Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-13
PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOW BEING TAKEN
FOUn THOUSAND HEAD OF CAT.
TIE BEGIN MOVING ACROSS Tt'E
BORDER To TtNAS MARKETS
PROBABLY MONDAY.
CONDITIONS CROWDED
IMPORTERS LAYING PLANS 70
DAY rU HAVE STOCK CROSSED
OVER ElO GRANDE WITH RAP
TIITN AND DESPATCH.

Precautions were ~ gun toiay hy ihc
I'nitri STATES veterinary inspectors l"rk-
irg io thr di~inlcriiug Il all places with
which thr cattle diseased With thr ~cah-
ics camr in contact Much crude oil wa>
spread un the International bridge un
lhr approaches To- the bridge on The Mex
team .idr. ami the rhuIr~. ami other
places and following the completion 81
thi~ work Ihr importation WI about four
thousand head ut cattle. all within fhir.
Ity miles of Maiamoru>. viii heEn.
The cattle inspectors stated that in viii
hc probably Saturday before any cuiuc
are brought across. and just u~ rapidly
~ possible the entire supply viii br >rni
over the International bridge. and dies
patched "a the markets and pastures. IN
Texas
\ heavy movement ID j. expected Viii
rr~- through the port NJ Brownsville
within the next week several cattlcmen
having gone into TamaHlipas ~ begin
round-np> ono man alrne expects 90
hriur riaht thousand head arrcS-. anil IN
the last of next week. IA least eight thnn
sand head wv cattle viii have passed
through this port
Extra precautions to guard against
herds being brought over after having
been called before reaching MatamDrnS
will lr taken in the inspectors. follow
ing statements uu the part WI people on
ihr NJ Nicnn Idle that they would pick
Icaitlr ~ avoid amy u >caScd animals go
ing through the port. The inspectors
state that II the herds are cullcd II will
hn drritlciy difficult a. decide whether
~ not thcv are diseased. However. they
viii take The inspections slowly and with
care.
Dr CpOnrr Curtis. who has been here
I'm connection with the quarantine. lett
this moriing FIR hi~ post ne IIidhlgn.
and DIR. Levi lohusnn of San Antunio ~
>i,riOr in charge uf this district expects
ih leave '0r >in Antnnin this afternoon.
Another Inspector is expected ~ reach
nruWmsviTrc tonight or tomorrow in aS-
~i~t Iir y. n. putrn. the local Inspector.
additional assistance hring necessary on
account uf The crowded situation result
nn from thc temporary quarantine
Once the rattlc are on this side their
ranid Transportation tu market will take
Mace the railroad company having on
hand W large number w ears hat have
hrcn gathering within the past few davs.
Arrangements are being made to-day io
at once begin the construction of new
-liilo pens. wv The Mexican side. which
viii permit Hll cattle inspections ~ he
made before the cattle are started for
The American side. thus rGnning nn dan
ecr If having them stopped in The mil
NE WI the structure hy the American
amihurtr> ii disease j. discovered
Work on these pens T. ~ Stlrt at once.
arf mep viii he kept .. work on them
IL, anil night until they are comp etcd.
The following dispatch WAS received IN
The Herald today from i'm Washington
correspondent.
congressman Garner has letter
from the Department az Agriculture
stating that nn change has been made w
The rules aud regulations governing the
importation uf cattle from Mexico. hut
cattle having been IN contact with those
having scahicS are not admitted. Mr.
Garner Inquired because w inquiries
from M official ~ the brownsville
Chan hcr W. Commerce"