Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-31

WORTHLESS will be pointed out 20 that he
who runs may read.
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People must remember that the city
had only eleven inspectors at work on
cattle. hogs, sheep and provisions.
Necessarily their work must have
0een very incomplete when there were
100000 cattle Q week to inspect. tn.
berculosis and cancer are bound to be
shipped to all quarters 40 food.
How many government odacials
does the Beef Trust controif
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Reef Trust cold storage In a had
thing. Yet II II popular Just now. The
rotten food turned out In the shape Of
diseased poultry from Beef Trust roosts
h thus touched upon by Health Com.
missioner Whalen, Of Chicago, In bis
annual report:
'Cold storage Il one Of our present
necessities, but II IL evident that Il
has been shamefully misused by dis.
honest men. While certain articles
Of food are better after more or leSs
prolonged storage. certain fruits and
vegetables spoil no soon after removal
from the cold storage as to give q
very unfavorable impression.
"Again, poultry or game II often
stored In an undrawn condition and Ia
afterward sold to the public. Attention
has been called to many cases Of
ptomaine poisoning resulting from eat.
Ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freezing more or loss
tainted meats and hsh. The process
Of decay Ia checked, but the ptomalneS
remain. The purchaser docs not detect
any Odor, but gastro.enterItis IL apt
to result none the less.
"There IL a suspicion that much Of
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels, IL thus caused"
Daily News cattle report January 10:
equality was rather poor, offers run.
ming largely to Gamers ana cutters.
Bull trade was steady at yesterdays
decline. Bologna bulls were taken
more readily than the fat Sorts"
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The Standard OIL Trust does not
sell cancer or tuberculosis to the peO.
pie. But the Newspaper Trust finds
abundant space to dvote to the OIL
Trust but has not line for the Beet
Trust. Why?
Why Is not the Illinois Antitrust
law strictly enforced against the real
trusts?
The law IL upon the statute books
and 10 rigidly lived up to as against
small and honest corporations which
are obliged TO make afiidavit once q
year and send the same with one dol
lar to Springfield to prove that they
are not In u trust.
A Trust has no more standing IN
law In Illinois than Burglar. Both
exist In violation OF the law and boti
are felons In the eyes Of the law.
tuberculosis and cancer can now
60 into every home without let o.
hindrance. The Health Department
after proving that tons Of tuberculosii
are dumped on the market every
week, has discharged its inspectors!
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The Beef Trust absolutely controls
legislation in Illinois. 1t does 40 i
pleases with the people.
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Why does not the Attorney Genera
OF Illinois get after the Beef Trus
on the following points:
Antitrust Law vi0lated.-It 10 VIC
lating the trust laws of Illinois by par
ceiling out territory between suboriin
ate concerns.
In being an organisation In restraint
Of trade besides violating every de
tail OF the Antitrust law.
Fraud In Products Sold-Millions OF
pounds Of beef. pork, mutton. sausagt
and other products have been sold un
der false names and false representa-
lions. containing materials other thar
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud In Beef Sold-Millions OF
pounds OF inferior beef have been sold
to government and private consumers
Killing Independent Concerns-The
BaAf Urust haa 0rRanlzAd and still A