The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-17
DEALERS ASK CITY
To RECEIVE HIDES
FOR DISTINCTION
DIR. Wagner Objects to Re-
quest of Dayton Firm to
Ship Goods From Infected
RegiOnS.

Farmers in every part of the county
have been notified by mail OF the mass
meeting to be held at the court house
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, to
formulate plans against the spread of
the foot and mouth disease in Wayne
county.
DR.. C. o. Wagner, federal veterin-
airy Inspector, today directed attention
to the necessity for immediate action
to guard against chance infection. He
said that he had received word from q
firm In Dayton, O., to the effect that
they wished to unload a carload OF
cattle hides here to be disinfected, so
that they could be shipped across the
state line.
These hides were shipped out of
Danville, ILL.,, two days before the dis
ease broke out there" said DR.. Wag-
oner. They were shipped as far as
Huntington, Ind. where they were
held up by railroad orders which pre-
vented them being forwarded into
Ohio. The company now wishes to
unload them on US to be disinfected.
These hides have had good chance
to be infected with the germs of the
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and dragged across the railroad plat
forms, and handled by men who do
not realize the danger Of the disease,
we have Q fine chance to get an out
break started here"
Objects to Action.
It was also learned that this firm
intends bringing two loads OF hides
from the northern part of the state,
hn haon
worst, to be unloaded at Richmond.
DR.. Wagner said he had no author
ity to prevent the hides being unload
ed here, and that it was up to the To-
cal authorities.
DR.. Wagner said: This incident
only goes to show how important it is
that we get together as soon as posi-
BILE and take means to prevent the
spread of the disease"
DR.. F. w. Kruger county health Of
ficer, said today that he would be glad
to cooperate with the farmers, and
would attend the meeting Thursday
afternoon. In case representative
Of the state veterinarian office is not
present he will present the regula-
lions sent out by the state authori-
ties. He said he had no authority to
act unless the disease was contracted
by some person in the county.
DR.. Lou Glen, assistant state vet
erinarian during the spread of the
plague, said that he had discovered a
herd of hogs that had been vaccinated
by Hamilton. O., veterinarian, with
Kansas City serum. Cholera serum
from Kansas City and Chicago has
been condemned by state authorities,
due to the discovery of infection in
some of the serum at each place In
diana veterinaries have been forbid
den to use it.
Call interests Farmers.
The meeting Thursday promises to
be one of the largest gatherings of
farmers ever held in the county, as
they are all anxious to learn the facts
regarding the disease which is threat
ening to tie up the live stock industry
of the entire country for an indefinite
period.
Members of the Wayne County
Farmers association have been urged
to attend the meeting and use their
influence In getting their neighbOrs to
come.
All farmers notified of the meeting
are urged to call up their neighbors
and tell them of the meeting and ask
the INTO attend.
Among other things, farmers will
be urged to observe Governor Raj
stOn's petitions issued last week, ask
Ing farmers to prevent hunting on
their farms. 1t has been shown that
hunters may carry the germs of the
disease from farm to farm. The state
game laws make 1t possible for farm
ers to prevent hunters from entering
their premises.
Word was received from Dr. F.. A.
Bolser of New Castle, that he was
booked for meetings In other counties
every day this week, but an attempt
will be made to have another repre-
sentative of the state veterinarian
office present at the meeting with a
Purdue speaker.