Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-03
Rg0TRIcrIoN IN INFECTED LIVE
STOCK DISTRICTS INCLUDE
PEOPLE,.
ch,LpRoN NOT ALLOWED
TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Persons on Infected Farms Not Per-
mitted to Leave Premises State
Veterinarian Gibson Not Surprised
at Outbreak in Chicago Ysrds-Most
Dangerous Outbreak in All History.
snecial to Tim es-Republ.can.

Des Moines. Nov. 3-The complete
quarantine of the Chicago stock yards
mas caused no surprise among those
Who followed the development OF the
epidemic OF foot and mouth disease as
outlined in this correspondence last
week in statements secured from DR.. J.
1. GIBSON, state veterinarian. The out
break is so near to Chicago that II
seemed inevitable the stock yards
would have 10 De quarantined. The
government veterinarians are deter
mined TO stamp it out, if possible, right
at the beginning.
DR.. Gibson yesterday received from
the secretary OF the U. 5. live stolh
Sanitary Association, which is an as
sociation of all the officials and boards
OF many states concerned in live stock
sanitation further details and informa-
ton regarding the matter.
The outbreak was reported to WASH
ington Oct is and DR.. H. c. Houck was
placed in general charge OF the fight to
stop the spread. The places most al
fected are in the southeast portion OF
Berrien county, Michigan, and north
west part of ST. Joseph county and
northeast portion OF LaPorte county,
Indiana. This is in the vicinity OF
Niles. Mich, where tannery is located
from which the trouble started.
To the date Oct. IS, there had been
found thirty-two herds in Indiana and
122 in Michigan affected. They had
slaughtered sixty-six of these herds and
eighty eight others We're being watched
and waiting for slaughter. The infect
ed premises are all placed under quar-
antine, people are not allowed to leave
infected farms, children not oil ID to
go to school, all - or tied up
Deputy sheri.1s guard all highways and
transportation of stuff to the vegetable
and fruit markets is stopped.
The first thought seemed to have
been to merely prohibit shipment OF
cattle. sheep, hogs and goats from the
Chicago stock yards: but later it was
decided not to have any business at
the yards. This will force all ship
ments Of stuff to other markets for the
time. It win practically put the big
Chicago packing houses out of business
for long time.
That such drastic measures have
been taken shows how the experts have
dangerous outbreak in all history.
There was an outbreak in 1903 but it
was quickly disposed of. This outbreak
is going to be very costly to Indiana
and Michigan, for the reason that the
government will expect those states to
pay half the cost Of purchase of the
infected herds and slaughter of them.
The state food and dairy depart
ment Is receiving information to the
effect that the merchants all over the
state are having a good deal of trouble
with the bad egg proposition.
The fact seems to be that the farm
ers are dumping old eggs on the mar
ket. During the hot season when the
crop was large and prices not high
they packed down the eggs and now
are putting them on the market. All
the merchants in small towns are put
to the necessity of examining all their
eggs and the losses are great because
of bad conditions. Inspectors are GO
ing about the state now with view
to heading off this condition and to en-
force the laws against the sale Of bad
eggs.
The suit fled In district court on be-
state executive council with relation to
a sum of money, said to be $40 900, the
proceeds of certain lake bed sales, Will
be dismissed from the court docket.
the political campaign now being at an
end
There was hope on the part Of the
state officials that in some way the
matter might be adjudicated as to the
ownership Of the lake beds, but this
suit would not have brought about tfat
result. The money in this case Is the
proceeds OF certain sales, but the mat
ter Is not finished. The money be-
longs to the road fund provided the
title of the state in the lake beds is
good. When that is settled the money
will go into the road fund of the
county. The money is in the stats
treasury in trust for the benefit Of
the road fund and can not be used
otherwise.