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

Df q, v dudley Health Commissioner.
SRI respectfully make my official ~.
port in regard TO my visit To Chicago 10 In.
vcstgatc the shipment Of dressed beef and
cattle IN aid city:
Sept ~, lSSS-AHiycd At the stock
yards about ~ O'Clock pm. and 1T once
took stroll through the yard To zee
whether or not should lnd any sick and
diseased cattle.
In Division 4, Scale House No. and
Pen No. -, found two cows afflicted with
the cancer or commonly known a. lump
jaw cattle IN very bad condition, 70 that
ioaltcr was running nut OF the soru very
freely. ! inquired and was informed that
they were there for sale.
lon NoA IL and Ji, In thcmmc division,
were two steers what We commonly call
down steers, both ~ them hru. .rd tu such
an vNtcnt that they Wcto hardly able TO
stand up, the one steer in Pen No. lN had
one If his horns broken some t.mc already
and uHE-ois were crawling around tho
broken part oi the s1mc
Walking along around the yard ! came
10 Division &. lun no %. Whrr parties
wcnu iu1dIuga Texas steer on ncarr. which
was afflicted with the Texas fever un.
doubleday A. those parties bad thc steer
loaded on the cant and were ius, lfiuugul
two hOyHclmr along the alley and pskpd
the driver Where IN The steer going 90
10 = lirosg The driver ol Use cant dill
not answer, but drove uI In gu'lt spopd
toward the sluuEhior-huusps. l followed
the cart, but was unable On keep mp with
~, o. be WIS driving too last / then I'M
quiUd of several people whore those Hcur,
would go to and iho answer was, "iothusc
large slaughicth0usgs.'
] was informed hv several prominent
butchers from Chicago that on Monday.
the 2ith ui September - N Go. bah
bought .u head Ol western Texas cattle,
knowing them 10 boz sleepy cattle, thlt D..
firk ur Diseased with some disease and Ola.
hlc 10 dlU Hi amy time. Those cattle Wrre
sold rs q prominent commission firm I'd
ihe yard % L. Armour q Co., and there b.
no doubt in my mind hul what the meat
81 mid cattle went on the table ui the hue
man ifWi.iys u ia also known Tact GO
TIE Chicago stock yards that tho ruli
dusa.u beef firm. -=a - q Co have
irqurui.y brought their diseased cattle
from 1 l.-iillyiy Boo r,uio, llI. to Ch.rHsu
AMI bad Thorn KILLED on ihc s'y. 10 cam lo
proven by number ul Wiu.r..s. ua have
been ini0 m,l.
Thursday, sept o. Arrived at tho
stock yard about % O'Clock nm. Hul Wit.
uuUcl ihe unloading ol about seventy car
load. OF CATTLE There Wuw about thtIy.
Tive down cattle loo Zoe Dot. ui which lIi
ul thvm v"r totally unfit iur food. with
hi"Agn .rH iuwI|,l upUu tu th1, tho
li"N N.H fluH. through tup MIu. ID
Nal.Uu'yH.NtNLpualHuiuLa.tdH..u
men we've throwing long uuu HrubUI
ih. .'Uyi neck ud pulling ihrpuUr brute
mel by WUH uul ui tho ur. Wl,w uIu
steer Ought iH mw hc.uk...ui u.It utlr
ear ns iho m.Ii NaH ugUt i.r lgWUu muI
uud ~ Che sWy 'Iwc twas ending Doc
poor bruiC.E suffering
During a.i ihH ceremony. pulling those
pom animals uui ui iuv yifuu lur platform.
u haI dozen NJ MUV ..U Dal.,II butchers
Ncw whiting ihn.r chances tu luy Uhlp
diseased cattle iur l.u'o CO.. nothing. and
then, 1- they u'l themselves. d..iuiuv
them un .ad rH.I flr malU I then went
inio -- Is tu.H establishments uhpu
tcY slaughter uI Hu.p ibr dressed lr.L
Going inin hrI uuuH rr....i 90 doorway
Where ihCy were Sliding ilu u.u IID'I
hcDi uut lflW iur s.I.a Nuua. ur.l IH
elevator They WUip putting nlr .I.. aI
beet onto ihu elevator and tIln I.....I
them up into thc a,,.uI s.ur. .n.aa r..
irigomipT as ! was informed WL.I,I
Wa standing and watching Mr I..I CONN.
ing cot ol ,hc slaughlDrHuur. iNu ..I..
90 beet as b.npIy aud tainted as I'm,
could bc. upu Sided 0ut oa h.I.....fm
oi ihcciovu0r asked ihr mon tlat R4.
running TIE elevator what thC Um Vrt
doing with such meat ua that Saws lr
~ tAat meat luUs into u,o r0u.pr hHl
and the beef that b. zoo oal 1ud can't Dr.
Wnmcd up They pat that into can h0uL"
NvNi ] went into one 0l their rIrgUu.
iou and examined the beef hanging iu
thcrc, which WIS all good boot ihpn
went INTO another plngpaiuf who're two
butchers were pushing the chilled beef
out on The platform. lcxamincd the lot
81 beef which they were pushing ont of
VIC. refrigerator, and I am willing 10 20
under oath aud swear. 30 my b,st tpovl.
tdge aud helief, that those cattle vere
Diseased NJ the Time they were slnpyb.
iorcd Tho color Of The meat Ans am
brown and bloody, and would stick 10 nav
hana whom touched Ia particular no.
uccd seven cattle hanging In ,hefr which
Ncro 70 praised and cut Up hat il didn't