Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-07-12
EXPERTS DECLARE
MEAT wholesome
PACKERS ExoNERATED By COM
AITTEEWHICH INVESTIGATES
CHICAGO STOCK YARDS.

CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED |
ACCORDING TO REPORT
Products Are Fit Food, They Assert
and Allegations of Improper Han
ding Not Borne Out by Facts
Sanitary Recommendations Made.
Chicago, July As a result of the
Investigation by business men and ex-I
perss the meat products Of the we'll
Known firms at the stock yards are
declared to be wholesome and proper
food.
The report made by the joint COM
mlttee of the Illinois Manufacturers
association and Of the Chicago Conn
mereial association was made after IA
plants had been thoroughly inspected.
In the findings particular plants are
not mentioned.
The experts who assisted the COM
nnittee in the work of inspection were:
Dr. W. A. Evans professor of path
ology in the medical department of
the University Of Illinois; DR. Maxi
millian Herzog, late pathoIogist, bu-
reau of science, Manila, P. l.; DIR. NJ
y. Ravenel, professor Phipps institute,
Philadelphia; A. T. Peters. professor
OF veterinary medicine, University of
Nebraska, and Nj. H. Reynolds, pro-
lessor of veterinary medicine, Uni
yersity Of Minnesota
In the investigation daily visits to
the yards were made for a period Of
two weeks, each visit occupying from
ten to fifteen hours
Thorough Inspection Made.
The committee inspected plants,
products, books, records and formu-
laries- Superintendent, foremen- in
epectors. workmen, buyers and sellers
were questioned
Among the principal conclusions OF
the committee are these:
The dressed meat is wholesome and
proper for human food
The canned meat is also healthful
and in varying degrees nutritious and
the canning departments are. in gen
finding is made with reference to the
cured meat department and their prod
ucts
= Further inquiry into the use of meat
preservatives is recommended.
Certain sections of most of the
plants were found to be modern, Eet
In each there were defects Rebuild
ing is going on rapidly and Improve
msnts are being installed
Federal laws governing the con
dernnation of tubereulous cattle are
sufficiently rigid The government
rules as to tuberculous hogs shoult
be .'ameEiorated in some respects"
The yards, meaning the pens, gang
ways, etc, were found to be clean
and the inspection of cattle On tn
,toof adequate
Animals reaching the yards dead d
Tot go into the slaughtering houses
Carcasses Not on Floor.
The committee suggests that lower
grade cattle be made the subject O
closer observation and classification
In respect to dressed meats the cal
cass Of a sheep, calf and hog neve
touches the floor, nor does beef afte
the hide is removed
In six varieties of sausages the con
mittee found evidence of borax G
boracie acid. The experts leave it
the consumer to settle the question {
eating unlocked sausages, the feders
Inspection not covering triehinosis-
Lard and lard compounds wei
found to be wholesome
The committee suspects that tube
euIosis is prevalent among the stoc
yards employees. as the TwentE-nint
ward. in which the big plants are 81
uated, is seventh among the city ware
in the death rate from tuberculosi
No operatives, however, were notice
who looked tubercular.
Regarding Sanitary Conditions.
Touching sanitary conditions the G
perts made recommendations whlc
In brief, are as follows
Abolition of old sections of 9
plants. obedience of bosses to ami
splitting rule, more and modern tollt
rooms. impervious materials for XII
ing floors, better light and ventilatit
for cutting and trimming rooms,
stalIation of fly screens. workmer
clothing should be cleaned dali
workmen should be required to wa
their hands. hospital for sick anims
advised
AS to methods in vogue, improv
ments urged were in brief as follow
Supervision on all materials us
for canned food, cleanly methods
handling picked meats. scientific tee
for canned goods, reform in metho
of using unnuhitive meat, correct a
explicit labels on cans, cleaner met
ods OF handling sausage meats
Russian Sailors Nutiny.
Vigo, Spain, July 9.About 2
sailors, members of the crew of I
Russian cruiser Terek, now at ancf
IN this harbor, have rebelled-