The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-10-21
WAS CALIFORNIA
AFRAID OF IOWA.
Western Authorities Changed Mind
About Cattle After Sssing Horses
AND so THEY KEEP PRIZES
California Veterinarian Had Agreed 70
Let Iowa Show at Worlds Fair, But
Became Frightened at Last Mo-
mont.


mont.
Iowa's elimination from the competi-
ton at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
In cattle, sheep and swine, Is the chief
topic of discussion these days amongst
breeders in all parts Of the country.
Representatives of all the leading
breeders were at the Exposition at the
time the California state veterinarian
made his weird and wonderful ruling
that Iowa herds would not be per-
mitted to compete because there were
some cases of foot and mouth disease
over In Illinois.
And these various breeders are teA-
ing the story as 1t really happened.
Professor Curtiss of Ames. who 10
chairman Of the live stock committee
Of Iowa Commission to the Panama Pa
oiflc Exposition, received communt-
cation from DR.. Keane, California state
veterinarian, on August 26th, 1915, to
the effect that unless there was some
serious outbreak of foot and mouth
disease involving the herds OF Iowa.
Iowa would be permitted to exhibit at
San Francisco. Acting on this assur-
ance, forty carloads Of beef and dairy
cattle and sheep and swine were made
ready for shipment The cattle jud3-
ing was to begin October 18th. and
several herds were sent on the way
directly from the Iowa State Fair. 60
ing to the Minnesota Fair and some
to Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming,
while others took the northern route
through Montana, Washington and
Oregon.
Changed His Mind.
However, on September 2Sth. the
Judging began on horses and after con-
siderable difficulties, Iowa had on ex-
hibition six carloads of Percherons.
Belgians, Morgans, Clydesdales, and
WEIGH and Shetland ponies. During
the first three days Of Judging the
iowa animals had defeated nearly ev-
erything in sight, especially the en-
tries from the Pacific coast There
appeared to be CONSERVATION amongst
the Pacific coast breeders Of cattle
and swine. and pressure, POLITICAL and
otherwise. was brought to bear upon
California's state veterinarian to pro-,
hibit Iowa from sending any cattle.
These protests and influences were
successful and on October second, with
half Of 1owa's cattle exhibits enroute,
the veterinarian decided that Iowa
should not be permitted to exhibit.
When Professor Curtiss and Secretary
Clum of the Iowa Commission ap-
peared before the state veterinarian
and showed that these Iowa herds had
been exhibited in various other states
and that herds from other states had
been exhibited at the Iowa State Fair,
the California veterinarian discovered
that he had put himself in rather
peculiar position and straightway he
included all of the other middle west
ern states in his prohibition.
How About Washington?
But he did not eliminate the state
OF Washington or the state Of Oregon.
+" AdO q vase VI lOOl AAAu
mouth disease not so very long ago,
but 1t was quarantined and the ami
mails killed. It did not spread. How
ever, there was case in the state of
Washington There never has been a
case of foot and mouth disease in Mis-
souri,, but Missouri has been forbid
den.
Two Iowa herds were in competi-
ton at the Washington State Fair,
showing alongside of herds from
Washington and Oregon. The Iowa
herds went from the state of Wash
ington to oregon, but they were turned
back at Salem, Ore, and sent home
to Iowa. But the other herds from
Oregon and Washington will be per-
mitted to exhibit at San Francisco
for the worlds championship.
All OF which has created suspicion
on the part OF middle western and
eastern breeders that the Pacific coast
breeders have come to the very right
eous conclusion that the only way they
could make any sort of showing in
the cattle, sheep and swine classes
was to keep out exhibits from all tho
rest Of the country.