Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-18
WAS CALIFORNIA
AFRAID OF low
Western Authorities Changed MIL
About Cattle After Seeing norss|
AND so THEY KEEP PRIZE
California Veterinarian Had Agreed J
Let Iowa Show at Worlds Fair, b
Became Frightened at Last N
mont.

Iowa's elimination from the compN2 ~
ton at the Panama-Pacific ExposittNvI
in cattle, sheep and swine, is the CHI
topic of discussion these days amongaX
breeders In all parts of the country
Representatives of all the leadint
breeders were at the Exposition at a 4
time the California state veterinary
made his weird and wonderful rulinO
that Iowa herds would not be p0H
mitted to compete because there wei
some cases of foot and mouth diseast
over in Illinois.
And these various breeders are tel
ing the story as 1t really happened.
Professor Curtiss of Ames, who II |
chairman Of the live stock committed
of Iowa Commission to the Panama. Pal
cific Exposition, received a communNl
cation from DR.. Keane, California statl
veterinarian, on August 26th, 1915, b,
the effect that unless there was som4{
serious outbreak of foot and MOUTH
disease involving the herds of IowaI
Iowa would be permitted to exhibit ar
San Francisco. Acting on this assurs
ance. forty carloads of beef and dairy
cattle and sheep and swine were made,
ready for shipment The cattle 1udg1'
ing was to begin October 18th, and
several herds were sent on the wgFa
directly from the Iowa State Fair, gcV
ing to the Minnesota Fair and somel
to Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming
while others took the northern roItaI
through Montana, Washington andI
Oregon.
Changed His Mind.
However, on September 2Sth, thei
Judging began on horses and after con-
siderable difficulties, Iowa had on ex-I
hibition six carloads Of Percheruns, |
Belgians, Morgans, Clydesdales, and
WEIGH and Shetland ponies. Duri, I
the first three days of judging "a
Iowa animals had defeated nearly en-
erything in sight, especially the ell
tries from the Pacific coast. TherH.
appeared to be CONSERVATION amongt y
the Pacific coast breeders Of catih I
and swine, and pressure, POLITICAL and !
otherwise, was brought to bear upon
CALIFORNIA; state veterinarian to pro-
hibit Iowa from sending any cattle.
These protests and influences were
successful and on October second. with /,
half of Iowas cattle exhibits enroute,
the veterinarian decided that Iowa
should not be permitted to exhibit.
When Professor Curtiss and Secretary
Clum of the Iowa Commission APP
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 a
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.
Washington had case OF foot and
mouth disease not so very long ago,
but It was Guaranteed and the ami
mails killed. It did not spread. How
ever, there was a case in the state Of
Washington. There never has been
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 the
rest OF the country.