The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-10

lighthouses comes from animals which
are inspected and passed by trained
veterinary agents Of the department of
agriculture This is the absolute fact.
We are not interested in animals CON
tiemned before slaughter We do not
Duy Jhem- Every animal bought by us
IS Inspected both before and after
ga eiIteT, IN accordance with the strict
est inspection regulations ever devised
IN any country, not even excepting Ger
many Every animal or carcass that
does not pass this rigid inspection Is
condemned and disposed of under the
personal supervision Of the agents OF
the United States department of agri-
culture.
The administration at Washington
knows these facts The writer's Of the
NeiIl- Reynolds report know them. That
these are the facts is reluctantly ad-
mitted in their report, but even this
slight reinsurance TO the public is al
most buried in the tail end Of what they
have written.
We have been believers in rigid ar
imal and meat inspection since inspec-
ton was first inaugurated. We have
SHOWN our belief N II by shoulderfng
for the benefit Of the Industry our ami
mai loss Of approximately 81 coo. 900 q
yeaT-Our loss on animals which are
bought as healthy and are condemned
ON inspection after slaughter And now.
IN spite Of persistent INSTRUMENTATION
we are heartily in favor Of making this
inspection more efficient. f that can be
done, and Of extending operation OF the
law to cover the sanitary conditions of
packing houses, and We hope legislation
will be enacted that will compel our
competitors to live UP to the high stan
GARD that we have always tried to
maintain.
Differ az to Dirt.
ut is 90 be regretted that Messrs
NELL and Reynolds did not get a little
practical light on their subject before
writing a report in which it is appar-
emily assumed that blood, grease and the
everyday incidents of animal slaughter
ing are considered as dirt. In contrast
with their view We respectfully call
public attention to q report on pack
ing-house conditions by Professor T. J.
BUrTill, Phi D.. vice-president AMI pro
fessOr bacteriOlOgy of the University of
Illinois, and Professor II. S. GrindIey
professor Of chemistry at The Univer-
sity of Illinois, and one of this coun-
try's leading food specialists.
This report BY Professors RurriIl
and Gr1ndley recIteS the results Of an
investigation made within ten DAYS.
I'VE submit this report by unpreju-
diced SCIentlf1C men as our commentary
On the detailed allegations OF Mcssrs
Neill and Reynolds.
I'm the last ten years, and more par
ticularly within the last five years, we
have been rapidly overtaking the de-
mand for new buildings and more sci
entifiC methods In every new build
ing the use of wood and other pervious
material is eliminated as far as pOssi-
bic. Rooms and appliances are so con-
structed that they can be kept thor
oUgnly cleansed.
I'VE know our methods are good: but
we stand ready to adopt any practical
suggestion in the line of Improvement.
We do, however. most emphatically dis
sent from the opinion that the way to
better the publies food supply is to at
tack the source Of production that IS
already under thorough government su-
peTvisiOn.
ARMOUR & co.
SWIFT & CO
MORRIS & CO
&C. H. HAMMOND COMPANY
OMAHA PACKING COMPANY.
"ANGLO-AMERICAN PROV. co.
LIBBY. MCNEIL & LIBBY
'SCHWARZSCHILD & SULZBERGER
COMPANY"
Rich's. the place you've been waiting
for, opens Thursday, June II. Come in