Show COAST CATTLE MUST STAY birr OUT livestock shipments into utah from california will not be permitted until absolute assurance has been given by federal authorities that the foot and mouth disease ha has s been eradicated shipments will not be permitted despite plans by the salt lake chamber of commerce to care tor for california stock from the drouth areas this Is the stand taken by the state department of agriculture according to ed T jones secretary the quarantine has not been modified he be said the board secretary took issue with the livestock committee of 0 the chamber of commerce on feeding ol of california stock on utah ranges utah people are anxious to place more cattle on the reserves than are allowed and it would be unfair to local stockmen stoc kmen to allow stock from other states access to what is forbidden local livestock interests he be said there Is surplus hay in the state available for feeding but california has laid down a strict quarantine against shipping this hay to the coast he pointed out the discovery of a single ca case se of a toot foot and mouth disease in utah would in a few days result in a shrinkage of utah livestock values by fully 50 per cent in iff its his opinion furthermore other states sensing the danger of ef importing infection would quarantine against utah were stock shipments here allowed before the epidemic is cleared up |