The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-08-23
Trade Suffers a Great Deal From
Quarantines.
Mayor Yeiser 10 Call Meeting Of
the Board Of Health Again to
Discuss Relief.
CAIRO BECOMES MORE STRICT.

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received letter from the Evansville.
Paducah and Cairo Packet line, stat
ing that a very deplorable state of af-
fairs existed in the mercantile line
the result of the strict quarantine
against Paducah by Cairo and Ten
nessee towns.
The letter stated that the packet
/ line was affected by the Cairo quar-
antine and unless. something was
done the Dick Fowler would have to
cease running. Commercial travel
ers are unable to reach the trade in
Cairo and Mississippi river towns be-
cause of the quarantine, and trade
is suffering a great deal in cense-
quenee.
The letter urged that the matter
be referred to he board of health TO
see If something can not be done to
secure the recognizance of health GER
tificates from Paducah.
Mayor Yeiser stated that this was
one of the several letters praying for
relief he had received since tn yellow
fever scare. and that he thought
something should be done. The city
board OF health, supported by the
county and state boards. refused to
quarantine. Because of this action
Cairo and other cities have refused
to recognize health certificates from
here and as result Paducah travel
ing men and others are completely
shut out.
The mayor intends 10 call meet
ing OF the board of health as soor
as possible 10 take some action in the
matter and hopes to be able to assure
the Cairo and other health authori-
ties maintaining guarantees. that
the certificates issued here are good
and can be safely recognized
The letter addressed to Mayor
Yeiser is as follows:
Aug. 20, 1905.
Hon. d. A. Yeiser, Mayor,
City of Paducah.
Dear Sir
| wish to call attention to the de-
Dlorable state of affairs now exist
ing between this city and Cairo in re-
gard TO the interchange of business.
owing to the strict quarantine regu-
lations in force at that city. The
facts are. as borne out by results and
also the testimony of travelling men,
we are in the state of siege. and our
sister cities and the state of Tennes.
a
quarantine laws, that our representa-
tiyes can not get to them. and in con
sequence. our shippers can not get
orders that formerly came TO them
Cairo and the state of Illinois have
declared quarantine against this city.
hence the travelling public and drum
mers who represent Paducah's great
est interests are shut out from reach
ing their trade up and down the
NJ ssissippi, a fact well worth noting.
Unless something is done to remedy
the existing state of affairs, we will
have to withdraw the steamer Dick
Fowler from tbs Paducah and Cairo
trade, since no one without certif-
Gates issued by Cairo's health officers,
can enter within her liEtks. While
am opposed TO quarantWne meas
ures where they are not absolutely
required, yet | believe in strict vigil
ance and inspection, and since other
states and cities have seen fit TO take
all precautionary measures to pre-
vent the spreading of yellow fever,
there is no reason why Paducah
should hold out against the popular
clamor of her people to crafty the
whims and capriees of state health
board at the expense of her mer-
chants and, shippers. II appears to
me that something might be done
which will remove the ban now plac-
ed on the shipping out of this place
and thus enable the uninterrupted
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