Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-03-03


Illinois Legislature meets these
worthless will be pointed out 80 that he
who runs may read.
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People must remember that the city
had only eleven inspectors at work on
cattle. hogs, sheep and provisions.
Necessarily their work must have
been very incomplete when there were
100000 cattle q week to inspect. Tu.
berculosis and cancer are bound TO be
shipped to all quarters ~ food.
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How many government omcials
does the Beef Trust controlf
Beef Trust cold storage Ii a bad
thing. Yet II 10 popular Just now. The
rotten food turned out In the shape Of
diseased poultry from Reef Trust roosts
ID thus touched upon by Health Com.
missioner Whalen, Of Chicago, In his
annual report:
"Cold storage h one Of our present
necessities. but II Is evident that II
has been shamcfully misused BY dis.
honest men. While certain articles
Of food are better after more or less
prolonged storage, certain fruits and
vegetables spoil 20 soon after removal
from the cold storage 40 10 give .
very unfavorable impression.
"Again, poultry or game 10 often
stored In an undrawn condition and In
afterward sold to the public. Attention
has been called 10 many cases Of
ptomaine poisoning resulting from eat.
ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freesing more or lcss
tainted meats and nsh. The process
Of decay 10 checked, but the ptomaines
remain. The purchaser docs not detect
any odor. but q Rastro.enteritis 10 apt
to result mono the len.
"There IL q suspicion that much Of
the sicknoss contracted In strange
hotels, 10 thus caused"
Daily News cattle report January 10 |:
equality was rather poor. offers run.
ming largely to Gamers and cutters.
Bull trade was steady at yesterdays
decline. Bologna bulls were taken
more readily than the fat sorts"
The Standard Oh Trust does not
sell cancer or tuberculosis to the peO-
pie. But the Newspaper Trust finds
abundant space to dvote to the OIL
Trust but has not line for the Beet
Trust WhyH
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Why In not the Illinois Antitrust
law strictly enforced against the real
trusts?
The law In upon the statute books
and is rigidly lived up to as against
small and honest corporations which
are obliged to make affidavit once Il
year and send the same with one dol
lar to Springfield to prove that they
are not In trust.
A Trust has no more standing In
law In Illinois than Burglar. Both
exist In violation Of the law and both
are felons In the eyes Of the law.
tuberculosis and cancer can now
go into every home without let OF
hindrance. The Health Department
after proving that tons Of tuberculosis
are dumped on the market every
week, has discharged Its inspectors!
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The Beef Trust absolutely controls
legislation In Illinois. 1t does as Il
pleases with the people,
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, Why does not the Attorney Genera
> of Illinois get after the Beef Trus
| on the following points:
, Antitrust Law ViOlated.--It il VIC
, lating the trust laws of Illinois by par
, ceiling ont territory between subordin
, ate concerns.
In being an organization In restraint
of trade besides violating every de
tail Of the Antitrust law.
Fraud in Products Sold-Mlllons OF
pounds of beef, pork, mutton, sausage
ana other products have been sold IN
der false names ana false representa-
lions, containing materials other thar
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud in Beef Sold-Mllllons OF
pounds of inferior beef have been sold
TO government and private consumers
killing. Independent Concerns--Tht