Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-09
Nothing Left Undone to Prevent
Introduction Of Infection
from Outside
BAN NOW IS UPON iowa
Live Stock Sanitary Board Watch
ing the Situation.
OUTSIDE BUYERS FLOCK HERE
If Disease Does Not Appear, one of
Greatest Runs of Cattle on Rec
ord il Expected During
Coming Days.

When the live stock market at South
Omaha opens today 1t will mark
the biggest day in the history of the
Union Stock yards or the worst. In
either case the stockmen and the yards
will be found prepared. it is said 1t all
depends whether the yards continue to
be free from foot and mouth disease.
Every indication strengthens the belief
that the stock yards of Omaha and the
feed lots of Nebraska will be saved from
the cattle scourge now raging over the
country Every precaution has been
taken and will continue to be taken until
all danger is passed.
IL this happy condition exists next
Monday when the market opens for busi-
ness, local men say they look to see the
beginning of one of the biggest runs ever
recorded at one market.
Hope to Lift Quarantine.
This expectation is based not only en-
the Nebraska cattle shipments of the sea-
son. but also upon the fact that many. II
not ALL shipments usually billed to Chi
cago will be transferred to the local
yards by reason OF the closing Of the Chi
cago yards. This is, Of course, with due
reference to freight rates that may divert
q small amount to smaller markets. 1t
is hoped to lift the quarantine from all
cattle originating In the western half of
Iowa.
Already the closing Of the Chicago mar
kets has made difference at the local
yards In the appearance Of Chicago buy
ers. Notable among the Chicago peckins
firms represented by buyers at the local
yards a sulEberger and Schwortzchild.
They have maintained q local buyer here
all week and yesterday shipped out ten
carloads Of top-price stuff which sold for
S1o.50
Look for New Plant.
For q long time the real estate, men Of
the city have held out bait to the sulz-
berger & Schwartzchild people In order
to get another packing house here. The
advent Of the IS. 6 s." people this week
cent the land men up in the air. Prob
ably another attempt will be made to
bring them into the city.
Last night every precaution was taken
to prevent the entrance of the cattle dis
base over Sunday. stockmen and ship
pers alike cleared the yards Of everything
sending their holdovers to the safety OF
the feed lots.
Spooner Bros, who had announced q
big sale of prize cattle for Tuesday
called the same off yesterday and the
stuff will not come to the yards until the
danger OF the disease has passed. The
cattle represent s26.0co. and the sale was
advertised at an estimated cost of $2,50o
Each head In the herd is valued at SSOt
minimum.
Progress of the Fight.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s-Officials OF
the bureau OF animal industry enlisted
today the cooperation of state officials
in the fight to stamp out the epidemic ol
foot and mouth disease, which resulted In
cattle quarantine covering ten states
With the strict maintenance OF the
quarantine as at present established, the
Immediate destruction of all infected
herds and the close inspection of all sus-
pected centers, the bureau believes u
now has the situation under control.
Practically every shipment OF Cattle
which passed through the Chicago stool
yards during the last sixty days is be
ing traced by inspectors. and infected
herds are being destroyed
Join In Federal Fight.
State officials I'm the states affected by
the federal quarantine have Joined th'
federal agents I'm their fight to eradicate
the disease. Under the plans OF the de
partment. state officials will establish 10
cal guarantees in the states now cut Of
from interstate shipment, In order TO 10
oalize the infected territory as narrowly
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