The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-22
Action Follows Conference.

The adoption OF this rule followed n
conference between Health Commissioner
Paul and City Attorney II j. Dinninny.
AT which Mr., Dininny told Dr. Paul thai
under the law the city health board is
empowered TO take such step TO proLccI
the general public health, and the rule
was promulgated in advance OF the open
ing OF the shooting season that pot hunt
ers and others may be informed that
their XIII Will not be allowed on The mar
kets.
While local health and food authorities
stjll are in The air as TO the cause Of
the ruaIady. an liberated condition OF the
liver has been revealed and The source
of the trouble is believed 10 he parasites.
Where the parasites came from is mat
ter Of conjecture. but many say that the
citN's outlet gravity sewer is TO blame.
the scarcity of water on account OF tho
droUth this summer causing the wild
their thirst Mayor Bransford is doubt =
ful as 10 whether the outlet sewage is
responsible for the rlaady. but IL Is
likely thut the gravity sewer will be
turned into the settling ponds and an
analysis made Of the waller IN an effort
to determine whether II Is 70 blame or
c-ease in the tiow or the Jordan river
would relieve tho condition. but City En-
gineer George F. .McGonaglc is doubtful
as 10 the efficacy OF this scheme and
cost the city upwards of 5000 month
and close 20 $4,000 a month later on.
IL the meantime. that the local health
authorities may have the advice Of the
hest experts in the country 10 aid them
In fighting the malady. two ducks have
heen sent 70 the bureau Of animal in
dustry. at Washington. II. c., with re-
quest that the results of the examina :
ton he returned to this city as soon as
possible. This report is awaited with
seen interest.
State Officials Act.
After n complete and careful investiga- :
t.or of the condition of wild ducks In
Utah the pure food bureau has placed
Utah. Al n meeting "Wednesday al the
office Of Willard Hansen, state food and
dairy commissioner. the food and dairy
bureau issued the following warning,
copies of which Will be sent to all mar
kcls In the state.
Amy person. firm or corporation Of
o:hcr animals as provided for under Sec
tion 44. Utah state dairy and food laws,
Will be liable 10 prosecution"
The warning WAS found necessary after
are summed up in the following state
nent Issued by the bureau after Wed
nesday's meeting:
Owing 10 the existing conditions in va :
rious parts Of the state, VIC arc conr
WINGED after thorough Investigations
that disease is existing among the Wild
ducks. geese and other water fowls We
feel that these birds would be unsafe for
human consumption and. owing to the
migratory nature of these birds Infection
Is liable 10 be carried TO all parts Of the
state. We therefore warn the general
public to refrain from consuming the
above game until such time when a
healthy condition of the rowls is aa-
sured F"
Fred ". Chambers. state fish and game
commissioner. also issued r. report after
Wednesdays meeting. II Is In the form
Of an appeal to sportsmen and reads as
follows
after making a general inspection OF
the principal Wild water fowl preserves of
the state. I fird that the malady affecting
the water fowl such as ducks, geese,
snlpe, etc, making them unfit for hu-
man food in general and that the fowl
is in such condition ger~rally. To open
the shooting season October would be
G calamity to the state, ana would he
the means OF extcrminating the game
birds. 7 am fully convinced that the
opening season for the shooting OF these
birds should be postponed during such
time as this condition exists l shall keen
in close touch with ms deputies IN caci,
county giving the sportsmen due notice
in each locality of the change of condi-
tlons as soon as they appear"