Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-12
IS RAISING A STORM.
Objections 10 Tho Stock Yards as the
Only Point Of Inspection.
IT WOULD DE GREAT HARDSHIP.


Ncmt OF INV lutNl NAlNNNTH ANA "
good many others are considerably
asilated over the proposition Of the
City Council sanitary committee to
select the Union stock yards In Davis
county a. the only point Of inspection
for animals TO be- used a. food
ia this city. The law passed
at the las. Legislature pro.
hlbits the sale Of uwholctume meats
AMI provides Tor the inspection Of
animals and meats aud the selection u
che or more placeh for such inspection.
The purpose Of tho law iu this respect
IL good but Il Is 40 loosely drawn AZ 10
suggest scar marks" ana may be used
10 the Interest Of individuals and 10
the Injury Of the public. Tho fear that
the latter will be- tho case l. what IL
raising the present storm Of indigna-
ton.
10 IL claimed that the slocs yards
Will be tho ouly place named az a point
VI inspection. The yards are modern
and well arranged tor the purpose Tor
which they were constructed. There
are good buildings, aud ample arrange.
ments for several thousand animals.
Railway facilities are also close at
hsnd. The yards would make u good
place ior the work Ot inspection, aud
those interested could scarcely avoid
making big thing Out OF It.
But the stock yards are aiN Ciilrs
north OF the center Of town. 10y
might be handy, nud probably would
be, Tor the northern part OF the city
AMI any slaughter houses located
there. But iUr the inhabitants of the
south purt ~ town aud slaughter
houses IN that direction, TO make but
Uuu location Tor inspecting nuimnls,
aud that At the point named, would be- -
gross injustice, For Instance, there iH
a slaughter MOUSE % tho south Of the
city. For animals which iis UrIpriu'
tors purchuss 10 their business Go
nave 90 gO up Into Davis county means
atr.p OF about twenty miles. THIS exc
ICu-u would Doe enough O. drive the
company out Of business. while "a
slaughter house Ia the vicinity VI the
stockyafJa would be given by the siu.
glu location plan such protection H-
would enable ~ % be- a gigantic
monopoly.
An1thsr feature Is that u q
person la town raises hog or uthcr
animal which he wishes % XII for
his own use he may no 40 without
inspection. IL no wants 10 dispose VI a
portion VI the animal DC must be iu-
spccted. Therefore u man living
IN the southeastern part Of the city
wanted TO cell part uf rig no bad
raised be would have 10 take the nui.
NAL 10 lhu STOCK yaris, thereby having
10 make a trip OF ~ 20 10 miles. The
farmers south Of town would feel this
discrimination eth more heavily.
IL IL not as though the city
could not get other pla es as well a.
the stock yarls for inspecting points.
A location on the Jordan stock farm,
In Salt Lake county, has been tilrrtd
Tree Of charge for tue purpose. rne
Jordan farm ~ less than four miles
num town, and therefore much more
convenient 10 tue whole city " there Il
/ TO DO Ouly one place. A tract OF
/ land west OF the river, anu less than
/ two % Ties ircm the center Of town, has
bron rendered also, without cost
Itisthis inlusliee that viii follow
/ the location OI one point only VI Ia.
spection that Il being protested against.
/ The objection does not So against the
| Union yards rs "A place Of inspection.
/ That IL conceded % be all right Tor
/ tlat part Rud direction. But what
[ the OF uctou raise thcir voices against
Ia IT, being the only place, Us IN that
event they claim It would be- nn injury
/ 10 the public in the manner su9gtstud.
| 10 wUulu also send meat dealers Ia that
| direction aud shut out competition by
| the west AMI south sides.
Some nre strong In their criticisms Of
/ the law for not being more carefully
framed. But IL II now n statute, anu
as such must DO dealt with. The sani.
| taTy committee has not decided yet
what will be done, anu may pursue a
course that viii quiet all this ngltation.
And after liz aouOn the cry Council
probably will look at the matter from
oil sides and arrange "a sufficient mum.
Der OF inspection yards 10 suit the CON
venlenne Ut the public ana the Interests
OF the whole city as well as those who
/ engage therein In traffic In meats.