The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1924-03-28
new OUTBREAK.
OF STOCK DISEASE.
Urge that Quarantine
On California Stock
Be frightened

Alarmed by the recent outbreaks of
hoof and mouth disease in the Merced
and Les Angeles areas, and with Ne
vadas greatest industry threatened,
a special session of the Nevada Live
stock association was called Monday
by George Russell, Jr. of Elko, state
president of the association, to con-
slider Neyada's position in event of
an epidemic here, reports the Reno
Journal
Federal and state quarantine off
cials. bankers and representatives of
allied business interests will be in
vited to attend, 1t was announced.
The meeting will be held Saturday
morning at the associations offices
in Reno.
1t was announced Monday night by
Vernon Metcalf, secretary, that the
committee will consider just what the
situation would mean to Nevada if
the epidemic should reach the state
and will decide if present conditions
warrant more rigid quarantine regu-
lations by the federal government
DR.. F. E. Murray, inspector in
charge Of the federal quarantine dis
trict of which Nevada is a part.
will come from Salt Lake City to
attend the confereice.
Nevada members of the executive
committee are George Russell, Jr.,
Elko, chairman; R. II. Cowels, Reno;
John G. Taylor, Lovelock; R. c.
Turrittin, Constantia; H. F. Dang
berg, Minden; John H. Eager, Ely;
c. w. Griswold, Elko; John B. Carat,
White Rock; J. B. Humphrey, Reno;
Harry Petrie, Reno and w. f.
Dressler, Minden.
DR.. Edward Records, state quaran-
tine officer, on being advised of the
extension of infected districts in
California, declared that the federal
government should quarantine the en-
tire state Of California" Similar
quarantine regulations have been
passed by the government on num-
erous former occasions, he said.
Directors of the Washoe county
farm bureau, in session Monday
passed a resolution endorsing thu
stand taken by Governor Scrughan
and DR.. Records for rigid quarantine
against California stock shipments
and urged that there be no relaxa
tion until all danger has passed.
Upon the recommendation of DR.
Records and c. w. Creel, director O
agricultural extension in Nevada. cat
tie demonstrations planned at the
Nelson ranch, near Steamboat, fol
this week, were cancelled as a pre-
cautionary measure to prevent any
possible infection from outside
sources.
Declaring that an outbreak of hooi
and mouth disease among Nevada
cattle spelled ruin to the states
greatest industry, George Russell, Jr
president of the Nevada Livestock
association. said that Nevada cattle
men would do their utmost to keep
Nevada clear of the dread scourge. =
The personal conference of cat
tlement called for Reno next Satur-
day, he said at Elko, was to deter
mine the exact state of affairs in
California.
| He declared that in his belief the
recent Merced outbreak is due to
"laxity in enforcing the California
quarantine regulations"
( Russell also intimated that stock
men will vigorously oppose applica-
tions before the Nevada quarantine
board for permission to ship Califor-
mia stock to the Nevada ranges.
Another vigorous fight also looms
to prevent the resting and feeding OF
California lambs in Nevada while
en- route to eastern markets.
Nevada is at the mercy of outside
markets." Russell said. An outbreak
of the disease means ruin to the
livestock industry of the state and
annihilation of its herds would be
the greatest catastrophe in the states
history There is grave danger OF
infection to state stock If California
Is allowed to land its sheep or cat
! tie on Nevada soil"