Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-19
TINE MEAT INSPECTION LAW.

Considerable feeling has been en-.
geniered over the proposed methods Of
carrying out the proyIaions Of the
meat inspection law passed by tho late
Legislature. its 20 DO hoped, how.
ever, that The CITY Council will remove
any cause for uneasinoss by taking d
judicious course and actiug in the
premises free from the influence Of any
combine Ia ono way or the other
Whatever individual expressions Of
opinion two or three members may
have made on tho subject, as yet there
IL no reason TO believe that tho City
Council will adopt any other policy
than that which IL for tho good Of the
whole people and aims at tho prlicc.
ton Of all In tholf legitimate Interests.
. The meat inspection law has catchy
tille-"to prevent tue exposure Tor salo
Of unwholesome or diseased mcau'--
bat an examination " the law no II
now stands shows Il 70 be little n any
less Objectionable than the diseased
nosh II Is ostcnaibly directed against.
La the frsi place Il IA aimed At ouly
salt Lake City aud Ogden; though II
ils provisions were c0mmonlable
Provo, Logan and other cities would
be- aligo entitled TO the benefits there.
Of This fact alone gives reasonable
basis for the assertion, made by some
who have criticised the law, tina, Il was
worked through tho Legislature
In the interests Of monopoly,
and that tho unsophislicalod law.
makers had not sufficient discernmcnt
10 detect the scheme, which was opor.
ated 70 quietly that the proposed en-.
nclment did not receive the public and
careful scrutiny which II should have
htd.
Excluding the smaller cities from
the effects Of the statute, however, IL
by no means u disadvantage to them
no far 90 the plan Of meat inspection h
concerned; In fact II IL shout the most
oommpndablo feature Of tho law. But
associated with this Ia a provision
which Il an outrage upon tho people Of
Utah and especially on the residents
OF Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Under this law not pound Of
btei, mutton or pork that Is not
slaughtered la or adjacent 10 tho two
oitIes named can bo sold therein.
Provo butchers may Hill their hogs,
ana tho grade Of nesh may bU tho
highest and hest that the animal can
produce; Logan may slaughter her
cattle, aud they may be- the pflmcst Of
tho choice Cache Valley beef; Salt
Lake aud Weber counties, outside OF
the favored zlno Of the inspection
yards, may prepare the best quality Of
mutton for market; but not pound OF
any Of this can bo used In Salt Lake
City or Ogden, unless the point from
which Ii comes shall voluntarily choose
"to adopt tho sanitary provisions OF
this Rety' and II anybody can tell from
tho act itself how that can be- done, he
issmarter than most Of those who have
read the document. A resident Of either
ofthe two cities cannot buy a leg Of NUT.
TN, roast VI pork, or a quarter OF boti
from his farmer friend without laying
the latter and himself als0 liable TO
u penalty Of two hundred dollars
fine. AZ the same time imported hogs,
which often have been brought 20 this
city IN such an unwho.ts0ms and
dlEeasei condition that they hal 10 be-
hurried 90 tho crematoTy because of
the pollution with which they filled
the air can be- dumped Into the chlol
cities Of this Territory without let OF
hindTanco NJ lar OF this law is con,
cerned All they need IN the tag 20.
tho loose Chicago inspection lucn o..
tho filthy cargOos above namui had
Rud they arc fres TO this market
while the home meat butcher auJ
snughteror outside OF tho inspection
districts" Tor this city aud ogden emu
kAN AAAANNN " AAA W AhN Jaw NA NA|N
tual barrier against them. Mica
Slaughtered outside OF the city oauu9
10 brought In mere, inspected ana sold
The inspection provision Of the Inv
mak,s no Improvement In the coudl
ton inside Of the city. 10 evidently
was directed ut crushing out ul
uaughtrrhousesu not contiguous 10 th
place where the inspection should b
haJ. Itprovides that an animals iu
ended for consumption Ia this cit
shall DO Inspected at the inspeo,Io
yards the "day before being slaugh
,ercd;n they also must be- ingpeoto
lner being slaughtered. rhia pr5vl
Iiou would shut out all slaugh,erInl
except at tho Inspection yards or clos,
IA tie neighborhood, as slaughteror
could not ship thelr animals 10 to /