Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-17
SAYS ALL FOODS
ARE D0CT0RED
Canned Vegetables and All Kinds Of
Meats Are Painted and Pre-
served With Chemicals,
States Mr.. Kirchner

Nearly all Of the preservaline that
we sell goes to the small dealers and
to those who have wagons carrying
meat about the city," said Mr.. Kirch-
ner of the firm of Steinen, Kirchner
& Co., dealers in butchers and BARRIERS
supplies. According to the statement
Of M. w. Everhardy of Lamb, Mailer
& Everhardy, who conduct the Palace
meat market and the Palace whole
sale market, there are only two deal
ers in preservaline In Los Angeles. One
is Steinen, Kirchner e. Co., while the
other is Joseph Jaeger of 331 Towne
avenue. Members of both firms mem
toned admitted yesterday that they
deal in preservaline and other artificial
preservatives of meat and canned
goods.
I'm the wagons sent out by BUTCH
ers," said Mr.. Kirchner, "the meats
are banged around all day, and when
the wagon goes back to the market at
night the meat begins to ferment and
spoil. In order to stop that action the
butchers apply preservaline.
Tells Of Other Preservatives
Anyone who imagines for q mo-
ment that meats are the only food to
which preservatives are applied is
wrong. There is not a single brand of
canned goods that is not artificially
colored and favored. The canned peas
which look so nice and green are posi-
lively painted with green dye and pre-
servatives that are much more harm
full than those applied to meats are
mixed in to make them keep. Then
filler, which is all kinds of stuff, is
put in to make the canned goods
weigh more and to give it a body. In
the spices ground bark is the principal
part of the mixture and ground coffee
is adulterated to great extent.
"The wholesale shops do not buy any
preservatives, as their refrigerating
facilities are much better than those
of smaller shops. They can keep meat
perfectly fresh for weeks in rooms
where the temperature is kept low,
while smaller concerns have to paint
the meat with preservaline to keep 1t
for more than few days.
Use in Country
"Out in the country where the shops
sell comparatively little meat, they are
almost obliged to use the stuff to keep
their meat, for ice is great deal more
expensive than it is in town and they
have no cold storage rooms in which
to store the meat. We really sell but
little preservaline to Los Angeles mar
ket men, for the reason that when they
do use it they are invariably detected
by the inspectors. Almost all of our
trade is in Arizona, where they can
use anything they like on meats or
anything else to eat Every compound
that is intended to preserve food Is
based upon boracic acid. Neither one
is an active poison, but continued use
of either is certainly not healthful."
Denies Use of Poison
M, w. Everhardy of the Palace mar
ket, one of the market men for whom
warrants were issued by the police
Justice, said yesterday afternoon: 1--WE
have not had an ounce of preservaline
or any other compound of the sort for
three years. Any of our employees will
tell you that. Our refrigerating facili-
ties are unequaled in the west and
for us to preserve our meats by any
other means than refrigeration would
be exceedingly foolish
Mr. Everhardy exhibited three rooms
in which the temperature is below
freezing. The meats in all three of
the rooms looked above reproach and
the loins from which the porterhouse
steaks are cut were appetizing in their
appearance.
1--WE cannot get these loins fast
enough to supply the trade, and why
we should smear them with poison is
meat which was said by the inspector
to have been freshened with preserva-
line was found in the Del Rey restaur-
ant 1t is possible that the meat came
to us with the preservative on it, and 1t
is also possible that it was put on after
we sold it. but 1t is not possible that
it was applied in our shop.
1--WE are supplied with meat from
three packing houses = Cudahys,
40 A nUalaG
company 1t might have come from
any one of the three; we do not know
as to that, but when the warrant is
served on me I viii be ready to fight
the case, and they viii have to prove
that have used anything of the
sort"
Will Fight Case
f. Levy. proprietor of the Great
Eastern market at 1876 South Spring
street, said: II was served with a war
rant charging me with using preserva-
tiVes on the meat which sell. shall
plead not guilty and ] am going TO
make test case of il. The meat busi-
ness has fallen off one-third since the
Chicago packing house revelations
have been made, and it would seem
that an effort is being made to kill
to fight it to finish and will force
those who have made these charges
to back water"
A. Rothe, who has a meat market
at Rose and Third streets. pleaded
guilty to the charge of using preserva-
line on meat, and was fined $40 In the
police court yesterday.
N. Van de Verg OF the San Julian
dairy pleaded guilty to the charge of
using artificial preservatives in cream
and was fined S..
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