The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-05-22
Foot and Mouth Disease
Fumigation Plant Estab-
lished at Grant
FERRIES REFUSE
SCORES OF CARS
Commercial Club Asks State
Department for Sta
ton Along River

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cations in Columbia River comnun-
tiles between Portland and Umatilla,
=. L. French, state director of agri-
culture has authorized the establish
inc of a foot and mouth disease fum-
acation station at Grant, 80 miles
below Arlington on the Columbia.
Gordon C. Moores. president of the
Kennewick club and w. HI. Switzler,
proprietor of the Plymouth ferry,
went to Grant yesterday to confer
with State Veterinarian Donahue who
is directing the installation of the
station. They returned this morning
and report the plant will be ready to
receive cars today.
This new station will greatly faci-
litate travel between California and
points in eastern and central WASH
ington. The only other fumigation
plants operated by Washington are
at Vancouver at the interstate
bridge and at the state line near
Walla Walla. AS no California cars
are permitted to enter this state un-
less they have a certificate Of in
spection and fumigation from a
Washington station, cars attempting
to enter by some one of the Colum-
bit River ferries were forced either
to travel back to the Interstate
bridge or 60 on to Walla Walla. In
either case this meant miles of ex-
ira travel.
Mr.. Switzler reports that since the
quarantine order became effective
he has turned away hundreds Of cars
headed to eastern and central Wash
ington by way of the Kennewick-
Umatilla cutoff. Twenty such cars
were turned back yesterday by the
state deputy who is stationed at the
ferry. The same condition has pre-
vailed at all river ferries between
Umatilla and Hood River. Not only
has this proved a great inconvenience
to tourists but has taken practically
al California business from these
ferries. The opening Of the fuma-
cation station at Grant will relieve
this condition.
Although recent reports from Cal
hornia are more favorable the disease
Is by no means stamped out and the
authorities Of this state are not re-
laxing vigilance in the enforcement
Of the quarantine. All citizens are
requested to cooperate by promptly
reporting all efforts to oppose quar-
antine. Reports may be made to the
heads of oranges, commercial or COM
munity clubs or county officials.
The state department asks the cit
izens to employ no labor that you do
not know personally unless they can
prove that they have not come from
California; to see that all personal
belongings of farm laborers are dis
infected or boiled. to see that he
goes to work only with new clothes;
to prevent the trespass on your prem
ises of all strangers, lautomobiles,
animals of all kinds, cattle, dogs,
cats, etc.
All new farm hands or strangers
entering premises must be disin-
fected-see that no exceptions are
made. 1t needs only one slip to get
the disease started. A disinfecting
solution should be provided at the
entrance of the premises to disinfect
the shoes of visitors or laborers seek
ing work. If labor is hired they
should take bath and shampoo in
Q proper disinfectant. The clothes
should remain in tight room for
four hours and sufficient formalde-
hyde candles burned to kill all germs.
Clothing that is dirty and greasy can
not be successfully fumigated. Wash
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