Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-28
STATE VETERINARIAN
IN CONFERENCE HERE
Local Butchers Declare That Norfolk
Gets Cattle From Quarantine Sec
tions Without Extraordinary Pre-
cautions, But That Doesn't Help
Loca, Situation.

representatives. OF the CnafnDer OF COn
merce and several LEGAL meat dealers
at the Warwick hotel last night, DR..
Ferneyhough, the State veterinarian.
announced that If the local dealers
will build q pen and slaughter house
en- one of the piers here and the
Chamber of Commerce or the city
council will employ some capable and
reliable man 10 see that the Quaran
tine rules are complied with, he will
place Newport News on the same foot
ing with Norfolk and Richmond in re-
gard to the cattle quarantine matter.
While 1t is not as much as they had
hoped to get, this promise meets with
the approval of those interested and
II is probable that the requirements
laid down by the State veterinarian
will be met.
Dr. Ferneyhough arrived in this citw
Yesterday morning and met number
OF the business people and others OF
the city during the day. He was taken
around the city during the afternoon
and inquired into the situation here.
President w. Lee Powell, of the
Chamber of Commerce, Chairman
George helms Wise, of the Chamber
of Commerce committee on taxation
and legislation, President ID. s. Jones,
of the Common Council, C. B. Nelms.
w. S. Copeland, Max Levinson, local
! butcher, and Joseph Reyner, a ship
chandler, were in conference with
ljr Ferneyhough at the Warwick last
night.
Can't Get Home Grown Meat.
The quarantine situation was dis
| cussed at great length, ii being ex-
planned to DIR. Ferneyhough that at
the present time no home grown meat
could be received in this city from any
of the nearby counties except from
Burton district, in York county. ami
the Newport News district. in War
wick county. Isle of Wight, Surrey,
sussex. Chesterfield, and other of the
| nearby counties from which the local
dealers have in years past received
home grown cattle for butchering here
| are quarantined because the cattle In
those counties is infected with the
Texas tick.
Mr.. Reyner pointed out TO DR..
Ferneyhough that Norfolk receives
cattle from the quarantined counties
and that the cattle are carried in
wagons from the dock at Norfolk TO
the slaughter houses blocks away.
Max Levinson substantiated this
| statement. DIR. Ferneyhough said that
he did not know that this practice OBJ
tanned in Norfolk and that il Messrs.
Reyner and Levinson would put their
/ ct n In, I.
the arrest of the dealers who violate
the law in Norfolk Neither of the
men would consent to become a party
20 the prosecution of the Norfolk deal
ers. both declaring that this was
matter which the State authorities
should prosecute on their own initia-
tive.
Doesn't Want to Discriminate.
After some further discussion OF the
matter. DIR. Ferneyhough said that
there was a United States cattle in
spector at Norfolk and that he leaves
that city completely in that inspec-
tors hands. He went on to say that
he did not wish to discriminate
against Newport News in the matter
and that he was ready to do every
hing in his power for the relief of
conditions obtaining here az this
time.
4 There seems to be some doubt now
as 20 whether or not the local deal
icrs will be able TO meet the require
7, ments laid down by Dr. Ferneyhouzh
All Of the cattle received here for
butcheriDE are brought by the Old
i Dominion steamers from the counties
along James river. Those boats land
at Old Dominion pier A and in all
probability Il VIII be necessary 10
have the pen and slaughter house on
that pier. There In some question as
TO whether OF not the Old Dominion
Lend Company viii allow the cree
! ton Of pen and slaughter house on
the dock. The Warwick Machine
Compsny's pier might be secured for
the purpose. but unless the Old Do
Tninion Steamship Company could be
prevailed upon to stop Its steamers
there 10 land the cattle. which Is re.
sarded a. doubtful. Il would be neces-
sap to unload the cattle on smaller
craft and take then from pier A %
the Warsick Machine Company's
pier.
Must Pay Inspector.
Besides this difficulty. an inspector
riust be appointed and paid BY some.
one in this city. Dr. Fcrneyhouxh
says be VIII name any man who -
recommended ~ the Chamber Of
Commerce as 4 reliable person. How.
ever. either the meat dealers or the
chamber or the council must pay The
inSeector's salary.
The qusrsntins question Is a ser
ious one. not only for the meat deal
srs, but for the public general