New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
THE SECOND REPORT.
Agricmturd Department Men Con-
firm Neil Charges.

washington, June 8-What Is known the De-
parrTnent Of Agriculture report on packing house
conditions was sent by the President TO the House
to-day. A part Of this report IS letter dated
April g. 1906 from a D. Melvin, chief OF the Bureau
Of Animal Industry. in which he says. commenting
On the sanitary conditions;
From personal observation, know that sani-
tary conditions al abaItoirs where this bureau u
maintains inspection. while not always satisfactory
hshment without such Inspection
Further. he says that he knows that many dis
eased animals are not shipped TO market centres
where inspection IS maintained. He advises the
most rapid extension OF the inspection possible. and
says the demand for inspection is much greatel
than can be supplied He says
II might be well 20 state that in any slaughter
house. matter how sanitary the conditions may
be. there is much that IS revolving 10 one unac-
must expect witness scenes OF blood and Offa.
and have MS nostrils offended by disagreeable
mutton and tempting hams and bacon.
Dr Melvin says the report Of the committee Of
three officials ~ the department Is fully approved
by the Bureau Of Animal Industry, and thai wher-
ever weakness in the system Of inspection has been
indicated steps VIII once be taken 10 remedy
the conditions He says he shall obey the order
of the Secretary that when p7opr1etors refuse 10
place their premises in a sanitary condition he
withdraw the inspection The report Of the
committee of three. dated April g. and signed by
John l. Moher. chief OF the pathological division;
Rice ?. SteddOr. chief Of the inspection division,
Bureau os Animal Industry. and George P. McCabe.
solicitor Of the Department OF Agriculture, accom-
panied The main report
THE REPORT VOLUM1NOUs.
ne report covers As typeEritten pages. The
oornmTtee negRn its work at Chicago on March Y
last ana conLlnCsd The work until March - All
S-aaaoirs Il Chicago having government inspection
md TTo c-hsEs we're inspected.
The RAPPORT deals with eight subJects-the ante
tos1eIa reEt 3sSsctioa service: the federal post
Inort+Tn i,ispscticn, including microscopic insDec-
Coo 'he msat inspection service maintained a;
Chicago; TIE regt Inspection service maintained 10y
tse city Of Chicago; she government supervision o;
oats1ed p-oeucls; IEe sanitary conditions Of each
sstabsi-5eut; TIE legal phase the question and
The oo.ssGsaOns arc recommendations Of ihe com
tnttee
TIE report oag,as with The Unica Stock Yards. a,
ChicSsn, co:.tEsans sve hundred acres all but fifty
ACRES of which 10 paved The drainage IS good
TIE -~Toft ssys. and the pens kept as clean as
tnr chasacisr Of tzleir wOulc !=rnAt,"
he -nts-Tor-ieEa inspection described and the
stsie1s; maze hat rejected sIl.als are required
N be re15"ed BY :hsl- owners from the pens and
sre e2szso=sd o: II accordance with lsw--,hat e
fAey Az sl-stte-Nd ~ an CflciaI sfaito!r l,nde,
t-e supervision e federal. state Cna city officials
IL tTenty-;v7o establishments "a Chicago posi-.
nfrle1a Inspection Is 8see and fn .hsse TIE entire
ErcdVet IS inspected
1Ae committee visited everZ rooza Il ths institu,
u0as mentioned = making rs lrag:-y -egsrdtUa
sanitation The report say<:
Ihs saRiis-y condition IL some OF the abatto4rs Il
C5oS, = some Il IS fair, ana y diners Lad
Tho dSnser OF r1istakiaP ~ episode for a r-sc
US IS Illustrated 10y Al incident which he cc-1
snttee observed on March . IL tie course of IN
te~cLon ~ abatnor No. J. Ia the cooler of mi
.<Sii lNo f4ts were observed consuming the raeaf
of : condemned hog carcass They nad partaEer
q CONSIDERABLE portion q the tricbiIrons meal
y fo otter abattoir or portion thereof were an,
Ets = rat ezcTeInent seen although The cor5n,ffe
Nisteo ever room and cellar of each sha-+ofr =,
a,slf cases cats were Observed which were main
lsee IN the abaiEnlrs for The purpose OF exferTnf
1sH-lns tafs anc other means Of preventing ~,
ceFTeoTti9ns ~ -afs were observed ~
The FcpeFt states i is Impossible 10 rnaka