The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01

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such meat was not it for human food
| went around and examined the other
beef in the refrigerator, which was all o.
X. At that time they had all the beef OF
that lot they were working at out Of the
refrigerator, and one man asked the other
how many were there in that lot, and the
answer was seventy. Then | went into
another refrigerator and examined all the
beef therein, and found the same o. X.
also went into the slaughter.houses
where they were killing hogs and sheep
and found everything o. X.
September %, lSSS-At o'clock am.
was at the stock-yard and watched the UNI
loading OF stock. The usual number OF
downers were unloaded. The platform
near the railroad track looked more like a
Cattlo graveyard than anything else.
Down suffering cattle remained laying on
the platform generally until many train
loads were unloadcd before they were sold
TO those (so-called) butchers and hauled
away.
Next place | visited was Bros.
slaughter house, where they were killing
cattle, sheep and hogs. and found every.
thing o. K. while | was in the slaughter
houses.
then went into several Of their reirig-
orators, and found In one Of them five
down carcasses Of beef which should un-
der no circumstances be sold here In 81.
Louis as meat III for human food. next
went 20 --- Bros. cattle pens, which arc
all located close 10 the slaughtcr.housc.
All the cattle for those dressed beef
company, which are bought by those cor
poralions for saughtcring, are driven over
the chutcs or yiaduct into their close pens
right near the slaughtcr-house. In tho
corner pen, close 10 ---- d Cos. bono and
tallow.hOusc, was large bnndle-likc
spcckled COW, which was literally covered
with n solid mass OF scnbs; In my opinion
II was n disease which Ii known M mango,
something like the itch. The looks Of the
animal were enough, but IL WIS slaught-
cred and the meat sold for human food.
In Pen No. %, second next 10 the one
just mentioned, were a lot of Texas COWS.
Among those ! saw five cows which were
heavy with calves and should under no
circumstances have been killed and the
meat sold for human food.
In the next pen, on which | couldn't
find n number, Wero lot OF Texas steers,
among which was one rcd steer with big
jaw or cancer.
About O'Clock pm. ] started for the
Transit house to gct my dinner. Entering
the stock yard ] met cart coming ont Of
the yard with white steer on H. Suspect
ing that something WIS wrong, I followed
the cart up until II drOyc right under ----
q Co. = slnughtcr-housca, which may be
called cellar, and where they are sailing
their hides. In this place the cart with
"A 4 4.
against chute which was leading into the
sluughicr-huuscs. | examined the steer
and satisfied myself that II was not a
bruised OF a down steer, but II had, In my
opinion, the Texas fever. | then went up
stairs 10 go into the slnughtprhougc. and
right NJ the entrance Of the slaughter
house ! met n Chicago butcher, MIR.
- --. doing business, ON lialsicad
street. ! informed him Of my mission,
and both Of us went into The slaughter
house. 4 chain was thrown down into
the chute and tied on the hind lrg ~ the
steer which WIS hoistcd mp into the
sllughcr-hOuso, killed aud drrsstd, aud
undoubtedly sold Tor human food.
further noticed that thcy were killing a
vciy bad lot Of cattle which were ull
bruised up, which should call downrrs.
and not III 10 be used Tor canning put-
poses nor any other purpose.
September ~. 1855, | went 20 lhu stock
yard about O'Clock u M. bat ON account
oi it being Saturday There was not much
business done. went to several pln -
where they were killing hng1i, but found
everything %. X.
bcg leave Ia rcpor, go you, sir, that
there is no Inspection ut any Kind ir1m
thc timr the cattle arrive u the stock
yard until they are pat in the refrigerator
II them was any inspection at al thOsr
down and diseased which | saw ought lo
have been condemned anil the meat u.cl
iur something else than Tor human fool
And u iIIuac large drrvcd beet companies
havu amy inspectors oi their own, ~ they
claim they have, why IN thc ulmc OF cum-
mon FunsU dn they allow such ticurs tu Dr.
killed la their slanghicr.huuc, o. the
one white steer Of which have made ~.
rou that Wns brought 81 -- y Co. -
slaughter house aud E.llrd'
Chicago hIs two meat inspectors. ns
have hyvu informed, but the stock yarls
are outside ui Doe oity limits, therefore
the inspectors have no power to act
In nay opinion there b. absolutely mo-
prcCuuiiuu taken in Vsird tu shipping
meat irum aluushicr.huuHel. and OIL long
~ this system is continued by those iarrp
beet dcnlDr su long cin Wc expect that We
wall have diseased meat on our markets
10 seems o. mu nothing short at legislation
requiring that an mu.c Boz inspected on
hpOl Within the state in which thuy nu
oiloud cor sale Will give our uit.Trus that
protection Ia which they urc juail, vu.
u,lcd. Respectfully submitted.
CHE LuoEATr.
Meat Inspector
s. Louis. Mo, October g. 1854
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