St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-13
Minnesotians Are Now at the
Mercy of INSCRIPTIONS
Slaughterep5.
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The Importation of Diseased
Meats Should Be Stoppeds9s,
at Once. ..a r2al
A Remedy at Hand in the Pro-,
posed Meat Inspection
Law. s~
Views of Local Dealers Who
Faow All About the -, =
Question. :Is.s

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Very resident of Minnesota is 'ex-
| posed to danger from diseased meats.
| What safeguard has the great body of
! citizens of the Northwest against un-
scrupulous slaughterers? Who can
tell whether Or not the beef on sale at
the butcher shops came from lump
laWed animals or not? None can detect
| the lump-jawed condition of the animal
after the head has been removed.
| Other diseases are difficult of detection
In meats, and even infected pork would
pass muster at many meat market.
1t is as necessary that the public be pro-
tected from diseased meats in the state
asst is to look out for the importation
OF diseased meat from elsewhere. A
careful inspection of the home Slaught-
| ering is needed, and the legislature is
wisely moving towards the enactment
of measure for the protection of the
| public health by providing for inspec-
| ton before Strengthening of cattle, sheep.
and swine designed for human food.
This proposed act, applying to all kinds
| OF fresh meats, says:
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
! several local boards of health of the
several cities. villages. boroughs and
| townships within this state to appoint
one or more inspectors of cattle, sheep
and swine for said city, village, borough
| and township, who shall hold their
| offices for one year and until their sue
cessors are appointed and qualified, and
whose authority and jurisdiction shall
| be territOrially cO-eXtensiye with the
board SO appointing them; and said sew
eral boards shall regulate the form of
| certificate to be issued by such inspec-
tors and the fees to be paid them by the
persons applying for such inspections.
The closing section of the bill pro-
videS for the inspection being made
within twenty-four hours before slaugh-
ter, and for proper certification in case
| the animals are healthy. Penalties for
attractions of the law are also provided.
1t is conceded that there are more
than sanitary reasons why this measure
should become law. OF course the
question of sanitation, OF health, should
be enough to arouse every legislator to
earnest effort in its behalf, but
| the fact that the cattle business
of the Northwest is between
! life and death is. an additional incentive
! to its passage. The views of some. of
| those who, by long experience, are en-
| titled to consideration are expressed
below: :, 5
g. Hunniford, Wholesale Meat Dealer.
| During long experience in Chicago
and elsewhere have found that meats.
| handled from long distances in THE
warmer months are liable to faint and
| to be injurious. Of course, unless they!
are inspected here there is some danger
of receiving diseased meats. In the
| winter time the meats can be handled
in refrigerator cars more safely. at
Paul Engels, OF. the st. Paul Meat and
| Provision company-One paper has
recently said that the smaller dealers
| prefer the importation of dressed beef
for the reason that it is handled with
more: convenience. There is no differ
ence whatever in handling meat from
/ outside dealers and from those at hone
| the cuts and the terms are. the same,
| excepting, that in handling with a
| reasonable certainty of securing
wholesome food. With the example of
the 1srealites, for instance, they cars
fully examine every carcass and on the
slightest evidence of disease they reject
the animal. Where there is no regular
| inspection there is great temptation to
accept unwholesome meats. AS to Sen
ator Scheffer who introduced the meat
inspection bill. can say that he is not
interested in either the ST. Paul meat
and provision company, or in the st.
| L Oul - 0tOSAS aus. ultiiOuSH StdtS-
me- hts to the con trary have been make.
Arnold Kalman, President Minnesota
| Packing IL Provision Company-Some
| of the opponents of the meat inspection
! bill claim that it will increase the price
| of meats to the consumers. Such has
! not been the experience elsewhere and
these men know that no noticeable re-.
| duction in the prices of beef was effect
ed until the home industry in that line
assumed its extensive develop
ment a few months ago. Then
| the prices were reduced and
| the consumers were benefited. We do
not object to Inspection on the hoof and
! if those from elsewhere seek to carry
Oh that business, it is proper for them
to do their Strengthening here and to dis
| tribute some of their surplus where
they make their profits. On sanitary
and business principles the state con-
| templates just enactment. 1t will
give us more competitions but that will
be beneficial to the citizens, espe-
cially to those engaged in raising live
stock.
| Aid Gahan, of South st. Paul have
| been in the meat business almost con-
tinuously for twenty-five years, and
! from my experiences at Chicago,
| Omaha, Kansas City ana here [ am con-
WINGED. that the proposed meat iuSpec-
ton bill is safe measure, and that it
will hold water and that it should pass.
Charles Fitch, President of the Live
Stock Association at the Union Stock
| Yards-Yeu would be surprised to see
| how badly the cattle interests are fiat
| tened, and their only salvation is the
| development of active markets here in
| the West and Northwest. Cattle should
| be slaughtered at home where we know
what we are getting, and the competi-
ton resulting from active markets will
be of value to the farmers. !.
w. G.Denny, Superintendent st. Paul
| Union Stockyards-The possible eX-'
pense occasioned by meat inspection
bill would be but little to the farmers
compared with the incalculable benefits
they would derive from it. not to speak
of the protection it would afford to the
health of the general public. There is,
no doubt that the passage of the bill
would Immediately revive the now flag
| ging cattle interests Of Minnesota.
| These interests are now paralyzed by
! the Texas beef that comes from South
ern slaughtering centerS.
STEELE'S STEWARDSHIP