Weekly journal-miner., 1915-08-04
ONE QUARANTINE IS
 LIFTED; ONE IS PUT ON

PHOENIX, July 2S.-The abolition of Arizona's $ livestock quarantine inso- far as it affects any of the states west of the Mississippi river and the en- forcement of strict quarantine against Sonora, Mexico, was deter mined upon at the meeting of the live stock sanitary board yesterday The board in abolishins the quarantine against all Western states makes an exception of four counties in South ern Kansas, where 1t is known that the foot and mouth disease has oc- cured The quarantine against ship ments from Mexico is aimed at pro tection from Texas tick fever.
 Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley and Butler counties, Kansas comprise the district against which the Arizona quarantine will remain in force, and shipments from this area will be ad- mitted to the state only on special permit from the state veterinarian and after investigation of the locality in which the shipment originates. The rule requiring all stock cars, either empty or loaded to be disinfected be- fore they can enter the state is also to be vacated, except Tn the cases where the cars come from an infected locality. The exclusion of shipments of hay and grain and pottery, glass ware and other commodities packed in hay and grain will also be done away under the new arrangement, save when the shipment is from an infected locality. In such cases an affidavit certifying that the hay or grain has been fumigated must be filed with the state veterinarian be fore the shipment will be allowed to enter the state.
 Under the revised quarantine regu lations Arizona will exclude only ship ments from the four infected Kansas counties, all states east of the Missis- sippi and Mexico. Kansas was the only Western state included in the quarantine since the modification last spring, and protested repeatedly against the Arizona quarantine Fin ally in retaliation, officials of that state adopted quarantine against all shipments from this state and recently prohibited the unloading of cattle or sheep from Arizona for feed and water in Kansas. The boards action in raising the quarantine against all but four counties of the Sunhower state, however, was not influenced in any way by the retaliatory measures adopted by the Kansas officials.
 The quarantine against cattle ship ments from south of the border is to be most rigid and Mexican cattle will not be allowed to even pass through the state.
 Not Quarantined.
 There is absolutely no foundation for the statement that the Federal government is planning to quarantine Southern Arizona on account of the fever tick said Secretary Sam B. Bradner, of the board. "One infected COW was found in herd that has been rushed across the border. The ami mals were all dipped al once and are now being held in pasture about mile this side of the line While the cattle are officially infected. there has been but the one case and until the exact condition of the herd is deter mined there will certainly be no fur thcr action. I cannot understand how the report that all Southern Ari- zona might be Quarantined origin ated"
 The boards resolution, recommend ing modification of the quarantine was transmitted to the governor to- day, and it is expected that the ex- ecutive's proclamation will be issued tomorrow