Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-05-05

divided intu two Glasses those
which are not only admittedly harm.
lUss, but that are also uscful artic3es
Of food. such ~ COMMON salt. sugar,
spices. etc. T'hcse have been used saVse
time imncmos ial and their use must
be considered legitimate.
THE second class embraces the 10.
called chemical preservatives. the prin
cipnl ones Of which are salicylic acid
and benxoic acid, with their salts !;
boraclc acid and borax. fOrmnldobytle,
sacchnrin. sucrol. sulphurous ncid and
its salts. nbr,,stol. beta naphthol md
some Of thu n,l0rine compounds. Tho
application Of these preservatives to
food products ID Of comparatively re.
cent date and in my opinion their use
lie a menace to public health and long
evity."
One hundred and sixteen articles pro.
ducc<l BY the Beef Trust In Chicago
have bsen examined and condemned by
the honest pure food commissioner Of
tie State OF North Dakota. Every one
~ them was condemned because Il
contained a poison ami was therefore
detrimental to the public health. Lack
Of space alone prohibits Ne from print
Ing the list and the names Of the
houses shipping the stun.
Chicago Daily News cattle report
January 30, 1906:
Gamers and cutters were stcndy OK.
copt In the common sorts. which were
slow and weak. Common thin cnn.
nsvs were nearly 10 cents iowes. but
any good stuff was taken By ne local
buyers at steady prizes. Bulls did not
hive as good tone as on the previous
day. The late market on Monday was
weak and the sellers did not report
any Improvement. Heavy bulls were
not NJ strongly desired by the buyers
aud little outside trade was reported
except some choice weighty export
sort. BOlOgnas, when good. sold
steady. hut the common sorts were
weak and slightly lower"
~
The Chicago Reef Trust house which
pleaded guilty In Pennsylvania b the
chnrge OF selling poisonous and adul-
tcrated sausages, was fined on two
charges.
The Eagles exposure OF the Beef
Trust IL arousing the whole world.
Illinois u not only the headquarters
4 the Beef Trust. hut the people OF
illinois are Its principal victims.
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How can the people aVt my sort Of
fair play from the Illinois LeGlu1aturs
II the officers Of II are In the employ Of
the trusts?
Reef Trust apOi0vssts say that mos
of the criticism Of their methodh \
iue to dramatic license" Ia Their,
my dramatic license" In the condem
nation Of over 3,OOO.OOO pounds Of bee
containing tuberculosis In the shOr
pace a ttxes mOnt1Hi = th1ue On
dramatic heeAse' ab0sit 0ffDhi hsastl
department repOvss
~
Government inspectors only inspec
meats intended for foreign countries
hut II there Is sufiiciency Of Govern
ment meat inspectors at the Stock Yards
why was 1t that such howl was mad
by the Department Of Agriculture II
January when the application for addi
tlonal inspectors was cut down?
The following special telegram wa
published In the. Chicago Tribune Janu
AIRY 10. 1906:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. lS.-(Spe
cial. 1.-The house committee on appro
priations has attempted to deal blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but 100000 of the $4,000 appro
prlatlOns for which Secretary Of Agrl
culture Wilson asked In order to NEE
the demand for inspectors. The small
sum which 1t recommended the hous