The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-18
WANT INSPECTION
OF MEAT and MILK
Live Stock Sanitary Boards
Adopt Strong Resolutions on
MANY Subjects.
MANY Subiccts.


After hearing a number of strong
papers. adopting important resolu-
tioiis, And electlng officers for the en-
suing year the Interstate Association
of Live Stock Sanitary Boards adj
Journed yesterday. The time and place
for holding the next convention will
be selected by the executive commit
tee and announced later. The officers
chosen are as follows:
President. DIR. c. q. Lamb. Dem
Yer, Col, vice-President. Judge s.
w. Hudson, Missouri; Secretary
Treasurer, DR.. C. r.. Cotton, MINI.
DR.. Rice p. Stedham. Chief of the
Division OF Inspection, Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, OF the United States.
read q paper on What Has Been Ac-
complished in the Way of Tick Eradi-
cation" DIR. Austin Peters, chairman
of the Cattle Commission of Massa-
chusetts, submitted one on state
Control of the Rabies" and DR.. j. G..
Ferneyhough. of Virginia spoke at
length on the same subject.
Mcnt Inspection.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
vention are of interest and Importance,
Here is one which calls upon all
States TO put into effect a system o!
J 1t inspection In conformity with
that OF the United States government
Resolved, That 1t IN the sense of
thi. association that the different
States should organize nnd put Ira :
effective operation system OF
meat inspection for the protection
of local consumers of the same
character and efficiency of the
present Federal Inspection tntend-
cd for the protection OF the con-
sumcrs OF meat products which 80
into interstnte traffic.
Tick Eradication.
On the subject of cattle tick eradi-
cation, the resolutions say IL
HcsoIved, by the Live Stock SAM
fury Boards of the United States,
In convention assembled, TINT the
appropriation nude for carrying
ON this work by the United States
Congress for the next fiscal year
should be increased to nm amount
commensurate with the magnitude
and Importance OF the work to be
done, which In our opinion, should
not be- less than S5GO,OOO. and we
respectfully urge the United Sta ties
Secretary of AErlculture, and the
congressman of our respective
states, to use their best efforts to
obtain such congressional npprO-
prfution.
Milk Inspection.
| Here is what the convention de
clarcd with reference to milk inspec
ton:
Resolved, That this association
urge upon all Suite authorities and
the public generally the absolute
necessity of State supervision OF
the milk supply, ana further, that
we recommend that NIL States pass
laws requiring the testing Of nil
| dairy cows witt, tubcrculin.
Az to Hog Cholera.
4 Hog cholera and tuberculosis wer
brought to the attention of the severa
States in the following language:
Resolved, Tint we call the at
/ tention of the sanitary authorities
Of each State, and of the national
! government, to the fact that these
l iisessee ARE ResnmIas; such 1iipor-.5
tnslcc that their eradication can
only be accomplished by the com-
bfned ana concerted action of all
sanitary authorities, and we urge
that such steps be tnlxcn as will
insure perfect 5co-operntion of such
authorities to he end that these
1 diseases may eventually be wiped
out.
Further resolutions were adopte
4 thanking the press for properly re
.Iporting the proceedings: COngressma
John Lamb for his address Of wei
come: DR.. Ferneyhough for his effort
Il to make the convention a success, an
.EColonel John Murphy for the use Of tn
4 .convention hail.
4 The meeting was one OF tho mos
4 successful ever held by the associa
Itlon. s5is X q II S5