The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-04
WANT SOME THINGS DONE
The Stockmen Make Their Wants
Known to Nation and State
Through Resolutions.

Inc following resolutions were ad.
opted by the members of. the, South
Dakota Improved Live Stock Associa-
ton at the closing meeting held
Thursday evening. AS the associa-
ton is growing stronger and is asking
nor of the state in the way Of help
to foster the industry of the stock
interests. The resolutions follow:
The South Dakota Improved Live
Stock and Poultry Breeders Associa-
ton in its sixth annual. convention
assembled, being mindful of the fact
that much of the pleasure and sue
cess OF its meetings is due to the
royai welcome and unmeasured hos
pltaiity CT the citizens Of the enter
prls1ng city of MITCHELL, desire to,
express the appreciation of its mem
bers OF their cordial reception. and
particularly to the Commercial Club.
which has thrown open it's home for
our entertainment.
Inasmuch as the stock raising in
dustry is M of the important
sources of prosperity Of the north
west and particularly of South Da-
kota, be it
RESOLVED, That this association re-
specially petition the South Dakota
representatives at Washington to take
such steps as will insure reciprocal
arrangements with foreign countries
and insure to the stock raisers of
our state valuable foreign markets
fof their produce on as advantageous
terms as are offered competing coun-
tries
We protest against the shipping
INTO the state, for breeding purposes,
OF unlnsrected stock and demand
from the legislature a law on this
subject which will give South Dakota
the same protection enjoyed by the
stock breeders of Iowa, Minnesota,
and North Dakota. The inspection
laws OF these neighboring states in
surfing to their stock interests the
cream of all shipments and making
South Dakota the dumping ground
for diseased and unsound breeding
stock.
Whereas: The farmers of the state
South Dakota have suffered untold
losses in their breeding operations
through the ignorance or wilful mis-
representation Of some stallion own
ers, by those stallion owners having
kept for public service stations that
were not true to the pedigrees claim
ed for them, and stations that were
affected with contagious and COM
m%unicable diseases and transmissible
unsoundness, and
Whereas: Neighboring states have
recently enacted stringent stallion
inspection laws and by the enforce
ment of such laws have driven from
these state undesirable stations, and
Whereas: Many of these stations
have been shipped into South Da-
kota and sold for public service. and
Whereas: There is every reason to-
believe that at this time and in the
near future many more of these stall
lions are being or will be shipped in
to the state of South Dakota. and
here offered for sale to the further
detriment of the horse breeding in
dustry and stockmen generally; !
therefore be it
Resolved: That we favor the en-
actment of a stringent stallion law.
patterned after the laws O in
force in the states of Minnesota and
Wisconsin,; said law to be SO framed
and passed as to make it criminal; to
stand any stallion or jack under al
fraudulent pedigree, and making it
unlawful to stand any stallion or
jack being afflicted with any conta-
gious or communicable diseases, or
any stallion or jack not free from
transmissible unsoundnesses. and be
it further
Resolved, That inasmuch as there
is emergency that the legislation en-
acted be made to take effect imme-
diately SO as to prevent the importa-
ton of any more unworthy stations
and jacks.
Whereas: The stockmen Of the
state of South Dakota have contin-
ually suffered loss Of hogs, from
cholera and swine plague, losses that
will aggregate into the millions, and
Whereas: UP till the present time
no cure or preventative has been
available, leaving the stockmen help
less to prevent this loss, and
Whereas: The United States De-
partment Of Agriculture has recently
discovered a serum, the distribution
of which has been hedged about with
patents In such a way that 1t is un-
obtainable except through the func-
tion of the state authorities, and
Whereas: Said serum has been
carefully tested in neighboring states,
as well as by the Department of Agri-
culture, and has proven to be relia-1
BILE and certain in its action in pre-
venting hog cholera and swine
plague; and
Whereas: Said serum Is not now
available to the farmers of South Da-
kota, owing to lack of funds; there
fore be 1t \
Resolved, That we favor the, en-
actment of a broad and liberal law
and the granting Of an adequate APP
preparation, making it possible for
the veterinary department OF the
state agricultural college to manufac-
ture and distribute this serum to the
stockmen of the state free of charge,
and to aid in Its administration. q
We desire to express our a%pprecia-'
tion of the action of the state authori-