St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-01

steer, diseased hog, diseased sheen
or sick chicken, who but the residents
of these cities eats the lions share OF this
unwholesome food? 1t cannot be possible
that the residents of ST. Paul will cor
denim this measure because 1t PROPOSES
the only safe way of inspecting the
meat consumed by its residents? Will
the people of the Twin Cities oppose
this measure with the plea that meat
can or will be too rigidly Inspected
Compare our system of meat inspection
With that of any other civilized country
and you will see that our loose inSpec-
ton OF meat would almost class us with
the half-civiliZed nations of the earth.
In the United States consular reports
OF cattle and dairy farming for 1888,
Frank IL. Mason says of the Swiss sys-
tenn OF Slaughtering animals: 1.-The az
rangementS for slaughtering cattle in
the city of BaSle is so perfect that
brief alluSion to il may be pertinent to
the object of this report. On the Rhine
bank. below the city, is large abat-
toir built by the city government and
placed under the care of Director Sieg-
mund, an accomplished veterinary sur
geon, who inspects all ANIMALS before
they are allowed to be slaughtered, and
controls all the processes OF preparing
the meat for market" A similar re-
port is made from France. Our consul,
John b. Glover, says: "The French
butchers handle their meats with the
greatest possible care. / think our
American dealers might learn some
thing from the French in this regard.
Their shops are perfect models of neat
ness. and always clean as they can
possibly be made. Veal calves are
rarely killed before they are three or
nj
200 pounds net" l wonder what the
French butchers would think. if he could
see some OF the innocent little creatures
that find their way into the American
slaughter houses. There are consider
atiOnS which should lead the business
men of st. Paul and Minneapolis to
stand by this beef inspection bill, other
than those of sanitary character.
These business men miss the millions
of bushels of wheat which once filled
their warehouses to oyerflowing. They
are empty now, and dull times is the
song of the business men. 1t is heard
on every hand. The wheat belt is
steadily moving away and across the
western borders of our state, and somo
farm industry must be found to take
the place of this receding farm product.
What shall it be? Let the bus mess
men answer this question. 1t is only
a few years since the riugleader
of this Chicago beef combine was
reaching out after the scalp and
life blood of our infant dairy industry,
but thank heaven the prayers of the
huSbandman We're heard. National and
state laws came to his rescue. The hog
butter man was driven from our COM
monwealth, the putrid compound was
hurled from our tables, and the lives of
our families protected. The blighted
wheat fields have been transformed into
green pastures; creameries aud cheese
factories have sprung up in almost
every hamlet the productions of which
have borne Off many Of the prizes COM
peted for at the great national fairs.
Will the business men learn wisd ON
from this lesson; or will they look on
with cool Indifference, while another
and more dangerous Chicago enemy
threatens to drive from our farms the
last hoof of our beef-producing animals?
For one, l shall anxiously await the ac-
ton of the boards of trade and chambers
of commerce of st. Paul and Minneap-
oils.