The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
Issues a Proclamation Barring
Tuberculosis Cattle from
The State.
DISCLOSE BAD CONDITIONS
FOUND BY STATE INSPECTORS
THAT MANY SHIPPERS KNOW
INGLY SEND DISEASED AMI
MAILS INTO INDIANA.

indianapolis, July 10.-Moved by re-
suits of inspection made by DR.. A. w.
Biting of Lafayette. state veterinar-
ian, and the inspectors under II. Il.
Barnard, state food and drug .commls-
sioner, Governor Hanly issued proc
lamation yesterday widely different
from the proclamations usually issu-
ed by the governor Of the state and
decreeing that all cattle shipped into
the state hereafter shall be accom-
panied by a certificate of inspection
showing their freedom from infectious
diseases, the certificate to be issued
by the authorities in the state from
which the cattle are shipped on blanks
to be furnished by the state veterin-
arian of Indiana. DR.. Biting will re-
quire only that tuberculin tests be
made.
The proclamation is issued under
the act approved March 6 1901, which
authorizes the governor Of the state to
take steps to stop the spread of infec-
der this act has the effect of law and
will prevent railroads from bringing
into the state shipments of cattle that
are not accompanied by certificates
showing their freedom from disease.
The governors action was inspired
particularly by report filed by DR..
Biting in which evidence was disclos-
ed that cattle had been shipped into
the state by shippers who knew at the
time that the animals We're suffering
from tuberculosis. Many states are
now requiring that cattle shipped in.
to their territory shall be accompan-
led by certificates issued by the au-
thorities in the states from which the
cattle are shipped.
Inspectors Visit Diaries.
The inspe ctors of the state pure
food department in their trips over
the state inspecting dairies have been
finding many tubercular cattle. 1t has
been found that Indiana has virtually
been made dumping ground for de-
fective cattle by farmers and shippers
in Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky.
H. E. Barnard, state pure food com
missioner, said yesterday that the
farmers just outside the state lines
especially have not been observing
the interstate laws in shipping cattle
into Indiana. There is a law in Indi
ana which prevents the sale of diseas
ed cattle either for beef or dairy use
Governor Hanly is DESTROYS that In
diana farmers and cattle buyers avail
themselves of all the protection posi-
BILE. The state inspectors have been
finding tubercular cattle in Vigo, AL
len and other counties lying on OF
near the boundaries of the state
The proclamation issued by the gov
ernor yesterday Is as follows:
Whereas, tuberculosis among cat
tie in the several states of the Am
erican Union is becoming prevalent
the percentage in some cases beins
quite high, and no area being entirel,
free from the infection; and
Whereas, Said disease is increasing
particularly among dairy cattle; and
Whereas, Several Of the states re
Quire that dairy and breeding cattle
be free from tuberculosis when ship
ped into their territory for dairy o.
breeding purposes; and
Whereas, Dairy and breeding cattl.
affected by said diseases are bein,
shipped into the state of Indiana. ant
In some instances where persons ship
ping them knew they were so affect
ed; now.
Therefore, In order to prevent tn,
spread of said disease, J. Frank Han
ly, governor of the state of Indiana
by virtue of the authority vested II