Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-07
OMAHA PACKERS
FEEL FORCE OF
CHICAGO CLOSE
Large Part of Industry Shifted from
Yards of Windy City to Those
Here and Elsewhere.
TWO MORE STATES UNDER BAN
Iowa and Massachusetts, Quaran-
tined to Stop Spread Of Foot
and Mouth Scourge.
LAKE TOWN SHUT NINE DAYS
No Cattle, Hogs, Sheep Received
Until November 16.
OPTIMISTIC VIEW is TAKEN
DisinfectinE is Proceeding Night
and Day-Action of Govern
ment Has Cooperation
of StOckmcn.
LAKE TOWN SHUT NINE DAYS
No Cattle, Hogs, Sheep Received
Until November 16,
OPTIMISTIC VIEW IS TAKEN


CHICAGO. Nov. GA large part OF the
cattle receiving and meat packing indus
try of the country, long centered In Chi
csgo, tonight temporarily was shifted to
Kansas City, Omaha, st. Joseph and
other western cities, and the Chicago
Union stock yards, for the first time
since it's organization in 1866 was closed
down for nine days. in consequence Of
the prevalence Of hoof and mouth disease
among cattle. The quarantine against
the stock yards and all other cattle pens
within thc-state went into effect at mid
night. The states action supplements
the federal quarantine against Illinois.
No more cattle. sheep and hogs are to
be received in Chicago until November
16, when business is to be resumed after
the yards have been thoroughly disin-
fected and pronounced free from the dis
ease.
killers to other cities.
The packers tonight sent to Kansas
City ana their other western branches
1000 killers and butchers to kill and dress
the animals which ordinarily would have
been sent TO Chicago. They announced
that the products from their western
plants would be sufficient to supply the
market without any change in prices.
An optimistic view was taken of the
situation here. All the packers said they
had enough stock on hand to run their
plants for three or four days, and none
of them would entirely shut down. A. @.
Leonard. president OF the stock yards,
said:
'By the middle OF next week every ami
NAL in the yards will have been killed.
and the thousands Of pens and miles OF
water troughs viii have been cleaned and
disinfected. feel confident fun opera
tions might be resumed by next Thurs-
day. but as the cleanup is to be thorough
and as such vital point-the health Of
our cattle throughout the country--is at
stake'a few days other delay won't mat
ter"
The Only Apprehension.
"Our only apprehension is that the dis
ease might spread In other states which
the government might quarantine and
we would be unable to get cattle even
wnen the Illinois quarantine is lifted,
However. the drastic action of the fed
eral government has the fun cooperation
of cattlemen everywhere
DiSinfectlng Is proceeding night and
day at the stock wards. Spectators who
formerly from the elevated gangways
saw herds of cattle now behold acres OF
empty pens from most OF which spout
streams of pungent disinfectant. no.
ttce cautioning people not to enter the
pens occupied by affected cattle said:
Those who do will have to undergo a
very dIsagreeable form of fumlgation."
No other restriction is placed against
any other stock yards operative.
More Infected Found.
The herd OF 600 infected cattle orig
inally found was augmented by The dis
oovery today of 2ls more cattle and 600
hogs which had been affected. No sheep
so far have BEEN affected.
The collection Of 500 prize cattle brought
here for last weeks dairy show from
twenty-eight states ana Canada is still
held in quarantine. Eighteen Of the herd
have been infected. The owners today
formed an organization to protect the re-
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