The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-30
KLEBERG's ARGUMENT.

r.A Tho Senate Committee What the Effect
lup 'D ~ The Proposed Law WIFE Re-
,.,,n Texas. January %. rhe question
!, .Aspripg the law governing the live stock
..,,sotine line in any manner whatsoever,
oomng I'D into one of much importance
mi, legislature. Considered in all it's
.,.,ss and from al its staudpoints fully
4. me- ught Of every interest involved, It
-r.+ NJ necessity be question Of vast
,,oottsnce. not only to those engaged IN
M cattle Industry, but TO the entire state
ndirectly as well.
n was somewhat astonishing to observe
tbs l,es Of information upon the questions
involved, and even the history Of and rea-
IONS causing the establishment Of this quar-
milne by some of the senators and repre-
sptatives, especially members of the com
uittees on live stock and stock raising.
Before this committee Of the senate Mr..
Robert KleberG, a member Of the state live
ttock sanitary board, gave IN brief the his
,oy Of the quarantine line and the neccs
III for II In Texas He said
apnor TO 1898 the United States govern.
ntDt had established 2 live stock quarantine
Inc across the State of Texas, the same
M now In force. as Texas adopted this
ine The United States agricultural de
,rtnent knew It had no authority for the
Establishment of this line. nor for its main
spaDce as It could only enforce regulation
IN Interstate movement Of cattle and estah-
hsh quarantine with state lines. But IL as
,mDes 10 do this In the interest Of the stock
aste and the people, Why was this line
established where II was and for the pur
Joses II VAST The agricultural department
ID lis researches had discovered that north
- tie itt,n as tgF
vould not originate and therefore must he
transported from below; that is south OF
ilOye the line. Keep the fever and the
A fTer contagon south Of this line and the
necessity for q quarantine against a large
proportion Of Texas cattle was removed and
hey had access To the feeding pens Of the
northwest all the time.
In It's researches the agricultural depart
nsnt discovered beyond the semblance even
doubt that the tick, so common I'm
loutb and East Texas. was the origin of tho
.ex1s or splenetlc fever, and In their inves
lgailons they discovered also that this tick
na 70 be found in that section of Texas
nith Of this line unless carried there, and
whenever carried there, getting on the cattle
hey gave them fever mud they died. ~
NJ hleberg gave o detailed and most IN
tresting account Of the various experiments
ihe bureau Of animal industry with ticks
md cattle.
I'm 1898" said Mr.. Kleberg, "the state
I'VE STOCK sanitary commission was Great cd
100 set out upon its work. II established as
re SAFE quarantine line the same line that
lao been established by the Federal gov
slMent Above this line there were prac
uealy no ticks, There were some TO he
!.oano, perhaps, along tho line, as cattle
mNsa hiong there and straying across il
WOULD drop them"
The tick was the cause Of the fever; If al
vpen season was allowed or was being de
Ealaed or II an owner could take his cattle
e0n,a y tnls me Tor pasturage at any time
S Dn-,sgn would be bred among the cattle
.aLh q the line, for the tick would be
LaKen there. 1t Is practically impossible tc
heveat ticks being left BY cattle having
YEN YEN. And furthermore II this Is done tbs
H. uFIsl government will establish quaran
ilt line on the north line of Texas, and
,ssu,' nead OF cattle In the State will I've
Sa wv olt from the feeding pens Of Kansas
s sshyrsSsa, Illinois, Missouri, Wyoming ans
MI stateS and no cattle can leave the
~ tN 0lrect shipment to the markets
,,,.ouseQuence of this win he that the
Eh,enen south Of this quarantine line vii
rE mo competition with them in tht
nam y, sSallanle 10 them, the cattlempT
is,s y. % tals line, and there are 2,S6O,OUl
sp. y cattle north Of this line
sd, tnese proposed measures and yol
\ vbns u" Snei nut do vast Injury TO thl
A a. selue Industry. I know iuSt MS wei
e,tlAa ~ Y standing here that the ticl, gives
MT n,an s lskas fever; that the tick doe.
tns Hsaeusaly, exist north of the uuaran
,ss.t 'lt that II an open season such MS /,
MA ~ granted by this legislature, that
ind ,Ss greatest abundance Will be takeI
ild destbi l sl region spreading disease
ms - 49,, among the herds north of THU
ni,s,'s ltalling incalculablc loss TO cattl,
d shi,, avg causing litigation without enc
lltfolnr,ns :, manages against the persons
snl eoTa.s THESE ticky cattle; that the Fed
Tsrss anS VIII quarantine the whoh
eT5ss pens Of the Northwest and West
1arspano. az tne evils to result from tn,