The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-05
'PEMNSY REPORT
TAKEN UP TODAY
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Information Is Now In
the Hands of the
President.
OVERWHELMED
WITH LETTERS
Mr.. Gillespie Says He Has Re
ceived All Sorts Of Information
That Pennsylvania is Try
ing to Force Virginia
Operators to
N'rom our Regular correspondent.l

tFrom Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February A.
Representative Gillespie, author of the
resolution which passed the House the
other day to Investigate the relations
which exist between the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio
and Norfolk and Western and the Bal
timore and Ohio, said to-day lie expected
the information which the resolution
asked the President will be sent to tile
House Monday 1t is understood that
u went from the Interstate Commerce.
commission to the President yesterday
nave been overwhelmed with Letters
concerning the resolution" said Mr.. CIT
lespie TO The Times Dispatch correspond
ent to-day. '"rhe letters contain all sorts
OF instances OF alleged oppression by
reason OF discrimination practiced by
tile pennsylvania through its control of
the two Virginia roads,
The assertion Is made in several ~
these letters that the Pennsylvania III
Trying to force Virginia operators 10
sell out to the railroad company. by ro-
fusins to supply them with sufficicnt
cars TO handle their output. and by putt
ting up rates to a point far beyond that
which the operators are able TO make 4,
profit mining coal.
III Is remarkable thing that very
large numbers OF writers OF these letters
make specific requests that their names
De kept from the public. as the railroads
would hurt them il 1t was known that
they were taking any part In a fight
against them. 1t is an astonishing con-
ditton of affairs
I'm collecting all the Information .,i,
the subject possible and will present
1t to the House in n speech which / ex-
pect TO make when the matter comes ui
on Monday do not know vet whether
iacts VIII reveal condition of affaiis
lustityifg government prosecution similar
70 those conducted in Northern SecIri-
ties ease, but the fact wffvs iisr ,e feessf
presented tome be facts. II looks TO me
Hike the Department OF Justie,rs s6l,ght
to have begun prosecution long ago to
dissolve what appears to be a merger
Texas Cattle Fever.
Every render OF The Times -Dispatch
IN Southeastern Virginia the eastern
athree-fourth of North Carolina and
southern Tennessee is more or less in
terested In the subject OF Texas fever
in cattle. The sections OF the states
mentioned are included in the uuarlntine
district from which the shipment OF cat
Tie, at least from the 18th OF March until
the lst OF November every year. is made.
under the most stringent regulations OF
the Federal government
a statistfci;in OF the Department OF
Agriculture figures that the total loss In
value through the cattle tick. which
causes the Texas fever, amounts to not
less than s23.25o,o00 annually. Ttl ef-
iorts OF the department have for years
been directed towards tho extermina-
nation of the tick. but while the gov
ernment has pretty we'll succeeded IN
keeping the fever within reasonable
bounds. 1T has not nearly succeeded IN
destroying the tick entirely The tick
is not only carrier OF the Texas fever.
but It Is the most important factor IN
the dissemination OF the Infection The
parasite deprives the cattle of much
blood. retards growth, reduces the milk
ing capacity and induces an irritable
state known as tick worry, Tho ey
termination OF the pest Is well worthy
the most serious attention of the. depart
ment. The quarantine line has been es
tablshed from the Pacific to the Az
inntic. The quarantine district for 1906.
as prescribed In the regulations Inst
issued by the department.. comprises the
following territory: The whole OF Ar
kansas, Louisiana, Alabama, MIssissppi.
South Carolina, Florida the southern
half OF Tennessee. the southeastern uarts
or Virginia, the eastern three fourths of
North Carolina, the southeastern part Of
NentuchS, all OF tieorSia except few
northern counties. the eastern half OF
Texas, the southeastern half OF OkIaho-
ma the indian Territory and the south
ern half OF California.
on and after the list of February cat
tie are not allowed to be removed from
the quarantine area to other parts Of
the country, except for immediuts saugh-
ter and must be conveyed by rail. under
certain conditions prescribed by the De4.
partment of Agriculture. Most of the
cattle In the Southern States are I'M
mune to the fever but us they are IN
tho fever. During the winter months
the danger of infection is SO greatly di-
mnished that cattle are allowed to he
moved from the quarantine district un-
der far less stringent restrictions than
are enforced in the closed months,