Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-09

with the condemned ting and returned
to the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. He may sell them
and the only thing required IL that he
furnish monthly statement. under
oath. as to the disposition Of the
meat"
"Where does this meat 90 which has
been condemned and redeemed BY the
ownersY' asked DR.. Klebs.
"In answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion" an.
swered DR.. JaQues.
"That Is easy to answer" replied
DR.. Klebs. ut 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.
IL UNIT for food and not return 1t to
the owner. The problem Of meuin and
tuum enters into It. II 1t Is my meat
for sale II IL good for you to cut. That
Is the Idea OF ownership.
"rhe present method Ia this: For
several years 1t was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
Ell with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows 1t to pass
In 6ve ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
he no chooses throws the whole work
OF inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 3d7.27l 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
inhabitant OF the city,"
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Illinois 10 not only the headquarters
Of the Beef Trust. hut the people OF
Illinois are Ito principal victims.
Reef Trust ap0Oglsts say that most
Of the criticism Of their methods ID
due to dramatic license" 10 there
any dramatic license" In the condem'
nation Of over 100000 pounds Of beef
containing tuberculosis in the short
space Of three months? IL there any
dramatic license" about official health
department reports?
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Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries
but II there Is a sutliciency OF Govern
ment meat inspectors at the Stock Yards
why was 1t that such howl was mad,
by the Department Of Agriculture II
January when the application for addi
tional inspectors was cut down?
The following special telegram wa
published In the Chicago Tribune Janl
AIRY 10, 1906:
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 1S.-(Spe
cial. THE house committee on apprG
priatiOns has attempted to deal a bio,
to the Chicago meat trade by refusln
all but $4,000 Of the $l35,OO0 apprt
! priatlons for which Secretary of Ayr
culture Wilson asked In order to NEE
the demand for inspectors. The sma
sum which 1t recommended the holis
should give was incorporated In the III
gent deficiency bill as result of til
insistent representation of Represent,
tive Wharton of Chicago.
For new member Wharton has bee
attracting considerable attention, con
n mencing. 1t will be remembered, wit
o his amusing colloquy with Represent
4 tive Williams, the minority leader, G
n the opening day OF the session.
l. Secretary Wilson urgently pointe
l. out to congress that his department wi
d In need of $135,OOO to enable 1t to fl
3. nlsh adequate inspections for the /
o creased quantities OF meat which Il
l. packers are sending abroad.
n All the Chicago members appeart
II before the subcommittee OF the apr
IS priatlons committee and asked that Il
d Wilson recommendation be adOpte