Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-08-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tProm our Regular correspondent,

Washington. ID, G, July 30.-The
| regulations under the new law govern.
ing the inspection of meat for inter.
state and foreign trade were issued to
day by Secretary Wilson. They pro.
vide that the scope of the inspection
shall cover all slaugh tering, packing
| meat canning, sailing, rendering or
| similar establishments whose meats or
meat products, in whole or in part. en-
ter into Interstate or foreign commerce,
unless exempted from inspection by the
Secretary of Agriculture. The SANTA
ton regulations require the establish
ments in which animals ale slaughter
ed, or meats and meat food products
are prepared. cured. packed, stored or
handled to be suitably lighted and VEN
tilated and to be maintained in SAM.
tary condition. Ali work in such es-
Establishments must be performed in
clearly and sanitary manner. Man.
ayers of establishments will not be
permitted to employ any person affect
ed with tuberculosis in any of the de-
partments where carcasses are dressed,
meats handled or meat food products
prepared. The provision relating to
dyes, chemicals and personalities is
stringent. Special provision is made
for the destruction for food purposes
of all carcasses and parts of carcasses
and meat food products which, under
inspection, prove to be unclean, I'M
sound Or otherwise unfit for human
food. Running through the regula-
tiOns is carefully prepared scheme
which will effectually prevent the en-.
trance into sausage, curing. canning
and other chopped meat establishments
of any carcasses which were not inspect.
ed and passed by federal inspectors at
the time of slaughter.
A complaint against the l.. & N. Rail-
road by j. R. Lucas & Company, of
East st. Louis, was filed with the In
terstate Commerce Commission today.
1t specifies that the railroad from 1900
to the present time charged the petit
tloner two cents per 100 pounds for the
of reconsigning hay at East
st. Louis, whereas no such charge for
,he privilege of recOnsignment is made
It gateways and distributing markets
'ther than the city of East st. Louis.
This charge is denounced as unjust,
and unreasonable. The
prays that the practice be
and that the defendant
abroad be required to make refund
the complainant. by way of dam
ges and PREPARATION. The overcharge I,
Or the six years is placed at s., ia n. :
Senator Dick, of Ohio. and Elmer
lover, secretary of the republican ma.
lonal committee will visit Sycamore
I'LL tomorrow, for the purpose of dis
1sslng politics of the Middle West
special stress will be laid upon the ),
bio situation, which is somewhat
duplicated at present. Dick, it is :,
Understood will request the President !,
send some member of the cabinet :,
} speak in Ohio during the campaign. .
Former Congressman G. f. Trigg, of -
le Ninth Virginia district. is here on q,
lsiness. "There is nothing in all this =,
Tx You hear about the Ninth district
'ing certainly lost to the democrats :,
is year. he says. 1.-The republicans .,
making their boast that they have
AIDE the re election of Colonel Slemp
by paying their capitation
xes, while the democrats have neg
tied in large measure to pay up. IIR
lieve as many democrats as republic m
ms have paid their taxes. The re
blicans are bluffing l tell you right A
W that there are several democrats M
the district who could defeat Slemp."