Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-21

Missouri and announced that the de-
partment has ample funds to fight the
disease, and was we'll equipped with
competent men. RIA
He stated that it was not the GUS
tom Of the department. to undertake
such work in any state without a re-
quest from the proper officials, unless
the situation became so serious that
prompt action was necessary. IS
The secretary announced that If Gov
ernor White of North Dakota would
ask the aid Of the department that
within twenty days twenty to forty ex-
perts would be sent to the state. They
will Investigate the conditions and To-.
cate the most infected districts. They
will then designate certain places for
dipping tanks to which the cattlemen
can drive the animals for treatment.
The entire work and the expense Of
the tanks and treatment will be under
taken by the government. The state
will not expend cent, unless certain
cattlemen become refractory and show
q disposition to violate prescribed
quarantine rules. in whieh case the
state will be asked to furnish such
force as will be necessary to compel a
compliance with the regulations OF the
officials. Ii So. -. ~
There is one thing that Secretary
Wilson will positively insist upon
that all the work be done by men un-
der his department. He will not per-
NIT the execution of the plans to be
carried out by local men. In the first
place favoritism is always shown, and
in the second stockmen are less likely
to be governed by requests Of local Of
ficials than by those from Washington.
The secretary indicates that by
prompt action now the cattle of North
Dakota can be treated this spring, and
then again by July or August and that
by the time the shipping season begins
the state will have a clear bill of
health and the animals will be in the
best possible condition. Delay now
may prevent the cattle being ready for
shipment this fall and cause heavy
losses to the stock raisers of the state.
From what information is obtainable
here, the cattle scab was brought into
North Dakota by Montana herds that
were infected and grazed on the
ranges. The cattle were shipped to
eastern markets and stockmen fire.
quently used the same cars in ship
ping back yearlings for the ranges.
In this way they became infected till
1t Is now Claimed that the disease ID
prevalent over almost the entire west
ern part Of the state. E.
Many stockmen have shipped cattle
to eastern markets where they were
Immediately inspected by government
officials and declared unfit for beef
This entailed heavy losses. n
II the government takes the matter
up all cars win be under official super
vision and will have to be treated after
each shipment. "a. s; .5s1
/ There Is only one possible objection
| to the government taking. the matter
up. A few cattlemen in estate may
think It will give the business black
eye, This, however, is . false view
The men in all eastern markets al
ready know Of the prevalence Of the
scab. There are government inspec.
tors at each market to detect It. Il
would be UNNECESSARILY better to have
the government take up the matter
thoroughly clean the ranges, give the
cattlemen an official o. K. and place
the business on q proper and profitable
basis. 5Ss