New-York tribune., 1908-11-21
KILL 1000 CATTLE
Pennsylvania Authorities Act'ue-
Buffalo Yards Tied Up.

r,,,, Penn Nov "a report received to-
,vbt 81 he federal and state headquarters estao-
-ssxhec here by officials investigating the ioo'-~iu
r,o,.ta disease among cattle states that 'he Ne'e
nn-isns discovered thirty-fve well dehneo cases
a, the disease among cattle in Montgomery CouhS'
:, .h ,-,-,,i,x Of Norristown The disease was
tyaeeo 10 8 carload OF twenty-five cattle shppeo
,rto Montgomery County from Buffalo Esch one
or these animals located, and In an =
stated that thrtv-fi-e cases were FOUND anu ina az
p. the Infected animals will be killed Mi schoch'
.ssistsfl. Secretary OF Agriculture said to-ihsh'
:, ,ha states work ;hs; UP to the present uihe
49,. than one thousand have been killed oe-
sides many swine ,--..
The ,e7o-, that FIVE children il this neighborhood
- ,-ic7iu,s Of The disease is discounted by the
s,s-e-,.nt II DR. Fox OF the State Health Depart
,,.,-, who came here from Harrisburg. lie exam
,ned the children. who convslescent, a''- says
,ba. !, Is doubtful IL they ever had the disease.
r.hilaaeipnis Nov A.-The quarantine against
peansvlvania cattle because of the spread OF
sntbous fever will cause great loss TO the snip
ming interests Of this city. G. P Young secretary
Of the International Merchant Marine. sao to-nsh'
.te embargo on cattle would mean loss OF not
less than 10000 to shipping interests here There
aye six transit lines engaged IN carrying Ca'Ve ~
fn-essn ports with eighteen vessels
The British steamer Eastpoint which was 10
have sailed ron this port to-day for i'onooh
with g cargo OF cattle. failed 10 get under way
Q
szsinst cattle and the boat will probably be com
relied 10 sail without beeres- Captain Beavis.
tn order 20 avoid risk to-day cabled the board OF
agriculture at London and was advised to sail
with the cattle r you can leave before lZ;So to-
night"
B,,-,to Nov s-Business the stock yards
here was completely tied Up when, at meeting
of the East Buffalo Live Stock Association 10
night the members adopted resolution calling on
laIr o-fa for
OF cattle or swine through Buffalo. The as
soostion formally approved the stringent meas
ures OF quarantine used by Chief Melvin. Of Wash
fnE1on. and Commissioner Pearson, Of the state
Department OF Agriculture
Two cases OF foot-and-mouth disease were found
to-day On a Niagara County farm and one in
fecfed herd in Erie County was destroyed
II q statement this afternoon President Whaley
81 the East Buffalo Live Stock Association said:
This is the time that the Legislature should
ret busy framing q law calling for the construc-
don Of stockvards Of steel and concrete all
through the state with pens constructed as
10 be flushed every day This is the only solution
of the problem Of sanitary stockyards.
The cleansing Of the yards at East Buffalo to-
asv ~as put back by the arrival Of more than
twenty thousand bead OF cattle. swine and sheep
sor the IocsI packing houses 1t is estimated that
the total loss the railroads. cattlenen and
others because ot the quarantine viii be in excess
of S41o ooo q week
Harrisburg Penn Nov 9o.-Announcement was
made at the State Department of Agriculture to-
dz~ that counties IF the state were affected by
foot and mouth disease and that there was
Ssneer of the disease spreading other counties
Agents OF the state had discovered that farmers
throughout the state had been huying cattle in
Large numbers and that most Of the shipments
made through the Buffalo yards, so that there
ss 70 telling where the disease will appear
Secretary Critchfeid of the Agricultural Depart
rnent ssid to-day that the United States govern
rnert had promised TO bear tVo-thrds of the cost
all cattle killed Prompt Tayment will be made
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