Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

| OF Deer or mutton or pork, marked
with the condemned tag and returned
to the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. He may sell them
and the only thing required Is that he
furnish monthly statement. under
oath. MS to the disposition Of the
meat"
"Wherc does this meat 60 which has
been condemned and redeemed by the
owners?" asked DR.. Klebs.
"In answering this question should
open up new field Of discussion" an
swered DR.. Jaques.
"That Is easy to answer" replied
Dr. Klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer. It 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.
"rhe inspector should have the power
to render the condemned meat absolute.
" UNIT for food and not return It to
the owner. The problem OF mcum and
t,ium enters Into It. II It Is my meat
for sale Is Is good for you to eat. Tint
Ii the idea Of ownership.
"rlse present method II this: For
several years Il was possible to pass
under the law six sorts OF meat infect.
cd with Tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows It to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
he 30 chooses throws the whole work
OF Inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 387.271 pounds
OF meat. In March, 1905, there was no
inspection. The bacilN Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out on the range
where he gets all the needed air. What
will the same bacilii do to the confined
inhabatant Of the cityr'
Government inspectors only INSPECT
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there IL a sufiiciency Of Govern.
|n,cut n,eat inspectors ut the Stock Yards.
why was 1t that such q 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.
airy 10. 1900:
Washington, d. c., Jan. 1s.-(spe-
cial. )-Thc house committee on appro-
priatlOns has attempted to deal blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but 10000 Of the $lS5.OOO appro.
priations for which Secretary Of Agrl.
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand Tor inspectors. The small
sam which It recommended the house
should give was Incorporated In the ur.
gent deficiency bill 40 q result Of the
insistent representation Of Representa-.
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member wharton has been
attracting Considerable attention. com.
menclng. It will be remembered, with
his amusing eolloQuy With Representa-.
tive Williams, the minority leader, on
the opening day Of the eession.
Secretary Wilson urgently pointed
out 10 congress that bis department was
In need Of Sl85.000 to enable Il to fur.
nish adequate inspections for the In.
creased quantities Of meat which tho
packers an sending abroad.
All The chicago members appeared
before the subcommittee Of the appro.
prlations committee and 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 door 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. A correspondent
asks II milk IL proper food for chick.
ems. All authorities soy not. No fowl
will live on fuid food. Chickens have
gizxards which alone proves that nature
intends them to be eaters OF grain and
other hard foods which need crushing.
MIX is utterly unit for poultry and Is |
likely to give poultry what It gives to
numerous human belngs-tuberculos
Milk Is the food Of calves aud animals
born alive. But not OF any animal that |
ID Matched.
~
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 |
and only few months ago the Do
partment Of Agriculture petitloned Con.
gress for more inspectors. claiming that |
foreign countries were shutting out our |
meats because Of insufficient inspection. I
In the face Of these facts It looks |
mighty funny to see the Beef Trust |
lilling the Milk Fed Press with big ad.
vertlsements Of it, ."United States In.
spected" hams.
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