The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-03-14

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United States, such as Boston. New
York, Philadelphia. Baltimore. New
Orleans, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Terre
haute, St. Louis. Minneapolis, Mil
waukee. Denver and others too numer-
GUS to mention" said DR.. Knowles to-
day. "Mr. Mares intimation that
farmers cannot bring meat in without
having it inspected on the hoof is a
very serious error. The bill speci-
fically provides that any animal
slaughtered inaccessible to the in
spector shall only be inspected after
slaughter therefore any ranchman
living few miles out of the city can
kill meat at any time he may see fit.
but he cannot expose it for sale until
the carcass is inspected Mr.. Mares
statement that we cannot buy any of
the country dressed calves under the
law is another error. The bill provides
Where the animals shall not have
been presented for inspection on hoof
before being slaughtered. they shall be
inspected before being offered or ex-
posed for sale. and such carcass or
carcasses or meat as shall be found
upon such inspection and examination
to be wholesome and fit for food,
shall be marked, etc. The same Sec
ton provides, that no.ning herein
contained chon hA
to prevent any person from slaughter
ing any healthy animal, the meat of
which is intended for his own use or
that of his family, but it shall not be
offered for sale for public consumption
provided further, however, that moth
ing In this act sha.. be so constructed
as to permit any person to slaughter
and offer for sale any meat or meats
intended for domestic consumption
before being inspected on the hoof,
where such slaughter may be conduct
ed in locality inaccessible to said
municipal meat and milk inspector.
"This law cannot possibly work
hardship on butchers and dairymen
who desire to do a legitimate business;
on the contrary, it will be a protec.
tion and benefit to them. as well as
to the people of the cities of Montana.
Such conditions as obtain in eastern
cities also obtain in Montana cities.
and the necessity for meat and milk
inspection in Montana cities is best
testified to by the physicians of these
cities who are almost unanimously in
favor of this measure.
II might state for the benefit of
Mr.. Mares. who seems to believe that
conditions exist in Montana inimical
to the introduction of animal disease,
that during the year l caused to be
destroyed all excepting one of herd
in a certain community in Montana
on account of tuberculosis, and these
cattle were at the time supplying milk
to an entire community. The disease
among these cattle was introduced
several years ago by the importation
of some eastern dairy cattle. and from
these cattle probably 100 or more
cows became affected. The health
condition of Montana live stock is ex-
cellent and the natural conditions are
not at all favorable to the develop
ment of disease. However. there is al
ways the possibility of importing con-
tagious disease. no matter how care
fully inspection may be carried on.
A fact that we are constantly guard
ing against. and it is believed the en-
force ment of a meat and milk meas
ure will assist the state sanitary law
in preventing the introduction of con.
tagious or infectious diseases. in ad-
; dition to which it is a proven fact the
i. human mortality in cities where such
: measures are enforced is reduced to
J AIN enormous extent.-Helena Herald.