The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-07
PACKERS METHODS
ARE NOW UPHELD
Joint Committee of Chicago Busi-
ness Men Makes a De-
tailed Statement.
FINDS ONLY SOME MINOR
POINTS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Investigators Were Experts, But
Some Vital Issues Are
Not Touched.

CHICAGO, July 6.-The report Of
the Joint committee Of the Chicago
Commercial association and the Illi-
nois Manufacturers association, ap-
pointed to investigate the packing in
dustries of Chicago, together with the
report of the experts who accompanied
them, was made public today.
Phe committee says;
That a board of experts of the
character employed, with professional
ideals and guided and Influenced by an
aesthetic sense which embodies
something of necessity and something
more of 'luxury.' should find the prod
uct wholesome the yards generally
clean and the inspection efficient
seems to your committee TO cover the
situation.
Constant Improvement.
CAS- a result of this investigation We
ourselves have no hesitancy in stating
that the products at the yards are
wholesome and proper food.
I'VE find that the companies have
been improving the conditions and
products from year to year; that i'm
provements are constantly being made
and Will be made. and We believe that
the conditions and surroundings at the
plants carefully protect the quality OF
the product.
The experts who accompanied the
committee were: Dr. W. A. Evans.
professor OF pathology, University of
Illinois; DR., MaXimillian Herzog. late
pathologist, bureau of science. Manila.
P. l.: Dr. NJ. 1. Provinal. pathologist
10 the Phipps Institute. Philadelphia;
Professor A T. Peters. V. s, Universl-
ty of Nebraska, and Professor NJ. n
Reynolds, v. s., University OF Mime
sota-all eminent specialists Their
investigation occupied two weeks. dur
Ing which they made as thorough
study of the conditions in the stock
yards and packing houses as they
could possibly make within that time.
Not Approve of All Things.
They say tndl part of most of the
plants are up TO date. yet In each or
these there are some sections that are
indifferently good, and In most of them
some things that they cannot approve
OF.
The committee can cite no better
evidence of the truth OF this state
ment than the very improvements that
are under way everywhere. Tnese
betterments relate in some places to
minor things, and in others they mean
a complete rebuilding OF old plants
Generally speaking. the more recent
ly built plants are the best. and much
of the adverse criticism has had Its
origin in conditions at old buildings
which have been added to and adapted
10 expanding business Yet when the
committee comes to analyze this crit
icism they find that part of 1t is based
upon principles that are known, ana
part of 1t upon an aesthetic sense ana
popular demand that food products
shall be produced in places conform
Ing TO certain somewhat vague ideais'
The aesthetic sense embodies some
thing of necessity and something more
OF luxury, in regard TO the latter there
NAV be a good deal OF misinformation.
Nowhere is there greater Vagueness
and less definite information than In
regard to the preserves. Even scien-
lists differ on this subject Your COM
mittee has Investigated by inquiry. by
search and by analysis to determine
where preservatlves were used.
Leaves Out Vital Points.
The report then gives the preserva-
tives used but does not discuss the
question of the harmtulness from the
prescrvatives employed on the one
hand nor the supposedly increased
dangers resulting from the uso on un-
preserved products or products differ
emily preserved. on the other. It espe-
cially commends these questions for
further scientific inquiry.
The investigation OF the regulations
of the United States and city OF Chi
cago for the inspection OF meats, the
say, was conducted by Drs.
Hektoen Herzog and Evans, represent
ing the Chicago Medical society. who
had the especial counsel of Drs. Rave
mel Peters and Reynolds. These gen.
tlemen wrote TO a number Of scientists.
and the committee embodied In their
report the reply of Prof William H.
WeIch OF Johns Hopkins university.
Baltimore, who said:
In view Of the absence OF any pos
sIble danger to health arising from the
use OF the meat OF cattle affected with
only localized tuberculosis, or actlno-
mycosIs Qumpy Jaw), of slight or mod
crate extent, 1t would. In my opinion.
be extravagant and indeed absurd to
condemn the carcasses OF such cattle.
provided the animals are we'll nourish-
ed and otherwise I'm good condition.
May Use Lunp-Jaw Meat
II is of course understood that the
part and organs are complete
ly removed and destroyed and that
proper precautions are taken TO guard
against the accidental contamination
of the meal with tubercle bacilli during
and after slaughtering. AS regards tu-
berculosIs, 1 consider that oil reason
able demands are met by the condem-
nation of the carcasscs affected with
extensive, active tuberculosis and with
tuberculosis. The demands
solely OF public health would doubtless
be met by less stringent regulations"
In summing up their observance of
the inspection. the committee say:
THE inspection of carcasses has been
observed in operation In all of the
houses. and q very considerable amount
,f time has been spent. in some cases
'or hours In succession, at the same
place studying this department Of the
work There are. unquestionably. GER