Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-12-04
QUARANTINE PUT
ON NEW ENGLAND
Cattle in That Section Are At
flicted With Contagious
DiSeSe.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
Secretary Declares II 1t Should Spread
West of the Hudson River It Would Be
Npthing Short of n National Calamity
Department WIN BE vigorous.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson yesterday issued q
sweeping order directed to the mana.
gers and agents OF railroad and trans.
portation companies OF the United
States, stockmen and others. notify.
ing them of the establishment Of o
quarantine on cattle, sheep and otirel
ruminants and swine In the New Eng.
land states and prohibiting the expor.
tation of such animals from the port
of Boston until further orders.
Recent investigations in 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, Massachn
sets and Vermont. The expert of the
department, DR.. Mohler, DR.. Leonard
Pearsons Of the University of Pennsyk
vania, and DR.. James Law of Cornell
university, investigated the infected
districts and united in a recommenda.
ton that in order to stop the spread
OF the disease quarantine should inn
mediately be established.
Secretary Wilson said yesterday
that this Is the most serious case tina
department has had to handle for some
time. but all the resources would be
employed in stamping out the disease.
He declared that II 1t should spread
west of the Hudson river 1t would
be nothing short of national caiam.
ity.
Since las. week the disease has brok,
en- out in herds of cows in a dozen
towns In Middlesex and Worcester
counties. from which sections ths
great bulk Of the milk supply of Bos,
ton is received. II IL with the hopd
of preventing further infection. espe::
cially into the western part of tho
state, and of stamping out the disease
where 1t now exists. that the depart
ment Of agriculture and the state au.
thorities have Joined hands.
The government order was received
with surprise. not only by the cattle
men OF Brighton. but by the steamship
companies as well, as II means a con,
siderable loss to the four or five lines
carrying cattle to Europe from this
port.
Agent Bray of the Leyland line said
last night tnat the order of the secrs-
tary of agriculture would have a very
bad effect upon the commerce of Bos-
ton. It was ascertained last night
that the restrictions which the British
government placed three years ago
against Canadian cattle shipments on
account of the outbreak OF this dis.
ease had not yet been removed and
that country still depended upon
America for cattle on the hoof.
Portland. Me-, Nov. 28.--Dr. r. W..
Huntington. government cattle inspect
or al this port, last night said that he
had received a telegram from Wash.
ington to the following effect
Appearance of foot and mouth dis.
ease appears serious. Allow no New
England cattle for export. Take every
precaution against contagion."
DIR. Huntington said that western
cattle brought here for shipment had
always .een kept separate from New
England cattle and there was no dan.
ger Of contagion as in the case Of Bos.
ton. where western and native cattle
were herded together. He said that
SO far there had been no appearance
of the mouth and foot disease in Maine
and every effort would be made to
keep II out.