Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-11-03
WAS CAL F|0RNIA
afraid IOWA.
Western Authorities Changed Mind
About Cattle After Seeing nsrs0s
AND so THEY. KEEP PRIZES
California Veterinarian Had Agreed to
: Let Iowa Show at WorId's Fair, But
Dscams Frightened at Last Mo
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Let Iowa Show at Worlds Fair, Bus
Y Dscams Frightened at Last Mo-
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Iowa's elimination from the competi-
ton 1T the Panama-Paciflc Exposition
In cattle, 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.
And these various breeders are tell
ing the story as 1t really happened.
Professor Curtiss OF Ames, who II
chairman Of the live stock COMMITTEES
Of lows Commission to the Panama-Pa-
cifc Exposition, received communi-
cation from DR.. Keane, California state
veterinarian, on August 2sth, 1915. to
the effect that unless there was some
serious outbreak. Of foot and mouth
1issass involving the herds Of Iowa.
Iowa would be permitted to exhibit 1t
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 1udg-
ing was to begin October 18th. and
several herds were ssnt on the way
directly from the Iowa State Fair. 60
ing to the AinnesotA Fair and some
70 Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming,
while others took the northern routs
through Montana. Washingtoa and
Oregon: 81. :a.5-i "
Changed hls Mind. !,
However, on: September 1sth. the
Judging bsgAn on horse and after. ,on-
Siderable difficulties, lows had on * =:
hibitioa aix carloads OF Rerchseops.s
Bsls1aaS, ,MofEans, Clydssdalss. Aad.
Wslsh aad.. shstland. poniss. During,
che. arst threesdays 81 judging the
iowa animals. had dsfe1tsd 1sariy sy-.
ssytatnx. !, In sight. especially. the en-
tzassi from the Pscidct coast. ThsrssS
appeared to be- Reconsideration, amonssts
the Paeine coast breeders Of catt1s
and swine, and pressure, POLITICAL and"
otherwise, was brought 70 bear upon
California's state veterinarian to pro
hibits lows from sending any cattle.
Those protests and influences were
successful Il 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
:bsen exhibited At t. Iowa State Fair,
the California veterinarian discovered
that he had put himself IN rather .
peculiar position and straightway he
included MI Of the other middle west
.Srn states in his, prohibition.
How About Washington
III But he did not sliminats the state
OF WashinEton or tho state Of Oregon.
Warrington had Z case Of foot and
mouth disease not 20 very long ago.
but IT was guaranteed and the ami
'nals killed Il did not spread. How
ever. thsrs was . case In the state Of
Warrington. There never has bssn .
case Of foot and mouth disease In Mis-
sosri. but Missouri has bssn forbid
aen.
TWO Iowa herds were in compel
ton It the Washington State Fair,
showing alongside 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 home
to Iowa. But the other herds from
Oregon and WASHINGTON will be per-
mttted to exhibit at San Francisco
for the worlds championship.
AL 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 q showing in
the cattle, sheep and swine classes
was to keep out exhibits from all the
rest Of the country. .s
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