The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-14
STOCK YARDS IN
AWFUL CONDITION
Food Inspector Makes Written
Report of Premises Where
Animals Are Kept.
SCORES OF DEAD HOGS
LIE THROUGHOUT THE PENS
Question Has Been Taken Up
With Authorities for In
yestigatiOn.

That Is is not alone the selling Of hogs
from cholera-infected herds OF hogs which
are capable OF furnishing unhealthy meat
. or at least, an undesirable product to the
citizens OF Salt Lake would seem to be
indicated from an official report filed
Monday with Mayor Ezra Thompson by
City Food Inspector Frazier
Affects Big House.
This report deals with conditions at the
yards OF Knight & Co, firm that sells
Its slaughtered ANIMALS 10 many OF the
local butchers. Following is the substance
OF the report made by the Inspector TO
Mayor Thompson:
Very Bad Condition.
''I inspected Knight & Co slaughter
yards on March s. 1906.
II found the yards and pens where the
cattle. sheep and hogs that are to be
slaughtered are kept in, In a very bad
/ condition, the animals having to lie down
In NTH. mud and water six inches deep.
/ found on looking over a large patch of
3 land. | should judge about four or five
acres. where the nogs that have been
raised by this company are fed, and about
400 yards southeast OF the slaughter
house. eighty-thrce dead hogs OF all sizes.
some being very large hogs. / also count
ed five dead horses, besides one or two
other animals that were dead. The live
hogs were feeding all around and among
these dead animals ON the offal hauled
from the Slaughtcr-housc,
Refused to Eat.
The slaughter house Itself was not in
such bnd condition. In explaining why
the nogs had died on the outside yard
hand said IN effect that II was on ac-
count of the cold weather and refusing
to eat the offal that was hauled To them.
went a number OF times TO see the man
aser OF this company, but did not sue
Ceed
In talking with one of the employees
OF the company AT their place OF business
in West Temple street, about the unsani-
tary condition of the place, he promised
TO apprise Mr.. West Uhe manager OF
my investigation and said that no doubt
the place would be put In better shape.
Advised City Physician.
II took the matter up with DR.. NJ r.
Stewart 0he City Physician, and he ad-
vIsed me to go and see the State Board
of Health, DIR. T. B. Beatty. 1 did so on
March .. In the absence OF Dr. Beatty,
his secretary, II II. Smith, said that the
State would take the necessary steps In
the matter. l was In the office OF John
Peterson. State Food Inspector, this morn
ing (March l2), He read me letter from
the State Board of Health and stated
that he would take the matter up at
once
Other Facts Stated
Tho remainder OF the report refers to
the facts already published In The Trib-
une stating that the authorities Of Davis
county had already been requested TO
tQry conditions.
Mayor Thompson will lose time In
seeing that this subject is taken in hnnd
by the proper authorities Although the
abatement OF unSanitary conditions at the
stockyardS Is a matter that Will probably
rest with the State officials or those of
Davis county there ls no doubt that so
far the sale OF the meat from these
premises In this city is concerned, the
local officials arc entitled TO take hand
in securing respect for the public health
Barton Herbert Case.
The cases OF T NJ. Herbert and IL A
Barton, who are now under 500 ball upon
charges of selling hogs known to be dis
cased maintaining a nuisance and keep
Ing hogs within the city limits. VIII come
up for hearing Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. The officers have been carefully
investigating the case and have found
that the charges made in The Tribune as
10 this public outrage are supported by
the evidence they have obtained.