Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1884 — Pleuro-Pnenmonia. [Washington Telegram.] [ARTICLE]

Pleuro-Pnenmonia. [Washington Telegram.]

The live-stock dealers, through Representative Hatch, have submitted to the House a petition asking legislation to protect their interests. The memorialists ask Congress to provide means for tho extinction of the dis. lease of picuro-pnerumonla. This, they say, can only be done by the slaughter of all Injected cattle. The estimated expepse of such a measure is $1,500,900. Not more than $500,000 need be immediately available. The mo,mortal further recommends the removing of 'the prejudice of foreign customers by a rigid jeystem of Inspsction for all meat products [for export, the expense of such inspection to jbe borne by the exporter. Statos whoso Legislatures are now in session are asked to take immediate steps in the direction of co-opera-tion.