Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-09
STOCKMEN DISCUSS
CLOSING WEST IOWA
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Was crowded With exchange men, traders,
shippers. bankers and representatives OF
the Iowa live stock interests.
The meeting opened with a petition for
more drastic measures OF protection
against the cattle plague. presented by
T.. l. Burke OF Omaha and Genoa, and
representing the Nebraska stockmen. lie
was seconded by Ed Meyers and A. T.
Graham OF Hyannis and the western area
OF the state. V. r. Caldwell OF the
United States National bank urged the
exclusion OF the Iowa stock as a measure
OF safety first for Nebraska nnd Ne
braska stockmen. j. DeForre~@ ichards
was also present, but did not speak dur
ing the meeting.
Every PrecnutIon Taken.
+. Il. buckingham Of the Union stock
Yards and W. b. Tags, head OF the ex-
change committee in charge OF the foot
and mouth eradication work argued that
the local market had used every precau-
ton against the disease and showed that
there had not been a single cause OF the
trouble in Nebraska or at the yards. DIR.
r. c. Vermnlion OF tho government bu-
reau backed up their statements with the
additional report that the local market
had co-operated in every slightest detail
with the recommendations of the govern
ment in fighting the disease
Local stockmen and many shippers from
both Nebraska and Iowa took the posi-
ton that the present agitation might
have been expected three months ago
rather than at presen when experience
had proved the success OF the precautiC ~
taken. However. tho stockmen who
presented the petition asserted that their
small number could not be taken as u
measure OF dissatisfaction felt by Ne
braska stockmen who wished to have
more drastic action on the part OF the
state Sanitary board to protect them,
they cited a message from DR.. A. d,
! melim OF the bureau OF animal induStry
which said there was great danger of the
further spread OF the foot and mouth
disease.
DR. L. c. Kigin, former state vet
erinarian made some suggestions as &c
precautions that might be taken and
withal keep open the feed lots OF western
Iowa. Charles Sanders, members OF -
Iowa Live Stock commission insisted tha'
Iowa had beeh able to contend success
fully with the foot and mouth disease
He resented that attitude of those meI
| who would shut out western Iowa feed
ers without any more provocation than
desire to protect themselves against
peril that did not really threaten.
A message from Taylor Riddle, chair
man OF the Kansas State Board of Ami
NAL Health, was read. The message In
dicated that the foot and mouth dseas,
was prevalent on three farms. all o.
which had been Guaranteed and the az
fected stock slaughtered. Four counties
surrounding the farms had been quaran
tined as a measure OF further precaution
Extension opposed.
The whole trouble simmered down ap
peared to be the danger of evading tn,
quarantine laws by shipping stock from
infected territory to free territory in tn,
same state and then into other clear
states. Tom DeAutry OF the Sioux City
exchange made a very effective talk alon,
the lines of sanity and reasonableness IL
the precautions taken. He favored tn,
meridian line now extending through
Iowa and was averse to extending tn,
quarantine line TO the Missouri river.
Those OF the Nebraska board presen
were as follows:
f. c. Crocker and II. C. Pritchard snt
DR.. J. s. Anderson. deputy state veterl
marian, and DR.. l.. c. Kigiu, the retirlns
deputy state veterinarian.