Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-28

he 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
ana the only thing required Is that he
furnish, Il monthly statement. under
oath. us to the disposition of the
meat"
where does this meat 20 which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
owncrs!' asked DR.. Klcbs.
"1n answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion" an.
swcred DR.. JaQucs.
THAT Is easy to answer" replied
Dr. Klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer. 1t can't go to the foreign
market"
Dr. Jaqucs further stated that the
system Of having the inspection made
In the interest Of the owner AMI the
producer to enable them TO sell their
products In foreign markets was WRONG.
"Il,c inspector should have the power
10 render the condemned meat absolute.
~ unfit for food ami not return Il to
the owner. The problem of meum and
tuum enters Into II. II II il my meat
for sale is II good for you to eat. That
Il the idea Of ownership.
"'rllc present method II this For
several years It was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
cd with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way nnd now only allows II to pas
IN i've ways instead Of six. The meat
leIng returned to the owner to sell II
he No chooses throws the whole work
III inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In Marcel,
lust the city destroyed 317.?7i pounds
OF meat. In March, 1905. there was no
inspection. The baclili Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out on the range
where liz gets all the needed air. What
will the same bncilll do to the confined
inllabItant Of the city,"
~
Government inspectors only Inspect
meats Intended for foreign countries,
but lf there II u suiiiciency Of Govern.
Inent 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.
tIonal inspectors was cut DOWN.
The following special telegram was
published In the Chicago Tribune Jnnu.
AIRY III. 1905:
Washington. u. c., Jan. IS.-(Spe.
clnl. 1.-The house committee on appro.
prIatIons has attempted to deal blow
to tho Chicago meat trade by refusing
nll hut 100000 Of the $i35,OOO appro. |
prlntlons for which Secretary Of Agri. /
culture Wilson asked In order To meet
the demand for inspectors. The small |
sum which 1t recommended the house
should give was Incorporated IN the ur.
gent deficiency bill as u result Of the
lnslstcnt representation Of Representa-.
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member Wharton has been
attracting considerable attention. com.
II 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 |
nut to congress that his department was
In need OF xi35OOO to enable It to fur.
nlsh adequate Inspections for the In.
quantities Of meat which tho
packers IRE sending abroad.
All til" Chicago members appeared |
before the subcommittee OF the appr0.
prlatlOns committee and asked that tho |
Wilson recommendation DO adopted. |
but Wharton especially was interested |
because OF the meat packing interests
IN Ills district. 1t II likely an effort
will be made on the floor of the house
10 Increase the amount recommended /
by the committee. and. failing Of sue.
ress there, the senate will be urged to
act.
Milk Fed Chickens. \ correspondent |
asks II milk IL proper food for chick.
,ns. All authorities say not. No fowl
will live on fluid food. Chickens have
,izzartls which alone proves that nature
Intends them to be eaterssOf Rrnln and
other hard foods which need crushing.
MIX IL utterly unfit for poultry and il
likely to give poultry what 1t gives to
numerous human Observation-Disclosures.
Milk IL the food OF calves ana animals
hOrn alive. But not OF any animal that
Is Matched.
United States Inspectors are EN-.
IlOyed ut the Union Stock Yards to In.
'pect meats Intended for export to for.
'lgn countries only.
They are not employed to inspect |
neat for domestic consumption.
The Government has been complain
ny that 1t has not inspectors enough
md only u few months ago the DO
lartment OF Agriculture petitlOned Con.
,ress for more inspectors. claiming that
foreign countries were shutting out our
meats because Of insufficient Inspection.
In the face of these facts 1t looks |
mighty funny to see the Beef Trust
illing the Milk Fed Press with big ad
Of Its united States IN.
spected" hams.
This looks rs II the United States In.