Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17

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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
been very incomplete when there were
10000 cattle u week to Inspect. Tu.
bcrculosis and cancer are bound to be
shipped to all quarters rs food.
How many government officials
does the Beef Trust control?
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Beef Trust cold storage Is n bad
thing. Yet It IL popular Just now. The
rotten food turned ont In the shape Of
diseased poultry from Beef Trust roosts
IL thus touched upon by Health Com.
annual report:
"Cold storage IL one OF our present
necessities. but IL Is evident that 1t
has been shamcfully misuscd by dis.
honest men. While certain articles
of food are better after more or less
prolonged storage. certain fruits and
vegetables spoil ~ soon after removal
from the cold storage ns to give u
very unfavornblc impression.
| again, poultry or game Is often
stored In an undrawn condition and Ia
nftcrwar,i sold 10 the public. Attention
has been called to many cases "
ptonaInc poisoning resulting from eat
Ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freezing more or less
tainted meats and fish, The process
Of decay Is checked, but the ptomancs
remain. The purchaser does not detect
any Odor, but n CASTRO cntcrltls In apt
To result none the less.
"rhcrc IL u 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 and cutters.
I,ull trade was steady ut yesterday
decline. bologna bulls were taken
more readily than the fat sorts"
The Standard Oil Trust does not
sell cancer or tuberculosis to the poo
pie. l.ut the Newspaper Trust finds
abundant space to dyotc To the Oh
Trus, but has not line for the Beef
Trust. Why?
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Why Is not the Illinois Anti-Trus,
law strictly enforced against the rea
trusts?
The law Is upon the statute books
and Is rigidly lived up TO as agains
small and honest corporations whcl
are obliged to make affidavit once l
year and send the same with one dol
lar to Springfield to prove that the!
are not In Il trust.
4 Trust has no more standing II
law in Illinois than II Burglar Botl
are fclons In the eyes of the law.
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Tuberculosis and cancer can nov
go into every home without let o
. hndrancc. The Health Department
: after proving that tons of tuberculosis
| are dumped on the market ever
week, has discharged its inspectors!
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The Beef Trust absolutely control
legislation in Illinois. 1t does rs
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 Vlolatrd,--lt is vic
/, latlng the trust laws of Illinois by pan
: ceiling ont territory between subordlu
a ate concerns.
In being I'm organization in restrain
of trade besides violating every dc
tail of the Antitrust law.
Fraud in Products Sold--Mlllons o
pounds of beef, pork, mutton, sausag
and other products have been sold III
: der false names and false representa-
l tiOns, containing materials other thai
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud in Beef SOld-Milllons o
. pounds of inferior beef have been sOl'
/, to government and private consumers
Killing Independent COncerns-Th
. Beef Trust has organized and still