Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-10
IOWA ANIMAL HEALTH BUREAU
ANSWERS NUMEROUS
CRITICS.
GIVEN HEARING BEFORE
VETERINARIAN CONVENTION
Conduct of Campaign Against Foot
and Mouth Epidemic Explained and
Arguments of Opposition Explained
Away-lowa Pointed to as Example
of Efficiency.

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 10 The Iowa
animal health commission came to a
vigorous defense Of itself and its I
methods in connection with foot and +
mouth disease before the state conven- /
ton OF veterinarians at the commercial /!
club Tuesday night and explained
away much Of the opposition that has
been voiced by the laity thru the ami
nal doctors. Or. J. / Gibson, state
veterinarian whose restoration even +
has been demanded by irate farmers
protective associations, held the floor
during a good part OF the evening. +
banked ~ DR.. I. 3. Paxton, federal
inspector IN charge Of the disease in +
iowa and Or. \. :. Mayo. secretary Of E
the American Veterinarian Medical AS .
soc,ation.
These state and national officials
gave as argument. for the most part, +
merely what mas been accomplished in
the state during the ravage as com
pared with what might have happened
had the disease been allowed TO go
unchecked. o. had the farmers wishes
been complied with and quarantine
conditions slaCkened. Stock slaush-
ter. closed districts and I'VE mile limits
were discussed as the recommends
tons Of The federal bureau Of agri-
culture, the recommendations from
body which = not composed Of poll
ticians and which has q batting aver
age % 1,0oo per cent II coping with
- 10 s.raN
I son explained.
What Iowa Has Done.
! The conditions Of the animal in
! dus--y in the STATE and what has beer !
done 20 6ght disease were cited oy Dr.
Paxton n opening -Altho The whole
Of Iowa vas a. +irst affected, tEs -u-T.-
Der 4 Guaranteed counties was rapid
4 X reduced 10 -h.rty-o-le and has since
restriction a. the prese... tine. In the
whole Of the state there has been r.
4 Infection IN but tfsree oaia=;!cs--
: Clinton, jackson and DubuQue-and
this caused entirely from foreign ship
rnerts. The loss TO date has been bur
! : Der cert o. the livestock value
! ot one county, app-a!sais 70 the amount
J 81 100000 have been made with little
| protest and the federal share on the
! loss q al bnt eight herds has been
pgsd. TIE cases TOW e1istant- altho
F.! a. first included il the affected town
| SHIPS. have been confined 70 The Gus
tou1ary five mile limits and show every
chance o. being stamped out within The
month.
aIgnosance IS al the bottom ot the
criticism which rad been launches
Iasains. the animal health commits
sion" declared Dr. Gibson Never
I before has the present generation o.
Iowa g-c-cE77e- rad - cope with this
most Contagious % al stoc. diseases
Too, We have been" 7i13ered and ar
-atgnea hy politicians and stock buy
e-s. eacia o. whom had his avn axe
% grind. Why. tha-n are Legislators
al work righ, roH endeavorirlg 20 hold
Up the Blanket p-opria-ion pending
n the Assem- olv 70 cover The expense
o. the Hgh- and keep the men VINO
have iaoored FOR the stamping OFT
from their pay
THE state is basing liz fight on in
structions from ths federal depart
n7en- Of a-lcul-are-an institution
which possesses a hating average Of
1000 per cent II five previous fights
against the disease They are not Civ
ing he battle into TIE hands of mex
persenced men: there i nor g leade- n
our forces who has not been employed
in al least one previous outbreak.
Even More Drastic.
az ,he-e was 70 come another
scourge. would ADOPT even sterner
methods. would say 10 the animal
industry, Stand still; for would
rather see every hoof in the county
lying dead than to hare a few I've
cases circulating thru & section"
4 cannot imagine what would hap
. pen If precautions were not :aken IN
connection with the foot and moata
disease" saiG Dr.. Mayo. suppose
pasture land was &c be given over 70
corn in the absence Of cattle. In from
seven 10 ten years i would be worked
out; it would have deprecated in
value from $50 10 s15 per acre. the
county would have lost s3Ao09.o0o in
valuation.
There win come tine-it will De
, when the farmer understands what
,, Il IS being done for hi-n-when public
:. opinion will revolt and the stronges.
supporters Of the quarantine restric-
tons will De those directly affected
But at present we must realize that
we are not Germany where strict po-
lice regulations may compel a man to
segregate himself and his possessions.
We can only place the farmer on his
honor and let him play an individual
part in Kidding MS county Of the dis
. ease"
Al! Of the speakers stood before a
fire Of questions from the assembiagc
and continued TO bear out the justice of
the cause of the state bureau.
First Full Meeting.
Last evening saw the twenty sew
. enth annual convention Of the state
!. association well under way. Plans for
the meeting had been rather disrupted
by the hoof and mouth disease quar-
? antine and various postpenements. and
i. it was not until late afternoon that an
average attendance was registered.
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