The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-08

even reasonably clean. and that the
method Of handling ana nrenarsns
food products is uncleanlv and dsn,
serous 70 health. Under existing law
the hatlonai government has no power
70 enforce inspection Of the MANY
forms OF prepared meat food products
That are daily going from the packing
houses into interstate commerce. Ow.
ing 70 an inadequate appropriation
the department Of agriculture is not
even able to place inspectors In all
establishments desiring that. The
present law prohibits the shipment ~
unlnspected meat to foreign conn.
tries, but there is no provision forbid.
ding the shipment of uninsnected
meats in Interstate commerce. and
thus thu avenues of interstate com
merce are left open to traffic in dis
eased or spoiled meats. II az has
Deen aIleged on seemingly good au-
thorlty, further evils exist. such as the
improper use of chemicals and dyes
the government lacks power to rem.
edy them. law is needed which will
enable the inspectors of the general
government to inspect and SUPERVISE
from the hoof to the can the prepara.
ton of meat food products. The evil
seems 10 De much less in the sale of
dressed carcasses than in the sale of
canned and other prepared products;
ana very much less as regards pro
ducts sent abroad than as regards
those used at home.
In my Judgment. the expenses of
me inspection should be paid by a fee
leVled on each animal slaughtered. II
lhls Is not done. the whole purpose
81 the law can at any time be defeated
through an insufficient appropriation
and whenever there was no particular
interest in the subject it would not he |
only easy, but natural thus to make |
me appropriation insufficient III n |
were not for this consideration 7 |
'hould favor the government paving
or the inspection.
The alarm expressed in certain
luartSrs concerning this feature
mould be allayed by a realization of
ne fact that In no case under such a
aw VIII the cost Of inspection exceed
cents per head.
i call special attention To the fact
hat this report Is preliminary and
nat the investigation is still unfin.
'hea' IL is not yet possible to report
me alleged abuses in the use OF
chemical compounds in
with canning and preserv
u meat products, nor on the alleged
lctorlng in this fashion of tainted
eat and OF products returned to the ,
lckers as having grown unstable or
lusable from age or from other rea-
MS Grave allegations are made in
terence to abuses OF this nature .
Let me repeat that under the pres.
law there practically is no method I
stopping these abuses, II they s
ould be discovered to exist. Legisla. a
N is needed in order to prevent the
ssiblllty OF all abuses In the future
no legislation is passed. then the
'ellent results accomplished by the Y
TX OF this special committee will en-.
re only so long as the memory of
committees work is fresh. and re.
descence of the abuses is absolute. ri
certain. -
| ugre the immediate enactment !"
law of provisions which will en-. al
the department of agriculture ia
quately to inspect the meat ana tt
1t food products entering into in. N
state commerce, and to supervise -.
methods of preparing the same, "
TO prescribe the sanitary condi- W.
IS under which the work shall be FRI
'ormed. | therefore commend to ct,
favorable consideration and urge
enactment of substantially the Gu
'isions known as senate amend bic
! NO 20 to the act making appro- wi
tons for the department of agri- o.
nre for the fiscal year ending June ~
1907, as passed by the senate, this th'
'tment being commonly known as da
Beverage amendment jar
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. rer
he White House. June 4, 1906"
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