Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-11-03
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AFRAID IOWA.
Wsstsrn Authorities Changed Mind
Absut Cattle After Seeing Ksrsss
AND SO d THEY KEEP PRIZES
California Veterinarian Had Agreed to
y Let Iowa Show at World's Fair, But
/, Became Frightened At Last Mo
snont. 80

y Let Iowa Show At Worlds Fair, But
I, Became Frightened at Last Mo
msnt.
Iowas elimination from the competi-
ton at the Panama.Pacific Exposition
in cattle5 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. n * .is
And these various breeders are tell
ing the story as it really happened.
Professor Curtiss Of Ames, who Is
chairman Of the live stock COMMITTEES
Of Iowa Commission to the Panama.Pa-
cifc Exposition, received communi-
cation from DR.. Keane, California state
Veterinarian, on August 2sth, 1915. to
tho 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-
ancs, forty carloads OF beef and dairy
cattle and sheep and swine were made
ready for shipment. The cattle .judx-
inx was to begin October 18th. and
several herds were sent on ths3 way
directly .from the Iowa State Fair. 60
ing to the Minnesota Fair and some
TO Nsbraska, Kansas and Wyoming.
while others took the northern routs
through Montana. WashinEtoa and
Oregon. N ( SIS, &
3 Changed His Mind.
However,, On September 1sth, the
Judging, began On horsss and after con;
sidsrabls didiculties;3 lows had on; sx-
hibitioa;t six carloads OF Psrchsrols.
Bslg!aai. @,Morgans, C1ydssdalss. sad,
Walsh aads: shetland ponies During,
ehs. aret thEsesdays OK judging the
gewa animals. had dste1ssd nearly ~.
ssythtn<- I'm sight. espsciallybtkss ems
triss; from the Hacinc coast. Thsre,
aIpsarsd to >bs eonstsrnation, amongst
the PaeiAc coast breeders Of catt,s:
and swine, and pressure, POLITICAL and
otherwise, was brought 70 bear upon
CALIFORNIA; state veterinarian to pro
hibit. lows from sending any cattle.
These protests and influences were
successful I 4 on October second, with
half Of To-; cattle exhibits enroute.
the. veterinarian decided that Iowa
should not be permitted to exhibit.
When Professor Curtiss and Secretary
Clum Of the lows Commission ap-
psared 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 1t t. 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
0rn states in his prohibition.
How. About Washington
N But he did not sliminats the state
Of Warrington or the state Of Oregon.
Warrington had . case Of foot and
mouth disease not 30 very long ago.
but It was guaranteed and the anil
naIs killed. Il did not spread. How
ever. there was . case in the state Of
Washington. There never has been
case Of foot and mouth disease in Mis-
sovri. but Missouri has been forbid
den. " 4
Two lows herds were in compel
ton It the Washington State Fair.
showing alonxsids Of herds from
Washington and Oregon. The Iowa
hsrds went from the state Of Wash
ington to Oregon. but they were turned
back at Salem. Ore. and sent homo
to Iowa. But the other herds from
Oregon and Washington will bs per
mitted to exhibit at San Francisco
for the worlds championship.
All Of which has created suspicion
on the part OF middle western ana
eastern breeders that the Pacific coast
breeders have come to the very righe-
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 AL the
rest Of the country.
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