Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-15

be sold by the consent Of the law after
they have been branded on the quarters
of beef or mutton or pork, marked
with the condemned tag and returned
to the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. lie may sell them
and the only thing required Is that he
furnish a monthly statement. under
oath, as to the disposition Of the
meat"
"Where does this meat 60 which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
OwnersT asked DIR. Klebs.
"1n answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion" an.
swered DIR. Jaques.
"That Is easy to answer" replied
DR.. Klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer. 1t can't 60 to the foreign
market"
DIR. Jaques further stated that the
system Of having the inspection made
in the interest Of the owner and the
producer to enable them to sell their
products In foreign markets was wrong.
"rhe inspector should have the power
to vender the condemned meat absolute.
~ UNIT for food and not return II to
the owner. The problem Of meum and
tuum enters Into It. n It IL my meat
for sale Ii is good for you to eat. Tint
ls the idea Of ownership.
"rhe present method Is this: For
several years It was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
ed with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows It to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
he no chooses throws the whole work
Of inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 387.27l pounds
Of meat. In March, 1905, there was no
inspection. The bacilli Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out on the range
where he gets all the needed air. What
will the same bacilli do to the confined
inhabitant Of the city2"
Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there IL suiiiciency Of Govern.
ment meat inspectors at the Stock Yards.
why was II that such howl was made
by the Department OF Agriculture In
January when the application for add.
ti0nnl inspectors was cut down?
The following special telegram was
published In the Chicago Tribune Janu.
ary ID. 1906:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1s.-(Spe.
cial.)-The house committee on appro.
priatlons has attempted to deal a blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but 100000 Of the $i35,OOO appro.
prlatiOhs for which Secretary Of Agri.
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand for inspectors The small
sum which It recommended the house
should give was Incorporated In the ur.
gent deficiency bill as q result Of the
insistent representation Of Representa-.
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member Wharton has been
attracting considerable attention, com.
mencing. It will be remembered. with
his amusing colloquy with Representa-.
tive Williams. the minority leader. on
the opening day OF the session.
Secretary Wilson urgently pointed
out TO congress that bis department was
In need Of $4,000 to enable II to fur.
nlsh adequate Inspections for the In.
creased quantities Of meat which the
packers are sending abroad.
All thu Chicago members appeared !
before the subcommittee Of the appro. |
priati0ns committee and asked that tho
Wilson recommendation be adopted. |
but Wharton especially was interested |
because Of the meat packing interests
In his district. 1t Ii likely an effort |
will be made on the floor of the house |
to increase the amount recommended |
by the committee, and, failing Of sue. |
cess there, the senate will be urged to |
act.
Milk Fed Chickens. 4 correspondent |
asks II milk Ia proper food for chick |
ems. All authorities shy not. No fowl |
will live ON huid food. Chickens have |
gizxards which alone proves that nature
Intends them to be eaters of grain and
other hard foods which need crushing. |
MIX In utterly UNFIT for poultry and Is
likely to give poultry what It gives to |
numerous human beings |
MIX IL the food Of calves and animals |
born alive. But not Of any animal that |
10 Matched.
~
United States Inspectors are EN-.
pl0yed ut the Union Stock Yards to In.
spect meats intended for export to for.
elgn countries only.
They are not employed to inspect |
meat for domestic consumption.
The Government has been complain.
Ing that 1t has not inspectors enough
and only a few months ago the De-
partment Of Agriculture petitioned Con,
gress for more inspectors, claiming that
foreign countries were shutting out our
meats because of insufficient inspection. I
In the face OF these facts It looks