The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-28
SECRETARY WILSON ACTS
BEGINS EFFORT TO PREVENT
SPREAD OF, ANIMAL DISEASE.
Sweeping Quarantine Order Issued
Against All Cattle, Sheep aud Other
Ruminantsand swine In Connecticut,
Biassachusetts, Rhode Island aud Ver-
mont-ExpOrtatiom of such Animals
from Boston ForbIdden-Vsry Serious
= OutIOOk.

Washington, Nov. 27.-secretary of
Agriculture Wilson issued a sweeping
order to-day, directed to the managers
and agents of railroads and transport
alton companies of the United States
stockmen and others, notifying them
of the establishment of a quarantine of
cattle, sheep and other rumnants and
swine in four Of the New England
states, and prohibiting the exploration
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 in
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachu-
setts and Vermont. The expert of the
department, DR.. Moh,er; D. Leonard
Pearson, Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, and DR.. James Law, of Cornell,
visited the infected districts and united
in a Recommendation that, in order to
prevent the spread of the disease, a
quarantine should Immediately be es-
tablished.
Secretary Wilson said to-day that this
is the most serious matter that the de-
ldS 1le1u " LoI SOaiiS
time, but that all the resources of the
department would be employed in
stamping out the disease. He declared
that if it should spread west of the
Hudson river it would be nothing short
of national calamity.
= The orders, which are dated to-day
and numbered SO and 100, respectively,
are as follows:
"To Managers and Agents of Railroads
and Transportation Companies of the
United States, Stockmen and Others:
"In accordance with section of the
act of congress approved May 20, 1884,
entitled An act for the establishment
of bureau of animal industry, to pre-
vent the expectation of diseased cat
tie, and to provide means for the sup
preston and extirpation of pleuro-
pneumonia and other contagious dis
: eases among domestic animals and
with the act of congress approved June
3, 1902, making appropriations for the
department of agriculture for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1908, you are here
by notified that the contagious disease
known as foot and mouth disease ex-
lists among animals in the states of
q &SOUfGCtlCut, IGtlOuG 1SldluJ hdoSdSHu-
sets and Vermont, and that the cattle,
sheep and other ruminants and swine
of said states have been exposed to the
contagion of said disease; therefore,
ut is hereby ordered, That, to pre-
vent the spread of the said disease
from the states of Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts and Vermont
into other states or foreign countries,
and to aid in it's eradication, no cattle,
sheep or other ruminants, or swine,
shall besmoved or be permitted to move
from or across the territory of any of
the states above named into any other
state or foreign country. Any person,
company or corporation violating this
order will be proceeded against as pro-
vided for by the act of congress above
referred to.
'It s hoped that all transportation
companies, cattle shippers and others
interested in the welfare of our animal
industry will cooperate with the de-
partment of agriculture in enforcing
this order, to the end that the restric-
tion on traffic may have the desired
effect and be removed in the shortest
possible time.
(Signed) "James Wilson,
Secretary"