The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1902-12-05
CATTLE DISEASE
FOOT AND MOUTH TROUBLE BE.
COMES ALARMING.
ORDER OF SECRETARY WILSON
It Prohibits Railroads from Transport
ing Cattle, Sheep or Swine in the
New England States or Their Ex-
portation from Boston, Mass.

WASHINGTON.-Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson on Thursday issued a
sweeping order directed to the manag-
ers and agents OF railroads and trans
portat;on companies of the United
States, stockmen and others, notifying
them of the establishment of a quar-
antine on cattle and sheep and other
ruminants and swine in the New Eng
land states and prohibiting the ex-
portation of such animals from the
port of Boston until further orders.
Recent investigations in the depart
ment of agriculture discloses the fact
that what is known as foot and mouth
diseases exists in an alarming extent
in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts and Vermont. The expert at
the department, d. Mohler, DR.. Leonard
Pearson of the University of Pennsyl-
vania and DR.. James Law of Cornell
investigated the infected districts and
united In a recommendation that in Or
der to prevent the spread of the disease
a quarantine should Immediately be
established.
Secretary Wilson said that this is
the most serious case the department
has had to handle for some time, but
that all the resources of the depart
ment 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 a
national calamity.
The orders, which are dated Thurs
day, are as follows:
''In accordance with section Of the
act of congress, approved May 20, 1894,
entitled An act for the establishment
of a bureau of animal industry, to pre-
vent the expectation of diseased cattle
and to provide means for the suppress
sion and eXtirpation of pleuro-pneu-
monia and other contagious diseases
among domestic animals and with the
act of congress, approved June 3, 1902,
making appropriations for the depart
ment of agriculture for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1908, you are hereby
notified that the contagious disease
known as foot and mouth disease ex-
lists among animals in the states of
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts and Vermont and the cattle,
sheep and other ruminants and swine
of said states have been exposed to the
contagion of said disease; therefore, it
is hereby ordered that, to prevent the
spread of the said disease from the
states of Connecticut, Rhode Island and
Vermont into other states or foreign
countries, and to aid in its eradication,
no cattle, sheep or other ruminants or
swine shall be moved or be permitted
to move from or across the territory of
any of the states named into any other
state or foreign country.
ANY person, company or corpora
ton violating this order will be pro-
ceeded against as provided for by the |
act of congress above referred to.
cit is 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 the enforce
ment of this order, to the end that the |
restriction on traffic may have the de-
sired effect and be removed in the |
possible time.
JAMES WILSON, Secretary"