Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-25
NATIONAL BUTCHERS.

Matters Dhcussed 1t the Session of the As
ISOLATION In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 24-The Ma
! tional Butchers Protective Associ atior
reconvened this morning. The Butter
worth bill was endorsed and Congress
was asked to pass it SOC n. The question Of
lard adulteration was then taken up and
1t was resolved to continue the agitation
Of the question before Congress until q
law is passed prohibiting the sale OF edul.
terated lard, or II its sale be allowed that
{ be be branded as such.
II was resolved to SO amend the con-
stitution as to permit the national body
to issue charters to state organizations,
and they in turn to charter local associa-
tions. The following was adopted:
Resolved, that the local association OF
each state be directed to- see that bills are
introduced In the Senstes and Assemblies
of their respective states to the end that
it shall be unlawful to express, sell or
offer for sale any dressed beef or any
other fresh meats unless said dressed
beef or fresh meats shall have been in
spected alive within the limit of the state.
Tlis appears to be intended IS death
blow to western dressed beef companies.
The local committee Of three appointed
to prepare q prayer against beef monopo-
lies, submitted lengthy and w.
hement report. They recommend
the extension Of, the provisions
of the local live stock bill to all cities OF
arst-class in the United States. This
law prohibits the sale Of cattle for food
which have not been killed subject to the
inspection Of municipal sanitary euthori-
ties within whose jurisdiction the meat is
to be retailed. The committee say that
the adoption of q resolution to this
effect by the national assembly would
place the matter on an entirely different
footing. The committee style the cattle
pool of Chicago as "the most Infamous
tyranny that ever existed in the United
States" They have got their collar
on the cattle producers of the en-
tire west and the only remedy is
to inspect live stock and dressed mea in
all prominent localities. The report goes
on to say: 1--WE think also that the
worst combination in the country
is the pork and adulterated
lard packers. Tney have no
equal in the Standard Oil
trust, sugar trust, copper trust, or any
oGher trust. They have had powerful
influence on our business for years. The
price of cattle to producers has
gone down so per cent, and the price to
consumers has increased, and every $40
difference has gone into the pocket of the
combination.
At this juncture the report was OBJ
jected to as Injurious to the cause Of the
assembly. However the secretary WAS
ordered to continue and the report
went on in the same Sc
we're strain against the "comblnstion"
as the report termed it. Tae report con-
cluded with an appeal to strive tor the
inspection bill: think of the
different diseases of cattle. There
are sold in the United States 700, 200
pounds of dressed beef every year, about
500, 900 pounds of sheep with small pcx
and other scaly diseases. The "monkey
veal" would amount to 400, 900 pounds,
but pork is worst Of all, nearly 1,o00,0 600
pounds.
After listening to this rather caustic re-
port of the Philadelphia committee which
was laid on the table, recess was. taken.