The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-03-07
DR.. IRION SAYS
HE WILL RESIGN
IF STATE SELLS RIVER QUAR-.
ANTINEs STATION
POS lTION WELL KNOW N
By Governor Blanchard, and Denies
that He is Opposed to Federal
Quarantin for Any Personal Rea-
son.

son.
New Orleans. The difficulty IN the
matter of the establishment OF
quarantine station by the Federal gov
ernment, in view of the sale OF the
Mississippi river Quarantine Station
at the mouth Of the river, as provided
for by a joint resolution at the last
session of the Louisiana Legislature,
came up for discussion at meeting
of the health and quarantine commit
lee of the Progressive Union in. the
course of which DR.. Irion, president
Of the Louisiana State Board OF
Health, declared that he would re
sign if the quarantine station was
sold by Gov. Blanchard.
The meeting was remarkable IN
more instances than one, in that 1T
brought out the views of Dr. lr1on
on the question Of the sale of the
station, while at the same time 1T sery
ed 70 bring out much Interesting his
tory on the relationship on the ques-
tion as existed between Gov. Blanch-
ard and DIR. Irion.
Ia answer to question as to what
would be his policy if another GUAR
antine station were established by the
Federal government, DR.. Irion re-
piled that his views were for the
maintenance of the Mississippi river
Quarantine Station by the state, as
had been done in the past.
eff the government were to es-
lial quarantine station, would you
maintain another?' DIR. Irion was
asked.
"No, I would not, but my successor
might" was his rejoinder.
DR.. Irion stated his position clear
ly, and said that if Gov. Blanchard
sold the station at the mouth Of the
river he would resign ilis position as
president of the State Board OF
Health.
The greater part of the meeting
was taken up with an expose by DR..
Irion of the views he held on the
question of State and Federal quar-
antine, while he gave his objections
against the, establishment of FEEDER
al quarantine station. His chief con-
tention was that it would injure the
commerce of the port, and That a Fed
eral and State system could not be
amicably sustained.
The meeting was productive of def
mite results only in so far as the
members Of the committee were in
formed of the stand which Dr. Irion
would take In view of certain emer-
gencies, and was adjourned subject
to call of the chairman.
Mr.. Walker stated shortly before
adjournment that it would be better
to wait until some definite word had
lbeen received from Gov. Blanchard,
from the Marine Hospital Service,
and from the State Board Of Health
which meets today, before taking ac-
ton.
The meeting was called to order at
about 4:30 o clock. Mr.. Walker stat
ed that the purpose of the meeting
was to see if some solution could not
be found for the difficulty which
threatened in view of the dual quar-
antine which would follow if the gov
ernment bought the Mississippi River
Quarantine Station. Mr.. Walker
stated further that he had written to
Gov. Blanchard on the subject, but
had as vet received no answer to his
letter He stated also that the gov
ernment had made an offer Of $780,
900 for the station, but that the State
Board of Health maintained that it
was worth at least 100000.
DR.. Irion was then called on. He
prefaced his remarks by stating that
he wished to disabuse the minds Of
the committeeman that he was oppos-
ed to Federal quarantine because Of
any personal reasons Before his ap-
pointment as president of the State
Board of Health, he said, he met Gov.
Blanchard in his room in the st.
|. Charles Hotel, and at the time told
him that he wanted it understood that
if he was appointed to the position
he would oppose Federal quarantine
to the last ditch, hence he did not
have any strings tied to him in so far
as his policy in that direction was
concerned. He further stated that he
would not accept the position unless
he was left with a free hand and
carte blanche.
AT the time the Williams bill was
Truck farmers in Mississippi vii
look more closely after the home
market this year than ever before
Too many times they have overlooked
the fact that they could get more fol
their stuff at home than after takin.
out the cost Of transportation tc
northern markets. OF course thr
home market would not sonsume a
considerable quantity, but its demanl
10 well worth looking after by th.
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