Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-06
Government Meat inspectors Chosen from
Beef Trust Employees Under the
New Inspection Law.
Everything to Be Sold in Cans to
the Public Without Any
Restraint.

Wilson said that the method had been
copied by Australian and South Amer.
lean packers. who would profit by 1t II
the American packers were forced to
abandon IL.
II was decided that the cans might
bear the label roast beef. but that II
should he stated on the labels how the
beef was prepared and cooked.
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The Chicago packers who have beeh
defrauding the public put up hara
fight against the enforcement OF the
provisions of the new law which re-
auires them to state plainly on their
labels lust what their cans contain.
Judging from the following dispatch
to a Beef Trust paper the Beef Trust
has won Its point.
The swindling and poisoning OF the
public is to continue.
Here Is the telegram giving the
facts:
Washington. d. c.. Sept 6.-After
numerous conferences between secre'
tary Wilson, DR.. Melvin. chief Of the
bureau Of animal industry, and about
forty representatives Of the various
meat packing houses, the problems
which have arisen over the question OF
labels which. under the law. must be
nut upon meat products. have been set
tied to the satisfaction Of all concern.
ed. What probably was the last con.
ference was held at the Department OF
Agriculture to-day and the packers an
nounccd that they ut once would pre-
pare the labels by Oct. !, when the law
goes into effect.
Throughout the discussions Secretary
Wilson stood for labels which would
state what the package contained and
this the packers refused to accept,
by way Of compromise the
secretary did not Insist upon stating
the percentages Of different meats con.
tanned In any canned article put out
under one name.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Sept. 1O.-Tcn per.
sons in three different families Of this
city have been lying at the point Of
death for over twelve hours. suiferln.
from the effects Of eating dried beef de-
livered to their houses Saturday. A
partial investigation has revealed the
fact that the meat came originally from
one Of the large packing houses.
The physicians are of the opinion
that some sort Of embalming huld, used
us a preventative. was used In the beef
and was the cause of the poisoning.
Sterling, Ill.,, Sept 1.-THE physl'
clans of this city report that during
last night there were forty cases OF
ptomainc poisoning, ana that several Of
the patients are still In n precarious
condition. The poisoning was caused
by eating pressed corn beef purchased
at a local market. The food came orig.
inally from Chicago packing.house.
The families Of Henry Burmeister, Rev.
Louis Grcssens, Henry Aument, Will
lam T.. Myers, Fred Avery and Harry
Dennison were among the sufferers.
London, Sept. 12.-Lieutenant Colo
mel Percy Eyra Hobbs, who was select.
ed by War Secretary Haldanc to go to
the United States and inspect the pack
ing of beef intended for the British
army, has returned to this country. II
IL understood that he will In few
days present vOlumlnOus report, the
glst OF which Is that the sanitary con-
ditions at the stOckyards have been un'
satisfactory.
The report will condemn methods In
vogue.
Great Indignation is felt In England
over the action Of the Beef Trust IN
hiring English butchers who handle III
goods, to 90 to America and bring back
a report whltewashlng the Beef Trust
and its methods.
indianapolis, Aug. 30,-Tainted mea
delivered at the camp of regulars a
Fort Benjamin Harrison nearly cause,
riot this morning when ratlons were
issued to the soldiers. The regulars
demanded that the meat be taken from
the camp at once. A board Of inspec
ton was appointed and recommended
that only part Of the meat b.
| thrown away, as the rest, 1t held, wal
good. This report was far from salts
factory, and there was considerable
murmurlng over IL, but General Cartel
ordered II all destroyed and new
issue made.
Burlington, VI, Sept. 1.-Followln!
closely on the affidavit made by i. u
| Hutchinson, Of Worcester, that he saw
| his condemned cattle slaughtered IL
this city, with every indication tina
they were to he sold as meat, comes |
statement made today by W. q. AM
q. $. White, OF Richmond, which !
even more startling,
That Of the elder Mr., White Is to tn
effect that last October the State Cat
tie Commission condemned iifty-seyel
animals Of his herd as being affecte'
with tuberculosis; that he was pat
50 per cent Of the appraised value
that the iifty.seycn head OF cattle, II
company with cattle condemned from
the herd Of NJ. $. Richmond, wcr
| shipped away from Richmond, AM
that his son followed them to see wha
final disposition was made Of them.
The son states that he followed tn
cattle to IIaverhlll and Boston, on
carload being set off at Ilaverhill an,