Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-09

o2sOA0 ulil4oES VI uOtihxo VUusG live
been saved to the cattle producers Of the
nation snd the beef combine would have
been broken before they had acquired
their present enormous power.
A STIRRING INpICIMRNT.
"As csttleInan whose entire Interests
are identified with The csttls Industry"
sdded the speaker warmly, "snd as one
whose dezres: lie time friends bEvs their
sll invested in cattle, propose 20 do all
can, before It is too late, 10 proven. the
meat trade OF the United States
from passing for Gil time into
the hands OF q few monopolis,s,
who corner the food products Of the
nstion, and sell to confding public, Ami :
mai fats, cotton seed Oil snd other ingre-
dents. under the LIBEL Of 'Reflled Lard,
who hsve sbsorbed millions OF dollars II
rebsses from railroads, and WHO, accold
ing TO suthentic reports, sell meat from
diseased animals end make money re-
CARELESS Of every consids ration
Of public health, pubHc interest or cay
thing save their own rapscioUs greed.
Revolutions never &c backward. The
people Of the United States, Though the
ins.Iumentslity of the press Of the
country, which has nobly espoussd their
cause. ere beng educated mp to the
knowledge that cancer, consumption and
ether terrible mgladies that sre deci-
mating our population are transmitted
10 people eating meat from sniinsls
Affected with csGCerous sores and
tu6urculoses. The people Os the
Uri.ed States, by means Of the press, are
being rapidly made sw:re Of the sEc3 yhs.
the Cdicsgo dressed beet operators, IS
reported By reliabls meat inspectors cor
nectsd wish the hes!th departments OF
Pl;ssburg anu s.. Louis, sra sI2ughierirg
diseased cattle and their meat sold 81 the
pu5lic :or food. l an cfed.oIy Informed
that It Will BE- established before
the Unjted States Senate committees
charged with The Investigation OF The
bse: trade, Of which Senator YES. IL
CHARM IN, lha! whole tFsin leads o; ca.ii-
aft .ctad VITA splenic fever have been PR
Chased By these fins q greatly -edGcsd
prices on account Of their diseased coDoi.
li5l, and their meat msyks.cd. | beheTe
IL telling the truth, Snd ius1Csd Of hiding
fac e, believe in &pplyirg remedies ~
curb GsYilS.
INSPECTION LAWS NEEDED.
81, therefore, favor the enactment, by
tee states, Ct I've seek Inspection laws
towns and citis5 10 arpoin. Il
spoCtCrs to condemn al. Neat tEst dots
&c. come f:om Enims.g insl cted By them
S.j fOuCC 10 be nedlti7. Laws of taiS
character, Tigidly Ell read, will rss:cre
public confidence in the puIi'y OF our neSs
products. and TIE d3uaGd for bset Will
undoubtedly be increased in the Udited
States alone fully ore-third more thsn K Is
to-day. The fear Of contracting dis sse
by reaeon OF eGting diseased meat Is tsst
cUrtAiliDg the demand for beef in thia
country. TIE UnwEolesome and uppals
tEble character OF The iGe-box mea.,
which ia largely sup ed TO the 1tels
end railroad eE.irg houses CT tie conn
try, ~ the C5lcaSO packers, is beginning
20 re rea,ized OF be public, ard Wai.e
the orders ;T0m tie ECtelg and eEtirg
uC!, sg yet, hiye materially Gi
very Cften nos eaten even aiGer belaE
placid on the tables, SID IS thrown GU
with otaeF refuse, and when Il is e&;eH It
very o'.ln produces GiSTfL U'l, On sGc2unt
c! which much complaint is beiag Nude
The cstHG Industry ia very toTlu1a,ely
placed, il snat Is has il 10 3ls power I'd
acQai.e commercial benefits and sscuN
prices for cEts;e based On the laTa Of
supply GGd demand, by the exercise OIL
sGnI'5Ty regulations il the interest ~
pubic health. | 6n pleased 10 leSth
that the Hon. JsGses O. 3rosdhead, pISsi
den. q the American Bar Association,
viii deliver an address before the 81.
Louis meeting demonstrating the c0nsli-
CT the proposed legislation.
VS. are ho2Ed 20 win the fight The
people OF tie county are WIKI us
and will be with Us more End
more SIS thair Knowledge iIcrasse2
CT the facts u connection with the
Of tie Chicago ps Iers As CO. lie
ptGGucais We take tie poSltiol, that Il cst,.
tie IRE TO De cheGp, We Want IDs st chedh.f'
30 test tie meat CONSUMERS viii buy oar
beef more largely than they would IL
prices we're higher. The price Of IaboIdk'
the bssis CT su values. 4 cCeniz!Dg$tfia
iact ED working with he erd in view Of
supplyi2. wholesome beet TO the people
Of the country, g. tha lowest possible
price consistent with reasonable
fer the labor acd
expense OF rsisias cattle, Tia mechanics,
CLERKS En4 Wtee-wOIke.s OF the
1atiUE, can be relied on TO support such
candidates for Legislative honors IS 7Fill
pledge themselves to vote for live STOCK
sanitary laws Of the character indiCa.Gd.
raeEG is hardly town or city IN the
north, esq: or south bu. what some one
0r more OF its bankers and capitalists
have investments in western c..
tie. These investments since the
grosth cf the power Of the Chicago
dressed beei operators hsye not been psy-
ing satisfactory dividends, and when
ments IL cattle have not been eriHgine
remuI erstive returns because cstt.e
values have been sgtitlaially depressed by
tie Chicago operators out OF ell pro-
portion to the psices consumers
sre paying for meat productq,
snd that the enactment CT inspection
laws. by the rtates, would break up she
beef combine, would in short scatter the
NEST business and reestablish compost
ton among buyers end sellers q Cattle,
which would make the business once
more prosperous. they cen be relied upon
to use their votes and influence in secur-
ing legislation OF the character inci;att d
RESISTANCE FUTILE.
"Tness combined forces, together with
the csttlemen and butchers os tie coun-
try, constitute power against which the
n lioAs CT ths Chicago dressed beef op-
erGtors VII prove futile. Succtgs is car.
tein. We viii keep up this fight. We.
are gaining ground everywhere end will
continue TO gsir ground. Ger csuse 10
Just. Il is il the Interest CT public heath,
u ths interest OF pubic policy sad Ia
the iatarest Of the trse iustitut!ons which |
We love and which we desire TO perpet |
1Ata for endless time. IL there is any
nensca IN thnaa inafitnfinns rrnra threat |