Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-11

he sold by the consent of the law after
they have been branded OH the quarter:
OF beef or mutton or pork. marked
with the condemned tag and returned
to the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. lie may sell them
and the only thing required Is that lie
furnish a monthly statement, under
oath. as to the disposition of the
meat"
"Where does this meat go which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
Ownersy' asked DIR. Klebs
"1n answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion" an.
swered Dr. Jaques.
THAT Is easy to answer" replied
DIR. Klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer. 1t can't 60 to the foreign
market"
Dr. Jaques further stated that the
system Of having the inspection made
In the interest Of the owner and the
producer to enable them to sell their
products In foreign markets was wrong.
"The inspector should have the power
to render the condemned meat absolute.
" unfit for food and not return It to
the owner. The problem Of meum and
tuum enters into II. II II IL my meat
for sale Is IL good for you to eat That
Is the idea Of ownership.
"rhe present method Is this: For
several years It was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
ed with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows II to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
he 10 chooses throws the whole work
Of inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 367.271 pounds
Of meat. In March, 1905. there was no
inspection. The bacilli Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out on the range
where he gets all the needed air. What
will the same bacilli do to the confined
inhabltant Of the cltyf"
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Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there IL sufAclency Of Govern.
ment meat inspectors ut the Stock Yards,
why was II that such howl was made
by the Department Of Agriculture IN
January when the application for add.
tiOnal inspectors was cut down?
The following special telegram was
published In the Chicago Tribune Janu.
airy 10. 1900:
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 1S.-(Spc.
cial. THE house committee ON appro.
priatIOns has attempted to deal a blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but 10000 Of the $i35.OOO appro-
prIations for which Secretary Of Agrl.
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand for inspectors. The small
sum which II recommended the house
should give was Incorporated In the ur.
gent deficiency bill AZ a result Of the
insistent representation Of Representa-.
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For a new member Wharton has been
attracting considerable attention, com.
mencing, 1t will be remembered. with
his amusing colloquy with Representa-.
tive Williams, the minority leader, ON
the opening day OF the session.
Secretary Wilson urgently pointed
out to congress that his department was
In need Of $4,000 to enable It to fur.
nlsh adequate Inspections for the In.
creased quantities Of meat which the
packers are sending abroad.
All the Chicago members appeared
before the subcommittee OF the appro.
prlations committee and asked that tho
Wilson recommendation be adopted.
but Wharton especially was interested
because Of the meat packing interests
In his district. 1t Ia likely an effort
will be made on the floor of the house
10 increase the amount recommended
by the committee, and, falling OF sue.
TESS there, the senate will be urged to
act.
MIX Fed Chickens. a correspondent |
asks II milk Is proper food for chick.
Ems. All authorities say not. No fowl
will live on fluid food. Chickens have
ylzzards which alone proves that nature
Intends them to be eaters Of grain and
other hard foods which need crushing.
MIX Is utterly unfit for poultry and Is
likely to give poultry what 1t gives to
numerous human belngs-tuberculO
Milk Is the food of calves and animals
,Orn alive. But not Of any animal that
s Matched.
United States Inspectors are EN-.
'loyed at the Union Stock Yards to In.
pect meats intended for export to for
Ign countries only.
They are not employed to Inspect
neat for domestic consumption.
The Government has been complain.
ng that 1t has not inspectors enough
md only few months ago the De
'artment Of Agriculture petitloned Con
'ress for more inspectors, claiming that
oreign countries were shutting out our
meats because Of insufficient inspection.
In the face Of these facts 1t looks
mighty funny to see the Beef Trust
Hing the MIX Fed Press with big ad
'ertisements Of Its "United States In.
pected" hams.
This looks a. Il the United States In, ]