Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-04
MEAT MESSAGE
With congress
President Roosevelt Transmits
Reports Of Reynolds and
Neil.
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HOUSES FOUND FILTHY
After Auaignins Condiions. Sein-
gent and Immediate Lgis-
lstion ! Urged.

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Washington. June I. - Presideut
Roosevelt nent the following message
to congress to-day: transmis here.
with reports Of James Bronson Isey.
noids and commissionsr Chas. p.
Neili. the special commission whom
I appointed 70 investigate hso ihe
conditions of stock yards u Chicago
and report thereon 10 ne. This re-.
port In Of 4 preliminary nature. !
submit q to you nos because Il
shows urgent need IL immedi,.e &C
tion by congress In a direction PRO-
vid;ng drastic and thorough going In
spection by the federal government
Of all stock yards AMI packing houses
and Of their rroducss 20 fAr m they
enter Into Interstate or foreign com
merce. The conditions shown by
even this short isspection are re-
voting. u ID imperStiyely necessary
In the interest of decency that they
should be radically changed. Under
existing law II n wholly impossible
10 secure satisfactory results. ] urge
immediate enactment Into Law Of
provisions which vim enable the De-
partment of Agriculture adequately
to inspect meat and meat food pro
ducts entering interstate com.
merce and 10 supervise methods of
preparing the same and to prescribe
sanitary conditions under which this
work shall be performed ! therefore
commend TO yonr Hsorable consider.
alton and urge enactment Of snhstan-
TALLY the provisions known as Senate
Amendment No. 20. to act I'm making
appropriations for the Department Oh
Agriculture, commonly known az the
Beseridge amendment
Packing Houses unssnitary.
The report says two and half
weeks were spent In the investiga-
tion Of Chicago packing houses and
day was spent by Mr.. Reynolds In
the New York sIangh-
ter houses. The report says that In
many rooms where water In used
freely floors are soaked and shiny
and the dark and dingy rooms are
not kept suitably clean. Absence OF |
cleanness was found everywhere In |
handling meats. In the cooling room !
climb over heaps OF meat, |
seiect pieces they wish and frequen-
y throw them down upon the dirty
'loor beside their bench.
The report states that a radical
lefect IN the inspecting system Ii that
Ii confined at present BY law TO
,assing on the healthfulness Of AMI
nails at time OF killing. hut that meat
lsed In sausage and various kinds Of
AIMED products and other prepared
neat foods goes through many pro-
,esses. in all OF which there 10
Of contamination through
Insanitary handling and there II fur.
her danger through the use Of chem.
calls. During all these processes
here Ii no government inspection, III |
houeh these products when sent ont
ear . label stating they are passed
pon by government inspectors. ,
Dirty Hands IN Meat. II
The report arraigns the sanitary
ravisions In the buildings as abom.
nabIe, and says men and women
lunge their unwashed hands Into |
be meat 10 be converted Into food
roducts. Department superintN II
ents seem To ignore All consideras ,
ons except the account hooks and |
he proper care OF products and of X
he health and comfort Of employees.
'uberculosis victims expectorate q \
pongy wooden floors Of dark r0oms Il
rom which falling scrsps Of meat I
re later shDseled up 10 b converted
ito food pspducts. Ii
compulsssy Exasslnatlon. III
The report urges compulsory - /
after slaughter, increase q L
he nuskber of inspectors for night
ispection and special work 4 ad- II
ises legislation prohibiting the de-
larations of government Inspection
j food produts unless they are sub
sct to government inspection at !
very stage Of preparation. Aiso 4 ]
rges the prohibition Of transpcrta- q
On of any meat food products not
lspeeted ana labeled and advises
the qnestiod of spect q
Z labelling of All csrcases sold - /
'esh nest which upoa examination il
ftsr nlasshtering show siens of diar n
Ire M sre stll desuasd suitahle for 10
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