St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-27
THE MEAT INSPECTION.

A Minneapolis Man Gives Some
Candid Opinions on the Subject.
To the Editor of the Globe.
have read with much interest the
comments made by the business men of
the Twin Cities in reference to the meat
inspection bill, and should like, through
the columns of your paper, to add a
little to that discussion. As far as dis
eased meat is concerned. l fully agree
with others that it is guarded against,
but, far as that is concerned, it has
not yet been proven that any diseased
meat has been shipped into either of
these two cities. Therefore. that argu-
ment cuts no figure in the matter. One
of the other arguments advanced was
that ''siX years ago cattle brought z
ually answer that by saying that
six years ago these two cities did not
have the railroads that they have to-
day. and that the railroads were in
clined TO pull live stock rather than
dressed beef, and were the markets
opened tomorrow for the sale of live
stock instead of dressed beef, the mar
ketS here would be governed by Chi
cago, Kansas City and Omaha. These
three cities are the live stock markets
of the states. They command the finest
cattle ranges of the West and South
west, and as this class of beef will gov
ern the market price, other markets
will follow. Minnesota is not cattle
state, and she will never be able to sup
ply the demand that will be required.
You will find her large wheat fields and
here aud there stock farms, but not for
beef but for dairieS Here calves
are shipped into the cities,
consequently they do not hire
to become beef. You take the Western
country, and you will find the calves
run with the herd, and grow up to be
beef cattle. Large herds of yearlings
and two-year Odds are brought up from
Texas and New Mexico, run on the
ranges of the West, and then to the
markets of Chicago and Kansas city.
Now as to Minneapolis OR st. Paul
ever becoming live stock market, to
warrant the Investment necessary to
equip and run the establishments to
furnish the beef for these two growing
cities, they will never do it. You have
two live stock markets viz: Minnesota
Transfer company, ana the st. Paul
Union Stock Yards. This fact of pro-
tecting home industries and building
them up is very we'll to talk about, but
venture to say that if the capital nee
eSsary was asked for, 1t could not be
had. The demonstration of this has
have shown in the past year and half
at South st. Paul. Let me ask what
that Institution has done to give cheaper
and better beef to the people of these
two cities? Let me ask what have the
farmers that you wish to protect done
to furnish beeves for that enterprise?
1 doll 70
will see the arrivals of three steers, two
stOckers, four COWS, two nulls-that is
healthy lot to draw from to furnish
meat for the people of these cities. AS
for shutting out of dressed beef, you
can't do it. There is no power under
the constitution to admit it, and when
you do you might as well shut out Min
neapolis flour. AS to the well-doing of
the matter, each state had better
take its own resources under its
own care and make national
market rather than to advertise at home
and abroad that her resources are be-
coming rancid and deceased. When
you come down to the fine pOint-the
talk about Chicago shaughterers killing
diseased cattle, it is all bOSh. They
have consciences like other men, and
have seen cattle sent here to the
market that, if they were not diseased,
they should have been condemned for
market use. Over two-thirds of the
beef for these two cities is shipped in
here, and should the bill pass you would
go hungry in forty-eight hours for want
of meat fit to eat; and should like to
ask, were l the manager of hotel or
restaurant, or personal. use, and should
see fit to have shipped to me in cuts beef
from Chicago or Kansas City in boxes
what law could prohibit me from re-
ceiving the same. The business men of
these two cities had better be introduce
ing the manufacturing of gas pipe and
the milling of grain, than building up
an industry where there is no supply.
You might as well start in Alaska as
here. Armour, Swift or Hammond will
never come here. There is one elephant
OH the grounds now, and will always
be as long as the Mississippi rolls on
ward. DRESSED REEF.