The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-06
FOOD Prepared
IN SEWERS
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been inspected according to the act OF
congress Of March 3, 1901.
Quality guaranteed.
The phraseology Of these labels is
wholly unwarranted The government
inspection was only upon the health
fulness Of the animal at the time OF
killing. They know nothing Of the pre-
cesses through VIII Nh the meat has
passed since this insp action. l do not
know what else may have been placed
in the cans in addition to inspected
meats AS a matter Of fact, they know
nothing about the contents" of the
can upon which the packers place
these labels--do not even know that
it contains what It purports to contain.
The legend quality guaranteed inn
mediately following the statement as
to government inspection is wholly un-
justifable. It deceives and is plainly
designed to deceive the average pur-
chaser, who naturally infers from the
label that the government guarantees
the contents Of the can to be what it
purports to be-
In another establishment piles Of
sausages and dry moldy canned meats
admittedly several years old, were
found, which the superintendent stated
to us would be tanked and converted
into grease. The disposition TO be
made of this was wholly optional with
the superintendent or representatives
of the packers, as the government does
not concern itself witL the disposition
OF meats after they have passed in
spection on the killing floor. II might
all be treated with chemicals, mixed
with other meats turned out in any
form of meat product desired, and yet
the packages or receptacles in which
it was to be shipped out to the public
would be marked with label that
their contents had been Government
inspected" It is not alleged here that
such use was to be made of this stuff
The case is pointed out as one show
ing the glaring opportunity for the
misuse of label bearing the name and
the implied guaranty OF the United
States government.
Another instance Of abuse in the use
of the labels came to our notice. In
two different establishment great
stocks OF old canned goods were being
put through a washing process to re-
move the labels They we're then sub
iected to sufficient heat to "liven up
the contents-to use the phrase of the
room superintendent. After this, fresh
labels with the government name on
them. we're to be placed upon the cans,
and they were to be sent out bearing
all the evidence Of being freshly put
up product. In one OF these instances,
by the admission Of the superintendent,
the stock thus being re-labelled was
over two years Old In the ether case
the superintendent evajed a statement
of how old the goods were.
V-Treatment of Employees.
The lack of consideration for the
health and comfort of the laborers in
the Chicago yards seems TO be direct
consequence of the system OF admin
istration that prevails The various
departments are under the direct con
troll Of superintendent who claim to
use full authority in dealing with the
employees and who seem to ignore all
considerations except those OF the ac
count book Under this system proper
care of the products and OF the health
and comfort Of the employees is i'm
possible, and the consumer suffers m
consequence. The unsanitary condi
tions in which the laborers work and