The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-09
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Publisher
edo commIasIoners Anaunr.

Sattle commissioners Answer.
The following communication from
State Cattle Commissioner H. S. Will.
son of Arlington is in reply to the
charges of Mr.. Brock of Burlington:
Editor of the Banner the Bur.
lington Free Press and other State
papers OF Tuesday Oct. Goth appeared
"a communication signed by one
Brock, In some papers the printed
signature was B. n Brock. in others
B. o. Brock, but the writer is credib-
ly informed and believes that the
proper name of the author OF these
articles is neither B. N. or b. O. but is
a gentleman now connected with the
Burlington Rendering plant so called
in the city of Burlington and put down
in the city directory as r o. Brock.
Be that as 1t may, let us see just
what this man would have the State
do with this subject which he says is
many sided, and he starts off by say.
ing that there is good reason for as
sorting that owners of cattle have
been able to dispose of their refuse
stock at good profit to themselves
by resorting to the test Now there
can be no good reason for such an as.
sertion unless It is true and if 1t Is
true, (which | emphatieally deny
ask Mr. Brock or the people behind
him to show the same in some other
way than by mere assertion.
Again he says in effect that the
present system of the Cattle Commits
sioner is rotten and permits this graft
which is another assertion easy to
make but In proof OF its falsity | offer
The fact that Governor Proctor
thoroughly examined from time 10
time during his administration the
system adopted by the present Com.
missioner, as he did the system and
methods Of all his appointees, and
expressed his unqualified approval Of
the conduct and system of carrying
out the law as enacted by the General
Assembly OF two years ago and fur
Their assured the Commissioner that
the cattle commission as conducted
| by some former Commissioners was
not entirely credtable TO the state
and that he was now both glad and
proud to say that it was clean.
This is the highest compliment that
this Commission could hope to receive
at the hands OF the state whose exc
cutive he was and is worth more TO
me than the plaudits OF a lot OF PEG
pie who know nothing practically
about the business except what they
| from time to time see in the news
papers. So much for the system which
B. o.. b. ~, r o. Brock says is rot
ten This many named Brock also
says that owners have been able TO
dispose of their refuse stock at
good profit to themselves By resOrting
to the test This statement would
lead people not familiar with the sys
TEN In use to infer that owners were
allowed to select from their herds
such cattle as they chose TO have
tested This is not the case in point
OF fact as every owner who makes ap-
plication for a test Of his cattle is re-
quired to have all his cattle OF what
ever kind or description tested al the
same time. and experience shows that
the test Is as likely to pick out some
of his best cattle. so far as appearance
|
Now very early in this mans first
article, which has come to the notice
OF the commissioner. crops out what
Is evidently the root OF all this flow OF
words in condemnation OF everything
that has been done by the state under
the present administration. namely
that the state has practically made 10
| impossible for the rendering plants 20
get the carcasses of the condemned
animals to use az they see ~ by In.
sorting that clause In the law OF 1906
| which reads as follows.
/ Sec. /. The cattle commissioner
may. with the approval OF the Cover
nor, arrange for the disposition OF the
carcassos OF animals found TO have
tuberculosis upon examination and
test made as provided In section
three Of senate bill No. l27 Of the acts
of the general assembly Of 1906. at
some fertilizer or rendering plant
and may cause such animal or animals
10 be killed at such plant, and tht
carcasses thereof to be destroyed IN
the presence OF the commissioner on
OF some citizen OF Vermont by hin
authorized for that purpose. beyond
all possible use Of food purposes. the
commissioner shall keep an accurat,
account OF each animal so disposed OF
by giving tag number and descrip
ton OF each, from whence taken ant
when killed, and In whose presence
DESTROYED and how and a cerlitcat'
showing all the same. signed ant
sworn TO In Vermont by the party wit
Messing the destruction, shall be Keep
on ale with the commissioner. ant
for any knowing missiatement there
In the person making oath thereto
shall be deemed guilty OF perjury ant
punished accordingly The CONTRACT
with such fertilizer or rendering plant
shall be In writing and a duphcat,
COPY thereof shall be kept ON hle VIII
the auditor of accounts, open TO pun
llic inspection. All payments made
for the carcasses OF animals so des
troyed. shall be made to the state
Treasurer with a statement thereof
showing the amount paid for each AM
nal. the same to be designated 10y
tag number to correspond with the
records Of the commissioner d.
By this II will be seen that II
practically impossible for the render
ing plant. OF which this gentleman u
an attachee. 20 do as they once before
aid. TO wit land the following quo
tation is from the Attorney Generals
"on August i4th, 1906 there wat
called TO my attention circular Is
suod la tho political campaign thof