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Dr. Kelly replied to the second letter, as below : — 



Albany, N. Y., June 7, 1898. 

 Dr. Austin Peters, Boston, Mass. 



Dear Doctor : — Yours of the Gth inst. is received. The com- 

 missioner has concluded to have a man visit West Albany stock 

 yards each day, and find out what cattle pass through there. 

 This will be done under my personal supervision, and if any 

 question arises, I am directed to investigate immediately. As 

 a rule, I am at West Albany every day, consequently will be on 

 the grounds. 



He has also written Dr. Hinkley, United States government 

 inspector, at Buffalo, and asked him to inform him whenever any 

 quarantined cattle are shipped into or through this State ; also 

 asked him to give car number and destination, whereby we will 

 see that it does not stop at West Albany. 



Any other question you would like to ask in relation to this I 

 will be pleased to answer. 



Yours respectfully, Wm. Henry Kelly. 



The United States Secretary of Agriculture was written 

 to, as follows : — 



Boston, June 6, 1898. 



Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Sir : — When our annual report came out I sent a copy to you, 

 and also one to Dr. Salmon, as it gave a report concerning an 

 outbreak of Texas fever which occurred here last summer, owing 

 to the fact that quarantine cattle occupied the same pens at 

 Albany stock yards as New York cattle in transit for Brighton 

 market. 



After the outbreak occurred, Dr. Salmon had the Brighton 

 yards quarantined for a time, greatly to the inconvenience of 

 the railroads ; besides which, it was a loss to our farmers having 

 cattle die from Texas fever, owing to the fact that there is no 

 proper protection at Albany. I think there should be an in- 

 spector of the Bureau of Animal Industry at Albany, to see that 

 the law requiring quarantine cattle to have separate pens and 

 chutes from northern cattle is in force. I have written to Al- 

 bany, and am informed that nothing has been done about the 

 matter as yet. 



Hopiug we will be protected this season against auy such out- 

 break as we had last year, I am, 



Yours respectfully, Austin Peters, Chairman. 



