The Greeley tribune., 1910-05-19
STATE MAY GO INTO
CATTLE OF uARANliNt

Denver. May l7.-Because success
siye legislatures have Tor years re-
fused TO pass a law making IL poss'-
bile for the state live stock iusle'-
tion bureau 10 enforce its orders
calling for the dipping OF cattle sur
feriuE from seahies the federal gov
ernment has decided upon stringent
measures
"The result" says a. d Melvin.
chief of the federal bureau, ''wlll
have the effect Of closely Quaranu1-
ing the state and requiring that
Colorado cattle be dipped before be-
ing moved interstate or in the case
OF shipments of exposed cattle, re-
guiring that the cars be placarded
and the billing marked in accord
ance with the department regula-
tions in order that the cattle may
be properly handled at market cent
. ers.
DR.. Charles G. Lamb, state veteri-
marian, received the letter yesterday
from Chief Melvin, announcing the
decision reached by the government.
Dr. Lamb will do everything in his
power to prevent the immediate ef-
fectiveness OF the order. He has
been working for years in an effort
to induce successive legislatures TO
give him power to control the move
ment of infected or exposed cattle
within the state. But there was op-
position on the part of near-sighted
cattlemen who saw nothing in the
scheme but extra expense.
Now the expense will be vastly
greater. and even the cattlemen who
have been most careful in the past
4. 4
tion, the effect of the federal pla-
cards will be anything but an adyer-
tisement for the state OF Colorado.
In the past the federal govern
ment has detailed a number of in 1
spectors to Colorado to watch the I
interstate business in Colorado cat /
lie. But now. "on account of the 1
absence of state control" the gov
ernment cooperation within the
state inspection bureau is to be with
drawn.
The letter from Chief Melvin to
DR.. Lamb is as follows:
Washington. D. c., May II. 1910.
DR.. Charles G. Lamb. State Veteri-
marian of Colorado:
Sir-Referring to DR. r. A. Ram
says conversation with you at your t
office on March 80, 1870 you are ;
Informed that the secretary of agri- I
culture has today advised the COVER |
nor OF Colorado that on account of {
the absence OF state control OF the
OF infected or exposed I
cattle within the state, or power to
the proper treating of such
cattle. il appears necessary to dis
continue the cooperation of this de-
partment with the state of Colorado,
which has existed for several years,
looking to the eradication of cattle I
,cabies Il
The result of such a measure will
nave the effect of closely quarantin-
ng the state and requiring that
Colorado cattle be dipped before be-
ns moved interstate, or in the case
)f shipments Of exposed cattle re-
lulrlng that the cars be placarded
and the billing marked in accord
ance with the department regula-
tions in order that the cattle may be
properly handled at market cent
ers.
The necessity for this proposed
action is regretted and has long been
deferred on account of the inconven-
ience and hardship it will work on
numbers of cattle owners in Colo
rado who have earnestly endeavored 1
TO eliminate scabies from their herds /
only to be reinfected by diseased |
cattle. the owners of which were /
negligent in this matter and indif- |
ferent as to the restrictions on nter- (
state shipments. However. it seems /,
in order that the cattle |
industry of other states may be ! ro-
fected. and it is hoped that the bur
eau will be assisted by the Officer of
the state board of stock inspec, on
commissioners in the enforceme NJ of
the quarantine, until such tine as
more favorable conditions exist in
colorado. Very respectfully.
A. D. MELVIN,
Chief of Bureau.