The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-05

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wholly optional with NJ" orrcrlutoud"nt-
or representative II The tac>"r- "a the
Government does not concern itsolf with
the disposition 81 moata after they have
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with other meats turned out IN any form ~
meat product desired ard vet the packages
or rpCeutacle- IN Wh'Ch n was 10 lp shipped
out 10 the pubic would he marked With a
label that their contents had been Gov
eminent lnsTeOted II l. MT alleged here
that such use was TO ho made of this stun.
The case IL pointed out a. one showing the
glarinR opportunity for the misuse ~ u lalcl
bearing the name and the implied guaranty
OF tho United states Government
Another Instance ~ abuse m the Use Of
the labels anne TO our notice. In two d.
lercnt establishments great stocks ,f old
canned goods were being put through "A
washing process 10 remove tho old labels.
They were then subjected to sufficient heat
10 "liVen vi tie COntcnts-tOG-c the DhTa-e
OF the room Superintendent. After tbs
fresh labels. with the Government name on
them were 10 he placed upon the cans, and
thew were to he sent ont bearing all the
evidence of being n freshly put up product
In one Of these Instances. nv the admission
Of the superintendent, the stock thus beng
relahe led was over two years old. In the
other case the superintendent evAded a
statement Of how old the goods we're.
v-rREATMENr OF EMPLOYEES.
The lack Of consideration for the health
and comfort of the Ia borers in the Chicago
stock yards seems to be- direct consequence
of the system Of administrator that pre-
walls. The various departments are under
the direct control of suDerinte1dents who
cla i'm to use fun authority in dealing with
the employees and who seem TO ignore all
considerations except those Of the account
book. Under this system proper care Of
the products and Of the health and comfort
of the employees is impossible. and the
consumer suffers in consequence. The in
sanitary conditions in which the laborers
work and the feverish pace which they are
forreu tn maintain Inevitably aTe,t tteil
! cath, Physicians state that tuberculosis
is di~proportiorately prevalent in the stock
yards, and the victims of this disease ex-
IeCtOrate on the spongy wooden floors
Of the dark workrooms, from which falling
scraps of meat are later ehovelled up to be
converted into food products
The investigators q on 20 report "a to the
lack of privacy for The " 3men employed in !
the racking houses, Rest rooms were few,
and whore they vera found their situation
did not meet with approval nor did their ,
fittings. (
Tn" report continues.
Much of the work in connection with
the handling of meat has TO be carried on
in rooms of a low temperature, but even
here a CRllou disregard was everywhere
seen for the comfort Of those who worked
in these rooms. Girls and women were
found in rooms registering a temperature
whatever. depending entirely upon
artificial light. The floor were wet and
and IN some cases covered with
water. so hat the girls had to stand in
Of sawdu-t as a protection for their
feet. In a few cases even drippings from
the rerri Gerator rooms above trickled
through the ceiling upon the heads of the I
workers and upon the food products being
4 very slight expense would
furnished drier floors ana protected
ing. 1t was asserted Ivy the superintendent
OF these rooms that this low Temperature
was essential to the proper keeping Of
the meat. but precisely similar work was
found in other establishments carried on
in rooms kept at a fair temperature. In
many cases girls Of l6, II and IS years stand
ten hours "A dav at work much Of which
he carried on while sitting down.
In several establishments well mans ged
were provided for the clerical
force. and in one instance a smoking room
provided for them; but no provision
found anywhere for n place to eat
for the male lahorers. In pleasant weather
they eat their luncheon sitting outdoors
along the edge of the sidewalk. or any place
where they can find standing room. In
however, and in Indictment weather,
their lunches ave to be eaten in rooms
in many cases are sitting and nause-
Eating rooms are provided in a num-
her Of places FOR women workers in the
various departments, and in most Of the
large establishments coffee is served them
at a penny u cup. Beyond this meagre
consideration for their convenience at
meal times scarcely any evidence Is found
any one gave a thought to their COM
fort.
"The neglect on the part Of their en-
plOvers to recognize or provide for the
requirements Of cleanliness and decency
OF the employees must have an influence
that cannot be exaggerated in lowering
the morals and diScouraging cleanliness
on the rart Of the workers EMPLOYED in
the packing houses. Thu whole situation
as we saw it in these huge establishments