Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1884 — Pleuro-Pneumonia. [ARTICLE]

Pleuro-Pneumonia.

[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 the extinction of the dis. ease of pleuro-pneumonia. This, they say, can only be done by the slaughter of all infected cattle. The estimated expense of such a measure is $1,500,000. Not more than $500,000 need be immediately available. The memorial further recommends the removing of , the prejudice of foreign customers by a rigid system of inspection for all meat products for export, the expense of such inspection to be borne by the exporter. States whose Legislatures are now In session are asked to take Immediate steps in the direction of co-opera-tion. ; ,