Show j I ftiii town qoAWAWHB tirxtmIi 01 Jm ufh VwiirIspl cHH riSOf pll ll l I DUlondus t a Jle J 1081UUh Governor Francis Warren of Wyoming Wyo-ming in a letter to 1 gentleman of this I city incloses a list of all cattle that have been received at Cheyenne since the proclamation pro-clamation of quarantine was issued I of the shows that a very small percentage whole have been detainedless than 10 per cent before May JSth and none since then The Governor thinks there is no occasion for complaint on the part of the people west on this showing The reason so many were quarantined early this spring was because shippers were not camefumi in obtaining the necessary proofs of health some doubtless thinking think-ing quarantine regulations were not to be observed and others not knowing of the I road regulations until their cattle were on the roadAgain says Governor Barren some cattle were no doubt bought near the infected in-fected section because they could be purchased for less than the market price in perfectly healthy sections Later on as the regulations became known detentions were less frequent and not a hoof of cattle has been detained de-tained at Cheyenne since May ISth To say that Wyoming is i blockading tho shipment of citte to favor and profit some few individuals is 1 charge too absurd and petty to deserve a moments mo-ments notice The Government and people of Wyoming have no necessity to resort to such means but will protect their interests in live stock matters as well as in l others regardless of unfavorable unfa-vorable comment from the out ice who will not inform themselves of either our actions or motives I dare say not another hoof will be stopped this year because I think shippers ship-pers will hereafter heed necessary regulations regu-lations but if the safety of herds seems to demand the detention of some one or more suspicious shipments we will be compelled to put them in quarantine however much we may deprecate the necessity I issue today a proclamation revoking the restriction against Connecticut cut proper proof having been shown me that the danger is over in that locality In conclusion I regret that a single hoof must be detained or n single shipper discommoded and I promise every reasonable rea-sonable effort toward their relief |