The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-20

past and present live stock sanitary
boards Of the territory and their live
stock inspectors. An investigation would
show that no cattle have been found in
rested with ticks that were passed by the
regular inspectors OF the Oklahoma board
during the past open season. but owing
TO insufficient number OF inspectors mex
perienced men were. OF necessity, ap-
pointed 10 assist the regular inspectors.
whose work was not in ali cases salts
factory 10 the board. and in every case
when any OF these extra men were found
Incompetent or careless in their work.
they were Immediately discharged and
others put in their places. The board dur
ing this season used every means in their
power with the appropriation at naud
for the purpose. TO exclude all suspicious
cattle as shown by the numerous prose
outions OF violaters OF the quarantine
regulations The same can be said Of the
work Of the present force OF inspectors
who have. during the present shipping
season, inspected and given certificates
Of health TO I,33s head OF cattle since
the first Of April and in no case has in
We are also informed that the statement
that infection in other states had been
traced TO cattle from Oklahoma. IS un-
warranted. as at least one Of the states
mentioned, has never been free from in
feeti0n. aud there seems TO be no good
grounds for supposing that their present
diseased condition was not caused by in
fection from within their own borders.
The board has been informed that one
case of Texas fever in Missouri had been
traced TO q bunch Of cattle that had been
traced as southern cattle from Greer
county without inspection and which
were billed as southern cattle" and each
car tagged with southern cattle cards, as
required by law. but which We're in
spected at the Kansas line by Kansas in
spectors and the southern cattle cards
taken OF and the cattle given a certificate
Of health and rebiiled to the native pens
at Kansas City and bought by parties in
Missouri. The Oklahoma board and in
spectors being entirely free OF respon-
siiblity in the matter as they knew Moth
ing of it and the cattle were shipped in
accordance with federal regulations. for
shipment OF cattle from that country.
AT least one Of the cases of infection
found in Kansas City on Oklahoma cat
tie was traced from horses that had been
taken from the south TO the pasture
where the cattle were shipped from and
it is possible that other cases had the
same origin.
The federal order referred 10. while
1t provides certain rules for the govern
ment Of cattle from the parts Of okla
hcna 10 which it refers does not. as W.
stated yesterday. put this area below the
federal line. but only provides that cat
tie for shipment to parts outside OF okla
homa shall have federal inspectors in
stead Of Oklahoma inspectors as hereto
fore. which VIII probably not interfere
with the shipment OF cattle from okla
homa TO any exteBt as the federal people
have always shown themselves willing 70
assist instead OF hinder the cattIenen in
the movement of their cattle to market
and VIII undoubtedly furnish sufic.ent
men to make pkese inspections at the ear
lest date possible, but as there are about
seventy-five Shipping points embraced i'm
~ IVY oileOteu bS the oIuer, many
OF them desiring to make shipments on
the same date, OF course it Will take some
time to get their men located
The cases of infection that have been
found in Oklahoma have in almost every
case been found in small punches of cat
tie and in every case the premises have
been quarantined and every precaution
has been taken 10 confne the infection
thereto