Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-20
WITH NO SWINE TO FOLLOW
CATTLE BEEF GROWING ls
uNPRoFlTAeLE.
CONGRESS TO BE FORCED
TO TAKE RELIEF MEASURES
Mattsr Of Appropriation 70 Stamp Out
pis.sss 70 Be Pressed For censid.
Grafton When Money Bill 10 Out Of
Way-Pub,ic Deprived Of Much Meat
and Living Cost ls Affected.
Especial Correspondent

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The astOund-
ing losses caused in this country by
hog cholera are going to be discussed
on the floor OF the senate within short
time. Soon after the currency bill is
out of the way, senators from the
states chiefly concerned in production
of hogs are going to have an inning.
Inasmuch as cholera among hogs
causes the loss Of a billion pounds o:
meat every year. or ten pounds TOR
every man, woman and child, the mat
ter of checking the ravases of this
plague has become of great economic
importance.
Missouri, Pomerene. Of Ohio, and others
are going to bring the subject up in the
senate. Senator Kenyon has introduced
bill to appropriate s1,000.OG0 to ena-
BILE the federal government to cooper
ate with the states in stamping out
cholera Congress hitherto has given
scantily and the house committee on
agriculture has been considering al
lowing 100000 this session. This Is
only a drop In the bucket and the
senators from the state where most
swine are raised are insisting that a
larger amount be allowed.
Bears on Cost Of Living.
The department Of agriculture has
hitherto not walked up to the necessity
Of drastic action in reference to the
spread of this disease. 1t affects al
most every agricultural state. It has
a direct bearing on the cost OF living
and, by reducing heavily the meat sup
ply, TENDS TO work hardship oa tie
whole country.
The loss in dollars ranges between
s15o,O0O.Oo and 200.000.0oo q year.
This is not only q hardship to the
farmers and stockmen but 1t deprives
consumers of an enormous meat supply.
Recently. . committee Of senator's,
consisting Of Pomerene. Kenyon and
Reed saw Secretary Houston and told
him many things about the grave ma
ture Of the cholera problem. He was
astonished by what he heard as to the
enormity Of the losses. He promised
to look into the matter.
Cattle ousinsss Affected.
It was pointed out to Secretary
Houston that one effect Of the enor-
nous losses OF herds os hogs vas 70
make cattle raising Improbable. Tho
result was that fewer cattle were
raised and fattened. Generally speak.
ing. the business Of raising hogs IL car
ried on. Depletion Of herds Of hogs
thru cholera has tended to drive many
men out Of the business Of raising live
stock altogether. The direct and In
direct effect in lessening the food sup
ply is great.
Protection Against Fake esruns.
Protection Of raisers Of hogs against
fake serums is one OF the reasons
why a large federal appropriation Is
needed. Another reason Is to make It
possible 70 send government experts In
to the states and give instructions on
proper use Of serum. Another reason
Is to utilize experts to induce farmers
and stock-raisers 20 raise and handle
hogs in Q system as hygienic and SAM
tary a. possible.
As the outcome. II congress grants
money freely. the day may como
when the hog will be raised and hand
led with as much care and cleanliness
as the horse or the COW.
The fact that birds. such as crows
and buzzards. actually carry the de
sease much a. the malaria OF yellow
fever mosquito carries II. is one Of the
difficulties In the way OF surpressing It..
But the economic magnitude OF the
problem has become so great that con-
gress will probably BIO forced to take
relief measures on an adequate scale.