The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-11
Municipal aSlaughter-Ho uses.

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Mayor Dunno, Of Chicago, raised d
great rumpus by suggesting municipal
operation Of the pncking-housc industry,
but lie at lenst has the example of other
cities on his side in public control or
slnnghter-louses. Commenting on the
Mayors suggestion the Chicago Record
Herald says: > $s III IS
In the great cities OF thc5m enlight-
encd countries OF Europe the slnughter-
houses areippublic institutions, and they
are innnagetl not with G,e idea Of making
u profit but for the purpose or protect
ing the public health. Paris, which was
a pioneer in tt business, affords a good
Illustration o. the methods that are ems
tploycd. Thsre . an immense abattoir
with cattle-yards and markets adjoining
There Is also a sanatorium in which AMI
mails that are under suspicion are held
until they are examined Dealers are
admitted to the use OF the slaughter-
house upon the payment Of a fee. They
must submit to strict regulations, which
include "a ,sckentif1a: ianspection Of all
| animals. 5tg5 X
In the chief cities Of Germany there is
a similar system. under most carefully
organized service. People who have inves-
tigatel the industry comment on the
thoroughness of the inspection and the
cleanliness of the establishments. There
is comment Of tho same sort with refer
ence to the abnttoir at Budapest. The
great municipal slaughter-house. says
Albert Shaw one Of the establish
ments In Which the citizens take especial
pride It is very Imposing tarchitectural-
ly, is finely appointed. and, as a public
monopoly, Is made to contribute to the
public Golfers while serving "a sanitary
cnd.''if
In Great Britain scores Of cities
have acquired the slnughter-houses, and
an English writer, after referring to the
experiments OF certain continental M
tons. says
There is unanimous testimony from
these and other countries, and from towns
in the United Kingdom whore public
slaughter-houses have been established,
showing that ono result Of the abnttoir
system has been an Improvement of the
4lub]ic health and q diminution Of nuis-
ance.', 1t Is declared that the sale Of dis
eased meat is rendered almost impossible
under the system.
The Springfield Republican comments
on the above by saying:
The fact that many European cities
maintain municipal abattoirs liz well
[ known to the readers Of Chicago news
Dupers and how nttractively the idea
has already been placed before them may
be seen In the editorial from the Chicago
Record Herald, which Is printed In nn-
other column.
The simple truth Is tim Of all municipal
enterprises that of saughtershpuseB Gun
be easily defended rs an exercise Of le-
climate police powers for the protection
of the public health In Paris, budapest,
tho German cities and in many cities Of
Great Britain tho municipal go tGrnments
| own and control the nttoirs ouch es-
| Adjustments as those III Chicago could
! not exist under private control abroad,
! and it must be admitted that, In this par.
| ticulur business, the principle Of private
| ownership has received II severe blow
| from the recent exposures, While the
| European system of manipulating the
business for sanitary reasons hns been
| correspondinsly sustained. H
| IF Chicago We're able financially TO follow
| The example OF Paris. and II tile char
1 acter and quality or municipal govern
| nent there were efficient and pure enough
| 10 make n municipal plant success, hero
indeed would be offered one solution al
| the question OF an unpolluted meat sup
1 ply, In which the whole country ID $50
/ much concerned, The execution Of Mayor
i punnes scheme Is not to DO expected. We,
| his proposal must be considered timely II
II serves to make the packers moro amen.
4 able to the demand for Ii thoroughly ef,
| fective and complete inspection, by the
i constituted authorities, from 1.-THE hoof tc
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