Los Angeles Herald, Volume 34, Number 254, 12 June 1907 — SAYS RAILROADS CRUEL TO CATTLE [ARTICLE]

SAYS RAILROADS CRUEL TO CATTLE

U. S. District Attorney Lawler Files Complaints Against Southern Pacific, Santa. Fe and Salt Lake

United States District Attorney Lawler yesterday filed complaints in the circuit court charging the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Salt Lake railroads with violations of the federal statute providing that cattle transported in cars which are not supplied with feeding and watering troughs must be unloaded and permitted to rest at least five hours after being confined twenty-eight.

It is alleged that in each instance cited in the complaints cattle were kept cooped up in such cars for thirtyfive hours or longer without food or drink. The flne establis'. d by law in such cases is $500 for each offense. Last month the Southern Pacific was convicted under this statute in Nevada and compelled to pay $500 flne.

In brief the complaints make the following allegations:

That the Southern Pacific confined 185 head of cattle for forty-two hours, In transit from Tempe, Ariz., to Los Angeles.

That the Salt Lake confined 142 head of cattle for forty-one hours and thirty minutes, in transit from Logan, Utah, to Los Angeles; second count, 142 bead, thirty hours and. twenty mm

utes, between same points; third count, fifty-six head, fo.ty-six hours. Le Wigtown, Utah, and Los Angeles. That the Santa Fe confined 262 head of cattle for fifty-six hours, between Williams, Ariz., and Los Angeles; second count. 261 head, thirty-rvo hours, between same points.

A second complaint char > s th« Santa Fe with confining 142 head of cattle for forty-two hours In Khipment between Logan, Uta'i, and this city.