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

TUB Mat iNefLliAON hAh'
Considerable feeling has been en-.
genjefod over the proposed methods Of
carrying out the provisions Of the
meat inspection law passed by tho late
Legislature. It Is to be hoped, how
ever, that the CITY Council viii remove
any cause tor uncasincss by taking
iudicious course and aoling IN the
premises free from the influence Of any
combine In one way or the other
Whatever individual expressions Of
opinion two or three membou may
have made on the subject, as yet thcro
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 prltoc-
ton Of all In tholr legitimate Interests.
The meat inspection law has catchy
tille-"io prevent tho exposure for sale
Of unwholesome or diseased meat'-
bat an examination Of the law ~ II
now stands shows II 90 be- little n any
less Objectionable than the diseased
aosh II IL oatensibly directed against.
Ia the flrst place 10 Ia aimed At only
Salt Lake City aud Ogden; though n
IL provisions were commonIablo
Provo, Logan and other oitioi would
be- aliko entitled to the benefits there.
o. This fact alone gives reasonable
basis for tho assertion, made by some
who have criticised tue law, that II was
worked through tho Legislature
In the interests Of monopoly,
and that the unsophlslicaied law.
makers had not sufficient diecornment
10 detect tne scheme, which was opet.
ated 20 quietly that the proposed on.
actment did not receive the public aud
careful scrutiny which II should have
had.
Excluding tho smaller cities from
the effects Of the statute, however, is
by no menua disadvantage to them
10 far 90 the plan Of meat inspection II
concerned; In fact II Il about tho most
commondablo feature Of tho law. But
associated with this Is provision
which Il an outrage upon tho people Of
Utah snd especially on the residents
Of Ogden anu Salt Lake City.
Under this law not pound VI
beef, mutton or pork that Is not
slaughtered Ia or adjacent TO the two
cities named can be sold therein.
Provo butchers may kill their hogs,
and tho grade Of fiush may bo the
highest and best that the animal can
produce; Logan may slaughter her
cattle, aud they may bo the pfimost Of
the choice Cache Valley beef; Salt
Lake and Weber counties, outside OF
the favored zlne Of the inspection
yards, may prepare the best quality Of
mutton foT market; but not q pound Of
any Of this can be- used In salt Lake
CiIy or Ogden, unless the point from
which 1t comes shall voluntarily choose
"to adopt the sanitary provisions OF
this aoti" 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
Of the two cities cannot buy a leg OF NUT.
TN, roast VI pork, or n quarter Of bovi
from his farmer friend without laying
the latter and himself also liable to
penalty Of two hundred dollars
1uo. AZ the same time imported h0gs,
which often have been brought 20 THE
city IN such an unwholosomo and
diseased condition that they hai 10 bo
hurried 10 tho cremaioTy because OF
the pollution with which they filled
the air, can be dumped into the chief
cities Of this Territory without lot OF
hindranoo ~ far as this law Is con-
cerned. All they need 10 the tag of
the loose Chicago inspection such ga
tic nlthy carg0os above namoi hau,
aud they are free 10 this market,
while the home meat butcher aud
s.uughtorer outside OF the "insptcuou
dlslricgs" Tor this city aud ogden nul,
tbs Chinese wall OF lhu law nu gIrC'
tual barrier against them. Mta
Slaughtered outside OF the city cauu0l
be brought In mere, inspected aud sold
The inspection provision Of the law
makes no Improvement iu tho c1udl
lion inside OF the city, 10 evidently
was directed Mt crushing oul al
tIaughterhOusts not contiguous to thl
place where the Inspection shouId b.
had. Itprovldes thrt an aulmaIl iu
ended iof consumption IN this cit.
shall DO inspected at tho inspection
yards the "dny before being slsugh
,ered," they also must BIO inspseto.
1tter being slaughtered. rhis provl
non would shut out all slaughter.n,
Except at the Inspection yards or clos,
m the neighbothood, as slaughtergr
sould not ship their animals 10 10 /