The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
THE BUTCHERS INDIGNANT,
They Make a Clear-Cut State.
ment Concerning Imma.
ture Veal.
THE PULL" TO BE TESTED.
Inspector Davis to Positively Arrest
All Offending Parties in the
Future.

II appears that the article in THE CALL
of yesterday referring TO the work being
done by Meat Inspector Davis has aroused
the indignation of many of the butchers,
particularly the wholesalers. The obiec-
tionable paragraph reads as follows:
In spite of this plain statement of the
ordinance such well-known houses as Uri Il
Co, J. Hoffman, l. D.. Stone, Jefferson g.
James (ex-Supervisorl, Western Meat Com
pany and F. c. Shuler, in whose establishments
diseased meat was seized during the month of
September, were allowed TO go free on simple
payment OF costs.
ANY fault with this statement rests with
the form of report submitted by the Meat
Inspectors to the Board of Health as the
result of their months work. This report
merely gives the date of seizure. "
"article condemned" ''whom from and
place, name of the inspector" and how
the confiscated article was ''disposed OF. "
The facts in the case seem to be that the
firms mentioned simply received these
articles of food on consignment, and con-
sequently had no way of knowing the
character OF the beef or veal shipped them.
+. RI d Co. and L. ID. Stone, as well as
the other firms alluded to, say that in ad-
dltion to their regular business they do a
large commission business, and in the
number Of calves consigned to them and
inspected at the wharves daily, if one that
is immature is occasionally found no one
will be better pleased than they to have it
detected and seized.
Inspector Davis denies with some feeling
the statement published in an afternoon
paper that he ever instructed his deputies
to first secure his permission before max
ing an arrest. What he did say was that
they must act with caution, being sure of
their position before swearing out a war
rant. Davis says that he is determined
now to enforce the law, let the blow fall
where it will. He will appear before the
Police and Health Committee next Friday
and endeavor to have them recommend
certain additions to section 25, order 16O1.
which reads as follows:
No person shall slaughter, expose for sale or
sell IN or bring within the City for sale, for
human 1000 any cali, unless IL is in good,
healthy condition, and four weeks OF age
The Inspector desires the Board of Su-
pervisors to make such changes as will
enable him to tell beyond a doubt when
immature veal is landed at the wharf or
brought into the City through other chan
nels. Nearly all the veal which now
comes to this City is received intact with
the exception OF the head and feet, With
these parts gone it is next to impossible to
determine the age of the veal He Will
suggest that the board pass an ordinance
stipulating that all veal brought into San
Francisco shall not be minus the head or
feet If this is not adopted he will recon-
mend that each veal must weigh sixty
pounds or over. This is the only wav,
Mr.. Davis declares, in which the bringing
OF Immature veal into this market can be
stopped.
The Police Court Judges resent in no
uncertain language the imputation that
the butchers have ''pull' with them.
AS one man they say if Mr.. Davis will
make the arrests and substantiate the
charges the offending dealers will be
severely dealt with. They point to the
fact that Mr.. Dockery does not find the
courts unwilling to aid him, and suggest