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State^ on foot or by any means of conveyance, and to detain 
them so long as the inspection may require; to prevent the 
entry of any considered capable of diffusing disease; to pro¬ 
hibit the progress of any train in which the animals it contains 
have not been supplied with food, water, and rest within the 
twenty-four hours previous; to enforce rest and access to 
food and water, for twenty-four hours, for animals that have 
travelled that length of time; and to inspect the yards of 
railroad companies as to their accommodations, and the 
cleanly and wholesome condition in which they are kept. 
Section 3 we copy at length: 
Sec. 3. Whereas, A malignant disease among cattle, 
known as fever, has been widely disseminated by transit of 
trains and other sources to western cattle through the western 
and north-western States during the warm weather of the 
year, occasioning great loss to our farmers, possibly endanger¬ 
ing the health of our citizens therein : 
“Resolved, that this convention earnestly recommend the 
enactment of stringent laws to prevent the transit through 
these States of Texas or Cherokee cattle from the first day of 
March to the last day of November inclusive. 
“ Resolved, That the interests of the community require the 
enactment of laws making any person responsible for all 
damages that may result from the diffusion of any dangerous 
disease from animals in his ownership or possession.^^ 
After some discussion the period named for the non-intro¬ 
duction of Texas cattle appears to have been changed so as 
to read from March 1 to November 1. The second of the 
resolutions, unless limited and guarded in some manner which 
has not been thus far explained, appears decidedly objection¬ 
able. But the recommendations, on the whole, embody a 
policy which should receive the hearty support of our legis¬ 
latures, both on the subject of diseases themselves, and also 
with regard to the point—the more humane and proper treat¬ 
ment of stock in transit .—Mark Lane Express. 
RAILWAY WAGONS FOR MEAT TRANSPORT. 
The adoption of refrigerator cars for bringing dressed 
beef, pork, mutton, and poultry from the Western States to 
the seaboard cities, promises most important results. Under 
the old system of putting the live animals into the cars and 
transporting them eastward, they almost invariably suffered 
a large decrease of weight from want of proper feeding and 
watering. Those who have seen cattle trains on a hot day 
