The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-12
Quarantine Against PENNSYLVANIA
Cattle Deeply Annoys Exec
utive of That State.
MAKES HIS PROTEST EMPHATIC.
Illinois Likely TO Suffer More
Through Proclamation Than
State Against Which 1t
Was Directed.

Harrisburg. Pa. DEC. u.-Goverror Stone.
in his answer to Governor Yates OF Illinois
concerning the latter's letter forbiddfnG the
importing Of Pennsylvania sheep and cattle
into Illinois, continues his protest against
the quarantine in the following letter:
Harrisburg, Pa, Dec. II, 1902.
Honorable Richard Yates, Governor OF IL
lInois, Springfield, III:
''Sir-ReSpoRding to your letter of sth in
staLt. | have The honor 10 Submit the ioi
lowing:
In absence. Of you- procIama tion, your
telegram 70 Secretary Pearson. datet. d.
ccInUer 1. lsE., follows: Illinois 4dardn-
tined against Pennsylvania cattle account
foot and mouth disease Richard Yates
mI:!"d US To the exact wOrE!lS "t Your
pruc!aratIcn-
1t is not the embargo Of cattle going
from Pennsylvania !aJO Illinois that We
complain of. as scarcely mor- than twelve
or ntt.en head Ci cattle PASS from Penn
sylvania into Illinois annually. as estimated
or Sucf intYrlnatl0D rs We are abIc 10 Oh
tain; but II 1t the suspicion and impression
that your Proclamation creates OF tne ta:.
ger ~ disease 10 Pennsylvania cattle nhicn
may IuJure uGE export trace.
While you may mot lite:ic to totally eZ-
Clude Pennsylvania cattle from Illinois, yOu
second paragraph 81 your proclamation To-
the shipping oI cattle from Pennsylvania
I" Illinois on account "i foot and mouth
disease in Vermont. Massachusetts, Con
necticlJ and Rhode Island. by stating Us
OBSTACLE To TRADE.
No cattle. -locp or other TUrlinarts or
swine shall bc brought into the State ut
Illinois from States or Provinces bordering
"H the States Of Vermont. Massachusetts
Connecticut or RhOsi. Island or adjacent
thereto. namely. the States .! Maine,
New ttdU;S.4!re, New York. New Jersey or
Pennsylvania. nor from the Provinces of
Quebec and Ontario, unless sal. ;,uirlaIs
are accountant by the affidavit OF IN.
owner or shipper. or by a certificate. signed
lay an inspector of tn. United States I}u-
Ieau Of in!T!a! Industry. u a duIy r.cog-
n.Zet inspector of the State from which il
i desired 70 make the shipment statin.
that ih- animals involved in such shipment
ar. healthy and fre. from said disease and
that they have no; been IL contact with
n.r exposed 20 animals affected with con-
tae!nus foot and mouth disease. and have.
not within thirty days prior To the date OF
attempted entrance into the State of IIIi-
nois. been within the border of either rf
the said States 81 Vermont, Nassachusetrs
Connecticut or Rhode Isia nd
The shipment annually of cattle from IlIi-
nois into and through the State Of PeanS,-I-
vania il from I=si.tE1 to 4s,o,D head. Thss.
cattle pass through and into Pennsylvan;a
\ large majority Of them are shipped 10
foreign countries. and many of these cat
tie are slaughtered in PENNSYLVANIA and
supply our Iocli needs.
Just why the state of Illinois shouIJ
appreheni danger b:- the shipment OF cattle
from any Of the infected States
iE.3 her borders is difficult to conlpre-
bend. as practically none are shipped
and the infected States. namely. Vermont
Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode