The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-28
Big SECRET OUT.
Combination, Is Declared Made
Against Texas Cattle.

Fort Worth, Nov. 21-Texas cattle
men have taken up the gauntlet that
was hurled at them in what is alleged
to be a movement having for its OBJ
Ject the crushing out of the cattlemeu
of this state.
It was disclosed at stockmen's con
ference held at Fort Worth that repre-
sentatives of forty-one states met in
secret conference at Chicago on Oct. 10
and took action to induce the national
government to abolish the provision
al quarantine area. Carried out, this
would throw Texas back into the in
fected area, ensailing immense losses
and confiscation to all Texas cattle
| men
The cooperation of the Texas Cat
Tie Raisers' association, the livestock
sanitary board of the state, the Pan.
handle Cattlemen's association and,
Governor Campbell was necessary to
effectively resist the boycott
These startling developments caused
surprise at the meeting here, attended
by representatives of various Texas
cattle interests.
Delegates at first doubted that such
drastic and secret war had been in
augurated at Chicago, bnt several of
those present, including a government
officer. stated they attended the Chica
go meeting and confirmed the reports,
A subcommittee was appointed to
draft strong protest against this &C
ton and was ordered forwarded to Sec.
rotary of Agriculture Wilson
It is claimed this crusade has for it's
object the stamping out OF Texas com
petition, thereby enriching cattlemen
of other states.
Governor Campbell was not present.
but wrote assuring Texas cattlemen Of
his support
Resolutions adopted by livestock
sanitary commission of Texas and The
quar- d me committee of the Cattle
Raise . Association of Texas, in joint
session assembled, ask Secretary Will
son to make no change In the Federal
quarantine line as it has heretofore
existed in Texas, up to the northeast
corner OF Jones county, and that said
quarantine line as heretofore existing
in said counties lying south and wesF
of the northeast corner of Jones coun-
ty be hereafter maintained, and thai
the resolution of the cattlemeu in SEES.
sion at Colorado. Tex, be endorsed
for observance in the professionally
quarantined counties, and that the de
tern alton as to where the counties OF
Ba. r, Wilbarger and all that part
of Haskell, Knox, Foard and Harde
man counties lying west of the Orient
railway and the counties of Stonewall.
King and Cottle be retained in the
! Professionally quarantined area and
be governed by the rules as herein
recommended
These recommendatio are that the
six months provision Of the bureau 81
animal industry shall read thus:
That during the continuance of this
quarantine no cattle of the counties Of
Hardeman, Cottle and others in Texas
named IN order No. 15S of the bureau
of animal industry shall be moved Or
| allowed to be moved, except as provid
ed for Immediate slaughter, to any
point in an area not quarantined fes
| splenetic, southern or Texas fever, ex.
eept under the following conditions:
l. Until permission shall have beer
obtained in advance of the movement
from the proper official of the state on
territory in which snch cattle are X, be
shipped.
z. Until certificate authorizing ship
ment fhall have been issued by an IN
| spector OF the bureau of animal in.
| dustry
Provided, that any cattle which have
been held on uninfeeted pastures for
4 fifteen days previous thereto shall be
permitted to be moved upon compii.
ance with provision No. L
Provided further. that if cattle have
been ranging on infected pastures they
shall first be dipped in either approved
crude oil, emulsion or arsenical soln.
tion, and then moved into non infected
pastures, and there held for fifteen
days, after which time they shall be
subject to inspection, and If upon ia
| spection they are found free of mice
ton that then they shall be permitted
10 be removed.
And provided further. that if after
cattle have been inspected and found
free from infection they are compelled
10 pass through infected territory en-
route to shipping point then they
shall be dipped iu either approved
crude oil, emulsion or arsenical soln-
ton al the shipping point before being
shipped.
And provided further, that pastures
shall not be presumed or declared in-
fected until after inspection they shall
be found so to be-
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