Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-18

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what is 0aaa5ed TO be rotten BE-
n ossian Of 4lr. cfai4 is lae eael.
.,,:ss+ion af numerous complaints
.s3ca have come to his heafins ilo=t1
! various sources that the local PaeE=
Z ;,,a bogses were disposins Of rotten
,oof to the consumers. The action
was accelerated by learning tha} 'll9
tho Nelson Morris Packing company
soa offered Mr. Strobe. the Nam
s+roet butcher a piece Of beef at 3 u
cents pound At the price at which
hoof is selling at present it was ap-
roront to tfe mind Of Chief Craig that
This particular piece OF beet was aalle
for eating purposes, and TINS case
+ooetber with the various complaints
which had been brought to his notlse G
hastened the action which created
auite sensation in business eheles.
Together With Messrs. |. ! VICE
Sam Reed ard Oscar Rafnei1' he us
tied beth packing houses ea al ~
sneetion tour. % ascertain to Wfat
extent the fl5Hzss we're t11s.
At the Nelson Morris company Plant
a thorough in nectiea O.. 5:s95 sze5.5z=5
meet on hand Was moi 80 szA=.
thing was dselase3 sat-
At 5be .s5=3g9=g pas. f5a
was net 50 satisfactory.
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| served fa await an analysis 20 be
| made by tha board Of health Monday
| afterHoon
Upon hearing Of TIE action of Ca5@s
| Craig Graphic reporter eallea Qa VT
Melitenny. manager fer TIE AHme#E
&p'aat. When interviewed se&ardia2 1ha
matter he denied having any beef ia
his hoase that WIS rank, rotten. O
{nnflt for eating purposes.
Any cola storage beef, or aAE o5I-
g Kind - t4at matte9 sai NJ VI
E1iHennv, viii turn dark on TIE sE,!=
faee HifhfA tvsenty-four hours after
&beiHs liii1a59 Il is bit natural tAat
this expasei surface should not. il
fAe-e -eeafse Of a few days sHsll as
fresh as Il did when placed in ST. Y -
bat the faef that this oHtside e Il
heef smells q little Il nc in6i1atien
that fae 5fof Is rotten OF even mi
t. eft 6E any means.
Geaeai& eseatafiye &as
shown tatedzA Ire eola sfais..zs a3li
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y fAse ine9aetie=s1 eon mites -
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fac US datl. on3 efre:5
~ Thea trimmed as Nj E-1't @ugv
~ their meat was Goaa hefore
~ delivered the meet arpear@A a.
@a3 - anV of the othel 1oef which
Z rasse(l inspection. and nc odor Of
5HAzeGuence was noticeable. Re
652s the low price thai they wera
e2=es that and ether beef at. NJ.
Ee[haany said:
oHr reasons for selling Some beef
s2ch low nrices is not because il *
ut ID eat. but because We want to
- ma of it to make room for more
Ho ffesher beef. A packing house is
tefated on the same principle as =
~ goods house On the approach Of
pf'ng the dry goods man will sell his
'oek at big discount. It's the sanla
lh u.s. In order to dispose of meat
hand we sacrafice it. An example
ehis occurred recently in Pine Bluff.
ne swift Packing company sent 2
OF meat to this point and sold it
- cents when cattle on foot was
orth 6 cents.
negard1ng these complaints which
oelng made by the consumers. to
eHect that unfit meat was heirg
ppheo them. did, you know thet of
oeel consumed in Pine Bluff. not
e''n'rd OF it is supplied by the pack
houses? Only three butcher
ops W IN Pine Blun buy from the
eaers.. The others, buy country
q. winch has been b. auled probably
p;';a. sva miles through the dust and
Dilang sun. or kill their own beef
:. ao1 possible that (beef may be-
=. =. rancid in the butchers posses
They haven't thu, facilitjes for
sservins beef that ! the packing
~ o. aRd It ae4ms strange
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