The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-12
When Meat inspection and
Pure Food Laws Get In
Operation.
IN UNISON


inspection law and the pure food law
are both In effect he Will be n canny
Gamer who gets any dubious meat
products TO the consumer. A double
dose OF inspection In now being or
yanized for the products OF the pack
srs. which In operation will give n piece
OF bad meat about IA much chance as
An anarchist would have IL he should
walk down the main street OF ST. Pc
tersburg with n bomb under his arm
and n red flag flying at the masthead.
There were fears on the part OF tho
packers and the food manufacturers
that a clash might take place between
the authorities Entrusted with enforce
ment OF the two laws. Instead OF clash
there will be cooperation.
From the oof TO the can" will be
the Jurisdiction within which DIR. Mel
WINS force OF inspectors VIII follow
the meat. Then they will turn IL over
10 the minions OF Or. Harvey w. Wiley,
who will trail IL from can To con-
sumner" These gentlemen have con-
terred about their plans for handling
he business, M the assurance IL Civ
IN that a modus vivendi has been ar
ranged which amounts to an offensive
md defensive alliance. They are es-
pecially anxious TO demonstrate that
two inspections are better than m
No Conflict Of Jurisdiction.
II turns out that there In no real
conflict OF Jurisdiction between the
chief chemist and the chief OF the bu-
reau OF animal industry. The latter
will BOSS the inspection OF live stock
on the hoof and during the processes
81 manufacture down to the point
where the product becomes the sub
ject OF interstate Then DIR
uFIlaxs Neltl afnn In and n1atfnA charge
He will watch the progress OF the
product from the establishment where
IL IL put up to the consumer.
DIR. Melvin Will attend To tho san
ltary and health arrangements OF pack
Ing plants and their various depart
ments In which the foo articles are
prepared. as well M TO the inspection
In It's different stages. Or. Wiley vii
be "A good customer. investing In am
pie supply OF samples In open market
and subJecting them to the processes
OF his laboratory. There VIII be ne
dates on the cans. 10 II true. but DR.
Wiley will not take lo-g to decide
whether the lack OF "A dat: IL a fataI
defect In the law.
Promptly Condemn II.
When he finds any meat that ISM
up to standard he will nave IL con-
iemncd without delay. and IL ~ con
adently expected that this policy. Wig
Urously followed. will very soon put M
end TO any tendency To keep meat
products Til they get shopworn al
otomaIne-infestcd Microbes and bac.
tesia and other brutcs calculated &c
i%Isarrange the inner works OF the hu'
man mechanism will be driven out o'
circulation.
Up ut the top OF this system OF Qua.
inspection will be the secretary of ng'
riculturc. with general authority oVcl
both branches W a.. and a determine
ton to harmonlZc n difficulties thaI
may possibly arise. lie Is going tn de-
vot" himself especially To- the bushes,
Of making American meat VIGOROUSLY
the best I'm the world. confidently be
lIcvipg that this repute "A soon b.
established and that. onCc established
II viii immensely extend h mark"
and Increase the prices OF American
meats I'm foreign countries.
Will Come TO Sioux City.
Secretary OF Agriculture James WI,
son has started on his our of the pack.
ing centers Of the country. He vii
opcn his series of engagements In Chi,
rago. where he will meet the manager
u the packing interests. heads of th,
subordInatcs. and take up the natter
concerned with the enforcement of tn,
new meat inspection law.
The secretary In likely To- be In Chi
rago "A week or more. investigating II
person the conditions In the pAckini
houses. informing himself about tn,
improvements already made and learn
Ing exactly What IL planned for fur
Their bctterments.
1t isn't possible To- give any schedul
% the dates for visiting dineren
cities" he said. That will depend oI
convenience. But l am going To- Sc
all OF the packing institutions" Thi
will take him Ia Sioux city.
Secretary Wilson IL confident tina
In the near future the American mca
industry will be- e tn have bee
greatly benefited. rather than injured
by the recent publicity and the lcgis
lation resulting.
There IL going To be a campaign q
publicity and promotion. To- convinc
the world hat American meats mr.
what they have long been recognize
To be. the best In the world.
Will convinee the World.
when this Law is In complete op
eratIon," said the secretary. I'VE wi
be able To show the agents OF foreig
countries the best live stock I'm tn
world. slaughtered and prepared In IA
best and most complete establishment,
and subjected To the most perfect in
spcCtIon. We viii lose no time max
Ing the world know these things. TIL
future OF the American meat trade
not realized rs IL ought To be. "
have the beet meat on earth becaus
we are the only country where the
raise the cattle and the corn side b
side. We are the worlds corn coun
try. Now, our western stock. raise
and fatted out Of doors. II famous q
/ showing the least percentage Of dis
ease known. our corn fed beef IL th
worlds best. Nobody else has the cori
The cattle Of Europe are finished large
" on the b~y-produCts 81 our mill
Argentine and Australian stock az
raised ON grass and finished on sras
They can't compare with u corn
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