The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-09
KILLING OF
THE TICKS
SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN
is BEING AR
RANGED
COWMEN OBSERVE LAW
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Meat inspectors Appointed
at 100 Points.

A great improvement in quarantine
conditions in Oklahoma is reported
by Thomas Morris, secretary OF the
Oklahoma live stock sanitary commits
sion, who has just made lds annual re-
pert en- that subject. He reports an
improvement both in the stamping out
OF infection In the territory, and IN the
sentiment Of the people generally and
their willingness to assist in the en-
forcement of the law That the law Is
being respected is shown by the fact
thzt there have been fewer violations
than at sny time since the establish
lmant Of the commission In thirteen
cases the de'ondants paid fines am
oIntng to $1,000 and several cases
are stll pending. While some trouble
has been experienced lately in Com
anche county. The firm attitude taken
By the territorial onici5ls has convinc-
cd tie roalcitrarts there that the
Jaw must be obeyei IN speaking OF
the reluctance Of people in some locali-
ties to furnish information regarding
violation Of quarantine laws. Mr. Nor
ris says:
III a man steals a sl5 pony the
whole community win follow him to
Arkansas. ana then want to hang him
when he is caught. But a man will
drive a bunch of tlcxy cattle across
quarantine line, spread the fever
through 9 whole township and destroy
several thousand dollars worth Of cat
tie, yet no one viii give information
TO an inspector or other officer of the
law. because they do not want to in
terere with anybody's business. or
incur the III will Of neighbor,"
AS a remedy for this condition of
afflirs. Mr. Morris suggests that a
plan should be started for educating
the cattle owner, both as to the nature
Of the tick fever, and the absolute nee
essity for its prevention where pos
slble. He suggests that the matter be
taken up at farmers Institutes, and
also by the Farmers Union, which is
very strong in many sections of the
territory, II the matter should be talk
en- up in an organized way by the
farmers much greater results could be
accomplished.
Campaign Against Ticks.
Plans are being made by the com
mission for an organized effort this
year in cooperation with the federal
authorities. TO stamp out the fever
ticks in Oklahoma. The plan will be
to make farm to farm canvass by
townships In the infected area One
Inspector With a good horse can can
yass a township in week or ten days
In that way It will be possible 10 quar-
antine all infected herds AS it has
been found impossible to trust the
owners Of infected cattle to disinfect
them without the superyisionu Of some
competent man, having Authority as
a deputy sherin SO as to compel un-
willing parties 10 comply with the law
the board will ask the sheriff TO furn
ish such man in each township, to
work under the direction OF the terri
torial and federal inspectors
Great benefit has been derived, ac-
cording 10 the secretary, from the ae
tion Of the last legislature in providing
for the employment Of seven inspect
ors He deprecates, however the
fact that the $4,000 appropriation on.
months in the year when they could
be kept busy the year around and an
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