Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-01

Ct the marine fu1nisation at orieinat-
Ing points. He believed that the local
boards q health of the state could bet
ser subserve The interests of the state
al large by cooperating with the
state board than by maintaining 10
ca! auafantines he regarded the
!s.ae Blgff quarantine as being paftie-
alariy strict s.nce TIC late ruling Of
the board in requiring permits from
its president He asked the local beard
to raise the quarantine aud trust the
eutire matter in the hands of the state
J. ard.
Mayor White asked for information
about the restrictions against passen
gers from the state Of Louisiana.
No person on earth can come into
this state from louisiana said DR..
Runyan. 'fNot only is Louisiana bar
red he continued, "but no one can
come into this state from Mississippi
or Florida?"
DR.. Hankison-"How about the riv-
er? Is it guarded Does the state
board permit anyone to come over by
land or on the water?"
DR.. Runyan-"Every passageway in
20 the state is being, or will be guard
ed. We have given orders for enough
men to report for duty by this after
noon to guard every roadway and ev-
cry waterway into the state, and no
enc will be permitted to come over.'
Mr.. Bluthenthal moved to raise the
local quarantine. Subsequently the
motion was amended to read that the
local quarantine should be raised af-
ter the 5th of this month. DR.. Blank
enship seconded the motion.
When Mayor H. King White then
addressed the meeting:
"Mr. President and mcbers of the
board of health" said the mayor "for
the first time in the entire history of
the state board of health that organiza-
ton seems to be working in harmony
with the local board of health in the
matter of keeping an epidemic out of
the state and out of this city. It seems
t., me that we are now in direct accord
with each other, and l, for one. have
confidence in President Runyan of the
state board. l believe he is the man
for the place, and I am satisfied that
the present state board is working
out the problem of the state quaran-
tine along scientific lines.
'The local quarantine cost the city
OF Pine Bluff. during the month of
August, the sum of $3.50. It woul9
probably cost us more during the COM
ing month. So long as the state board
has gone to work along the right
lines, see no reason why we should
continue our local quarantine l am
in favor of the notion
Deafening applause greeted Mayor
Whites announcement. There were
a number of spectators present at the
meeting, and numbered among them
were many business men Of promi-
nence. The ovation given Gen. White
appeared to be universal among them.
U. w. Poss arose and asked for
some further information about the
new proposition.
J. B. Talbot stated that the motion
was right along in line with his well
known policy throughout the present
fever scare; but it was quite a re-
versal of sentiment on the part of the
local board of health He didn't I'M
derstand it at all. While he was in
favor of the motion. he didn't want
to raise the quarantine only to come
back to another meeting tomorrow to
rescind the present action of the
board. It seemed to him that boards
gymnastics were becoming somewhat
ridiculous.
In reply to questions by various
members OF the board, President Run
| yam of the state board stated that fu.
migating stations had not yet been
established in this state, but that they
would be as soon as practicable, and
that all freights coming into the state
would be thoroughly fumigated regard
less of the action of the United States
marine corps.
The Arkansas board. he said. did
not recognize shipments of freight out
; OF New Orleans at all, and under no
circumstances would freight from that
port be permitted to enter this state
so long as the present epidemic con-
tinued.
"A car Of sugar can not come here