Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-03 | Page 15 | Quarantine Action in Utha Uncertain

QUARANTINE ACTION IN UTAH UNCERTAIN With Wih additional reports of ot the te spread of ot the foot and mouth disease in southern souther California Caloria the attitude of ot the state of ot Utah Uth toward a quarantine quarantine tine was wa unknown Tuesday due to the absence from Salt Sal Lake City o of Harden Bennion Utah Uth commissioner of agriculture A Joint telegram was wa received a at Mr Bennion's Dennion's office oce Tuesday from J. J J. J King Kig and Rudolph Snyder a at Sacramento the te California capital telling of oC the discovery of the disease Monday near Los Ls An An- gele county Previous reports told of Infestation in let Orange county couty just jus jut east of Los Angeles county count Mr Bennion Benion Saturday ordered his h inspector at the Utah Uth state slate line lne t to check carefully anything coming int into ito this thi state that tat possibly might carry the disease whether it be by animals or plant life me He also said that when investigation by inspectors in th the te southern California Caloria area determined determine the exact district infested that a quarantine would be established in Utah against that Infested area area Hi His Hi office has the power to declare decare such sucha a quarantine But Tuesday Mr Bennion Benion could not be reached as n he was wa in iii Sanpete county on state business The latest information from Sacramento Sacramento Sac Sac- said the Bellflower infestation infesta- infesta tion ton apparently involved the same sam source as the ranch whIch was wa cleaned up last lat week and a threemile threemile three three- mile mie area arca quarantined The Te telegram said the forces force working working work work- ing on the disease had been increased materially and ad that the latest batch bate of ot 2500 animals animal Involved would b be buried burie Tuesday The Te earlier area re reported reported re- re re ported was between Fullerton anc and Buena Duena Park Orange 5 0 t county couty