feature of this
exposition to me is the presence here
of the students from the agricultural
colleges"
The secretary then paid high trib-
ute. to the value of the work being
done by these institutions and went on
to say:
Now / propose to ask congress to
be generous with us and authorize ne
to cooperate with the colleges at ex-
pertinent stations throughout the land,
along the lines of breeding. We want
to produce what We need in the Unit
ed States. l think We have the health
lest animals in the world in the Unit.
ed States of America. Our brethren
in Canada perhaps have as healthy an.
n lC hnx
to the continent of Europe you find
disease there all the time, for the
reason that jurisdiction is SO cut up
i-to small countries that no one cen.
tral power can stamp out the disease.
as we can here or the British can.
We are compelled to shut out every
thing from continental Europe. We
are compelled to shut out everything
from Asia. We have to shut out
everything from the Philippines.
within the last four days ihtelli-
gence came to us at Washington that
a foot and mouth disease had broken
out in New England. We don't know
how 1t came. 1t has been smuggled in
by somebody. somebody that has built
a great big estate out of cheap lands
in New England may have smuggled
1t in. a deer. sacred COW, or some
nonsensical thing like that to fence
inside CT an estate, or a wild boar that
they could chase and shoot. Anyway.
it is there. We quarantined all New
England. stopped shipments from Bos.
ton and Portland and the British gov
ernment followed us. They are salts
fed. We are in better shape to take
care of an epidemic now than ever
before.
Our animal products in a year
amount to s900,O00.O00 in the United
States. The dairies amount to SAFE
100000. We sent abroad last year in
live animals and animal products
$244.000,000 in round numbers. Our
cattle exports, live cattle. last year
amounted to 1892. 200. 900. our horses
to s11 100000. our sheep TO So. 900 600"
The first step toward the establish.
ment Of permanent international
live stock exposition to be held an.
nually in Chicago was taken at the
meeting which Secretary Wilson ad,
dressed. The membership fee is to
be 500. with annual dues of $40 fer
yearly membership.
INFECTION TO BE STAMPED OUT.