New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-31
HITS POULTRY TRADE.
Cold Storage Men and Dealers IN
Arms II gai3st Ball.

It developed only yesterday that the poultry
dealers and cold storage interests of NewYork ano
Westchester counties are in a panic over the dls-
covery that apparently innocent measure is
likely to pass the State legislature at the last mo-
nent which will In reality. they declare, ruin theiI
business in the State Moreover, there are indica'
tons that its passage would prove body blow &c
the present prestige of the Republican party II
Westminster County Householders. too, will be In
terested to learn that this law would In a few
months put the price of fowls at a prohibitive fg
by shutting out the enormous supply from the
Middle Western States
The measure, introduced by Assembyman Fish
on February IT, is a proposed amendment to the
agricultural law. demanding that all slaughtered
game must be drawn within twenty-four hours OF
the time it is killed 1t further provides that any
slaughtered animal found in any ones possession
undrawn Shall be presumed to have been slaugh-
tered for longer period than forty-eight hours
1t other words. the possessor will be considered
guilty till he proves his innocence
The measure slumbered in the Committee on
Agriculture until this week, when hearing was
called. Though little attention had been paid tc
the BILL the Poultry Dealers Association of New
York and Westchester counties employed the law
firm of Winslow & Shelp of No. 100 Broadway, to
represent its interests. Francis A Wnslow, of the
firm present city attorney of Yonkers, attended
the hearing and found that upstate health boards
flooding the legislature with letters and petl-
tons and that the measure was likely to be taken
through both houses.
Medical friends of the measure declare undrawn
cold storage fowls prolific Of ptomaiue poisoning.
Experts on the other side said ptOmaine poison
developed only in the drawn variety. 1t was
stated that not one OF such poisoning from
undrawn cold storage fowls record in the
Health Department of New-York City in the last
year. 1t was contended that as the mem
brane of fowl is cut deterioration sets in, and the
fowl cannot be kept for than few days.
The meat OF a fowl is of delicate nature that
it will not keep like beef after exposure, 1t is de-
clared.
The dealers maintain that their business de-
ponds on storing fowls from the West in the sea-
son of supply and keeping them for the slack sea-
son More than hundred and four million
pounds of fowl shipped to this city from the
Middle West last year. There is IN this State
posed measure would absolutely ruin the business,
it is declared and by cutting off the Western sup
ply put poultry out of the reach of any but the
wealthy.
Said Mr.. Winslow yesterday:
and repealed. They tried to pass It again TINS this
winter. II Overwhelmingly defeated The
Agricultural Department at washington con
demned the proposed scheme after investigation,
and declared the present method OF preserving the
undrawn fowl the only sanitary one Then It must
be noted that this measure would shut or all COM
at the mercy of those dealers. Besides; 1t has
political aspect Several wealthy Westminster
declaring that this bill is party measure and
that If it passes they will smash the Republican
power in Westchester County sure as fate.
Poultry dealers and cold storage men thor
oughly aroused, and petitions being circulated
broadcast TO oppose the measure.