The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1916-12-28
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
BY WOOLMEN FAVORING
RABIES LEGISLATION

WHEREAS, the disease of rabies
is prevalent among the wild animals
in the range states of the West, caus-
ing immense financial losses to the
livestock interests, and causing great
danger to human lives; therefore
We, the undersigned members of
the special committee appointed by
the President of the Oregon Wool
Growers Association, submit the fol
lowing resolutions for adoption and
action:
1;-That uniform control and sup
pressive measures against rabies be
instituted in the following states:
California Idaho, Washington, Ore
gon, Nevada and Utah;
2;-In order that this might be
possible in the form OF permanent
organization, the Surgeon General of
the United States Public Health Ser
vice be requested thru the Secretary
of the Oregon State Board of Health,
according to Federal Statute, to call
a conference at a certain proposed
time, and the following being repre-
sented from each state; (a) one re-
preventative from the Board of
Health; CD one representative from
the State Livestock Sanitary Board,
or similar organization; (c) one re
preventative from the Woolgrowers
Association; (d) one representative
from the Cattle and Horse Growers
Association; (e) that in addition to
the United States Public Health Ser
vice, the Surgeon General be request
ed to have present, representative
from the Forest Service, and from the
Biological Survey.
Uniform Control and Suppression
Measures:
To properly enact control and sup
pressive measures, the Committee re-
commends the following:
l. That each of the above men
toned states, by legislative act, ap-
propriate a sum of money, the a
mount of which is in proportion
to the number of livestock in each
State;
2. AS an alternate arrangement
the individual livestock organiza-
tionS be assessed certain amount,
| according to per capita livestock.
3. That the moneys of the appro-
priation in each State be expended
under the supervision of commits
sion consisting of one representative
from each of the following; State
board of health, livestock sanitary
board, or similar organization; Bio
logical Survey, Forest Service, Wool
growers Association, and Cattle and
Horse Raisers Association.
4. The said Commission shall
serve without salary or expenses
charged against the appropriation
herein made. They shall adopt
measures to eradicate predatory ami
mails and prevent the spread of rabies.
The Committee further recon-
mends that the Chairman of this con-
vention appoint a representative to
attend the proposed conference, and
that the Secretary of this Convention
be dirgcted to correspond with the
Secretary of the Cattle and Horse
Raisers Association for the purpose
of securing representative to attend
the proposed conference.
That the secretary Of the State
Board of Health be requested to cor
respond with secretaries of the
boards of the six states previously
mentioned with the object of secur-
ing their support and cooperation.
That the secretary of this conven-
ton be directed to correspond with
the Secretaries of the similar organi-
cations in the States affected, for the
purpose of securing their support
and cooperation.
That the Secretary of the State
Livestock Sanitary Board be instruct
ed to write to the Secretaries of allied
organizations in the States above
mentioned.
Respectfully submitted:
DAVID n. ROBERG