Arizona republican., 1902-09-29
SANITARY REGULATIONS
Western End of Quarantine Line
 Unchanged This Year.

Dr. J. C. Norton. territorial veteriu- arian. returned Saturday from attend ance at the annual meeting of the In- ter-S State Association of Live Stock Sanitary Boards. held in Wichita, Kan sas. September 23 and "A. He reports the meeting well attended by repre- sentatives from many of the states and territories.
 The principal work of the association is to agree at each meeting upon the location of the federal quarantine line and the length of the open season when southern cattle may be shipped north. though all questions of mutual interest to the boards are discussed. The line recommended by the meeting is usu- ally adopted by the department of az riculture for the ensuing year.
 Dr.. Norton being d new member naturally felt hattered at being se- lected as the chairman of the commit tee on line and open season. and a further honor was given in making him a member also of the resolutions com mittee, the two being the important Ccmmittees of the annual session. The committee on line and open season recommended that the western portion Of the line remain for 1903, as it has been for the last year. though some changes were made in other places. The open season is to extend from No vember l, 1902, to January 3l 1903. dur ing which time southern cattle can ba taken above the line without inspec- tion, except into states and territories adjoining the line, the idea being that cattle for slaughter in northern eli mates are not liable to spread disease. But the cattle destined for territory adjoining the line must be free from infection (ticks). and must submit to the local regulations at points Of des- tination. The object of this extreme care in sections adjacent to the line is tc gradually stamp out the disease in the hope of eventually working the line farther south instead oi farther north. as it has been going in late years. The open season. it will be noted by cattlemen. has been length ened somewhat. which is an indication that in the opinion Of the veterinari- ans they are gradually making prog ress in the handling of the desease.
 Another interesting action of the as- sociaticn was to give the disease best known as Texas fever. an official and prcper name. Texas people naturally object to the coupling cf the name of their state with this oiious bovine plague, as it is in no way a pleasing advertisement. In late years veterin- ari&ns. recognizing that the disease abounds in all southern countries as well as in Texas. have been referring to 1t as southern fever, but even that was hardly pleasant. It made the whole south mad. On the initiative of a Texas dOctcr, therefore. the disease was officially named tick fever" which is certainly appropriate. A great deal of joking has been done through cat Arizona about the bull tick law in connection with sanitary work. but the tick part Of it at least has finally gained proper recognition. Here after cattlemen will please refer to the disease Gs tick fever and not Texas fever. under pain of being frowned upon by the Lone Star people The next annual meeting of the associati-n will be held in Denver