Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-02-03

Illinois Legislature meets these
worthless will be pointed out SO that ne
who runs may read.
People must remember that the city
had only eleven inspectors ut work on
cattle. hogs, sheep and provisions.
Necessarily their work must have
been very incomplete when there were
100000 cattle week to inspect. tn.
bercul0sls and cancer are bound to be
shipped to all quarters rs food.
How many government officials
does the Beef Trust control?
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Beef Trust cold storage II a had
thing. Yet It Ii popular just now. The
rotten food turned out In the shape Of
diseased poultry from Beef Trust roosts
Ii thus touched upon by Health Com.
missioner Whalen, OF Chicago, In his
annual report:
Gold storage IL one Of our present
necessities. but II II evident that It
has been shamefully misuse,l by dis
honest men. While certain articles
Of food are better after more or lcss
prolonged storage. certain fruits and
vegetables spoil M soon after removal
from the cold storage as to give a
very unfavorable Impression.
1 Asss la 1Nss, 10
stored In IN undrawn condition and II
afterwari sold to the public. Attention
has been called to many cases Of
ptOmaine poisoning resulting from eat.
Ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freezing more or loss
tainted meats and fish. The process
Of decay II checked. hut the ptomalnes
remain. The purchaser does not detect
any Odor, but gnstro.enteritis Is apt
to result none the less.
"There IL u suspicion that much OF
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels, II thus caused"
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| Daily News cattle report January III
equality was rather poor, offers run
ming largely to Gamers ana cutters
Bull trade was steady Mt yesterday
decline. Bologna bulls were takeI
more readily than the tut sorts"
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The Standard OIL Trust does no
sell cancer or tuberculosis to the PEG
pie. But the Newspaper Trust find
abundant space TO dvOte to the Oh
Trust but has not line for the Bee
Trust. Why?
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Why IL not the Illinois Anti-Trus
law strictly enforced against. the rea
trusts?
The law Is upon the statute book
and is rigidly lived up to as agalns
small and honest corporations whic
are obliged to make affidavit once
year ana send the same with one do
lar to Springfield to prove that the
are not In trust.
\ Trust has no more standing 4
law In Illinois than a Burglar, Rot
| exist In violation of the law and bot
are felons In the eyes of the law.
Tuberculosis and cancer can no.
= 60 into every home without let c
/, hindrance. The Health Department
after proving that tons of tuberculos
thn bat
{ week, has discharged its inspectors!
The Beef Trust absolutely control
legislation in Illinois. 1t does as
pleases with the people.
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o Why does not the Attorney Generi
@ of Illinois get after the Beef Tru,
4 on the following points:
8 Antitrust Law ViOlated.-It Is vi,
' lating the trust laws of Illinois by pa
$ ceiling out territory between subOrdil
n ate concerns.
In being an organization In restrain
of trade besides violating every d.
tail of the Antitrust law.
Fraud in Products SOld-MilllOns {
pounds of beef, pork, mutton, sausae
and other products have been sold III
: der false names ana false representa-
. tlons, containing materials other tina
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud in Beef S0ld--Milllons {
: pounds of inferior beef have been sol
!, TO government ana private consumer
+ Killing Independent Concerns-Tl
e Beef Trust has organized and still