The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-21
OKLAHOMA
CATTLEM
COMPLAIN
Relative to Delay on Part of
Federal Inspection
is ONLY ONE FEDERAL
Inspector in Territory Located
Oklahoma City

Guthrie, o. T., May 2o-Cattlemen and
farmers in the southwestern portion O.
Oklahoma have been making numerous
complaints relative to the delay on the
part of federal livestock inspectors In
inspecting cattle ready for shipment 70
Kansas City or other markets. Secretary
Thomas Morris OF the oklahoma Live
took Sanitary Commission has received
many letters upon the matter, but as the
Oklahoma inspectors can only inspect for
Oklahoma, cattle ready for market ship
ment must be inspected by federal in
spectors.
At the present time there is but one
federal inspector in the territory. This
man is DR.. Brewer, who has been sta
toned at Oklahoma City. At one time
there were three inspectors here, but two
OF these men have been sent 10 New Mex
leo to inpect cattle at the annual spring
round-ups. DR.. L. J. Allen has had charge
OF this district under the direction Of
Col. Albert Dean of Kansas City. Mo-,
who is in charge Of the work of the
Bureau of Animal Industry for Oklahoma
and adjoining states. DR.. Allen had
help in his work and very little complaint
was made while he was here.
II will he remembered that during the
latter part Of last year, infection was
found in the counties of Greer. Roger
Mills. Custer and washita and an order
made that all cattle shipped out of this
particular territory should first be in
spected by federal Inspector. All OF that
part OF the counties of Oklahoma. Logan
and Noble. lying west Of the Santa Fe
railroad. was also included in the order
issued by the department Every head
of cattle. fattened and ready for market
has to be inspected and II can be readily
seen what it means to the cattlemen
who has 10 wait until the federal inspec-
tor arrives before he can load and ship
his fat stock. In some instances much
money has been lost by the order issued
by the department, but there seems to he
iiJtle recourse.
Letters have been sent out to the
Bureau of Animal Industry asking that
additional men be stationed in Oklahoma,
but as vet no arrangements have been
made that have relieved the cattlemen
and farmers of their present inconven-
fence
During the session Of the last legisla-
ture, a resolution was adopted by both
branches requesting the department at
Washington 70 place another federal in
sPector in the field IN Oklahoma and 10
allow territorial inspectors to make in
spection and upon their reports 10 allow
cattle 10 he shipped TO market Little at
tention was paid TO the resolution. how
ever, or at least nothing definite has ever
been heard from il.
Governor Ferguson will probably be ap-
pealed 10 for assistance in the matter.
as cattlemen claim they cannot afford to
lose money by holding fat cattle as they
have been forced to do this spring.
Other parts of Oklahoma expect the
counties mentioned above have no trouble
in making shipments. 1t is probable that
II infection should be found IN other
counties that the department would make
another order requiring rigid inspection
Of cattle for shipment by federal in.
spectors.