Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-20

that the disease was prevalent IN Or
egon and Callfornia-the gravity o
the situation was not recognized, toi
within very few months it became
apparent that Nevada was threatened
with AN outbreak of such proportion
as to seriously menace public health
the livestock industry, and our com
merce with other commonwealth
which in alarm were threatening rigit
1uarantines against our livestock ex
ports.
On the invitation of the State quar-
| antine Officer and those in charge o
| the Public Service Division OF the
| University, the United States Biolog
cal Survey sent a limited force o.
| hunters into the affected area, and th'
counties in which the disease appeared
| provided for additional scalp bounties
| IN coyotes and for the control OF oth'
.r rabies bearing animals, but thes'
measures appeared inadequate to NEE
| The situation.
Having become convinced that inc
| pread of the disease could Dc
| hecked only by the concerted actor
! If all of the counties OF the State act
ing in conjunction with the State ant
| the Federal authorities, | called con
terence of the representatives OF the
county govrnments, the officials hav'
ling to do with the administration
| the public health and the livestoc
control departments in adJoinn;
States and the representatives OF tn
United States Biological Survey
This conference was held in Winnie
mucca in January, 1916, and was wei
attended. From it resulted a genera
agreement for uniform county boun
ty and for financing of a cooperatiV'
campaign looking to the extermlna
tion of the COYOTE and the control o
I dogs and other rabies carriers In tn
f infected areas. In order that genera
State supervision OF the campaign
might be ntelligently directed, a com
mjftee STYLED THE Nevada Rable
Commission" was appointed and EN-
powered to conduct such negotiation
! .nd take such steps as might appea
expedient. Following the conferenc
arrangements were made with tn
Sheep and Livestock Commission
whereby these departments contrib
uted literally to the cooperative cam
pagn fund, and with the State Boart
| of Examiners looking to the creation
Iof deficiency to permit the State t.
participate.
With the funds thus made available
an agreement was entered into witt
the United States Biological Surve''
under which that organization as
sumed charge OF the campaign.
Three reports of the Federal dc
partment referred to will be trans
mitted to you giving the entire detail
of the work done.
The State Hygienic Laboratory dur
| ing the two-year period has admins
| tered the Pasteur treatment at the ex
pense of the State to 81 people wht
were attacged and injured by rabit
animals. The same department ha'
made 337 tests on animals suspected
, of rabies, the great majority of which
showed positive results.
1t is gratifying to note that, whil'
I the disease appears to be spreadin
slowly southwark in spite of our bes
I efforts to conhne it, the work of con
troll has shown results as satisfactor,
rs could have been expected when TIL
difficulty of the problem which had t.
be met is considered
In my opinion the State should pro
ceed in this matter in cooperation
With the Federal Government: SHOULD
make adequate provision for the fnan
ing of war of determination agains
he coyote and possibly against thu
other animal pests which the coyot
normally destroys. Rabies. difficult
20 eradicate when the carriers of TIL
disease are the easily controlled do
nestle animals. will continue as ;
icourge here, ieopardizing and de
'troying both life and property. Will
he coyote is allowed to exist an(
propagate.
There is ample justification for :
)ond issue to finance such a state
vide campaign as ! have recommend
ID, ior the benefits to flow from the
expenditure of such money as YOU
nay provide to care for this emergen-
4 " will confer perhaps greater bene
its on the future than on the present
The Biological Survey has been in
'ited to send a representative here
Turing the session, prepared to con
leT WIFI you on tnlS matter II II Is
your desire that such a conference
De held
The University of Nevada.
During the past two years the I'm.
'ersity has shown at least outward
evidence OF healthy growth and de
'elopment. During this period, how
ever. its administration has been con
/ inuously subjected to attack. The
l public criticism of the institution
md its management has not beer
I free from personal. factional, and, al
times, political elements. For the
irst time in the history OF the Stat,
he personnel of the university facult,
J vas made an issue in a political cam
\ ,aign when in the fall election of las
year candidates for Regent in botl
parties were openly supported or op
posed because of their known attitud,
Howard the president of the college
making them in effect "Universit,
\ Presidential Electors, and thus in
'olving the administration of the in
;titut;on in politics puite as effectivel
as though it had gone directly upol
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