Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-18


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 he
furnish a monthly statement, under
oath. as to the disposition Of the
meat"
"Whcre does this meat go which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
Owners?' asked DR.. Klebs.
I'm answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion an.
swered DIR. Jaques.
"Thnt 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 1t Is my meat
for sale Is Is good for you to eat. That
Is the idea Of ownership.
1.-THE present method Il this: For
several years 1t was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
cd with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows 1t 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 3G7.271 pounds
Of meat. In March. 1905. there was no
inspection. The bncilli Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out OH the range
where he gets all the needed air. What
will the same bacilli do to the confined
inhabltant Of the cityY"
~
Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there Is a suiiiciency Of Govern.
Ment meat inspectors ut the Stock Yards.
why was 1t 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.
ary ID. 1900:
Washington. ID. c., Jan. 1S.-(Spe.
cial. THE house committee on apprO.
prlatlOns has attempted to deal blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
nll but $4,000 OF the $4,000 appro.
priatlOns for which Secretary Of Agrl.
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand for inspectors. The small
sum which 1t recommended the house
should give was Incorporated In the ur.
gent deficiency bill as a result Of the
inslstent representation Of Representa-
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member Wharton has been
attracting considerable attention, com.
mencing, It will DO 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 $135OOO to enable 1t to fur.
nlsh adequate inspections for the In.
creased quantities OF meat which tho
packers are sending abroad.
All the Chicago members appeared
before the subcommittee Of the appro.
prlatiOns committee ana asked that tho
Wilson recommendation be adopted.
but Wharton especially was interested
because Of the meat packing interests
In his district. 1t Is likely an effort
will be made on the floor of the house
to Increase the amount recommended
by the committee, and. failing OF sue.
cess there, the senate will be urged to
act.
Milk Fed Chickens. \ correspondent
asks II milk is proper food for chick.
ems. All authorities say not. No fowl
will live on fluid food. Chickens have
gizzards which alone proves that nature
intends them to be eaters of grain ana
other hard foods which need crushing.
Milk IL utterly unfit for poultry and Is
likely to give poultry what 1t gives to
numerous human belngs-tuberculOsis |
Milk Is the food Of calves and animals
born alive. But not OF any animal that |
Ii Matched.
49,
United States Inspectors are EN-.
plOyed ut the Union Stock Yards to In.
spect meats intended for export to for,
eign countries only.
They are not employed to Inspect |
meat for domestic consumption.
The Government has been complain.
Ing that 1t has not inspectors enough
ana only few months ago tho DE |
partment of Agriculture petltlOned Con.
sress for more inspectors. claiming that
foreign countries were shutting out our
meats because of insufficient Inspection.
In the face of these facts 1t looks
ulghty funny to see the Beef Trust
illing the Milk Fed Press with big nd
Of Its "United States In.
'pected" hams.
This looks as ~>e United States In.