New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

conduct Of the vast business of the stockyards.
where annually millions of head Of livestock
are handled for barter, every precaution to in
sure perfect sanitary conditions in stables ana
pens is taken by the management. This is done
b,, the stockyards officials of their volttion,
and IN addition, there is the strictest super
vision by officials appointed by the federal gov
ernment 10 enforce sanitary regulations In the
handling and housing of the stock brought 10
the market for sale or to the big slaughter
houses Of the packers to be prepared for the
meat trade. These officials. representing the
government Bureau of Animal Industry, see TO
- thar laws and rules promulgated by their
bureau are observed TO the letter by both
hackers and livestock men, and that no diseased
animal is offered for sale in the market or
taken into any OF the packing plants to be
elauehtered and turned out IN the mass OF
dressed beef pork or mutton sold TO the butcher
trade
The fact that the Lancet" writer, in his
wholesale Indictment of the packing house anu
stocIxyards methods which he alleged preVal
in the Chicago concerns, offered no pracucal
suggestions to improve the alleged "unsahltary
conditions" which he denounced stamped hihl'
,n ,be opinion OF the packers. as one entirely
unfamiliar with the business or its require
,,ents. Had the writer been at all posted on
Yards he would have known that the packing
tonses are always open TO the public for in
s,Act,on and that visitors have every oppor-
,unitv 10 carefully scrutinize the process OF
slauehtering animals and converting them into
meat and other products. Comparison with ul@
municipal abattoir III Berlin or even Paris was
declared by more than one packer to be rldlcu-
lous. for, with all the strict government regula-
tions and supervision in effect in both OF these
great European capitals, the methods are not up
10 the high standard prevailing at the Chicago
plants.
In addition 10 the federal animal and meat
inspectors there are the city inspectors repre-
senting the local Board Of Health. who daily
visit the yards and packing houses and eXer-
else thorough supervision of the operations
These officials cooperating perfectly "lth the
government inspectors, are on the alert 10 dis
cover anv diseased animals which might inad-
vertentIy be disposed Of by INSCRIPTIONS sell
ers at the yards TO purchasing dealers, butchers
CT even packers Furthermore. the buyers for
the packers are men with thorough knowledge
Of livestock To reinforce these buyers the Pack
ers have animal inspectors, experienced vet
erinarians whose skilled eyes quickly de-
tect a diseased animal on the hOof. VITA this
thorough precaution by the packers. and the
close watch kept by federal, State and munich
pal officials. II will readily be understood that
Il is absolutely impossible for diseased i've
stock TO be converted into meat and sent out
10 endanger the health Of consumers.
There is as much precaution taken 10 keep
the living healthy animals in clean quarters as
there is in preparing them for the table Every
sanitary arrangement exacted by rhe federal
State and municipal government is strictly com
piled with by the stockyard people. In addition.
both the packers and stockyard management
are painstaking I'm seeing that the condition Of
every department In their esta blishments is ab-
soIutely sanitary Cleanliness everywhere is the