Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-04

above cited, the manager OF the Burling-
ton Rendering Co.. at Burlington. l.. r.
Brigham. approached DR., b. A. Rich. of
the commission, and asked him to turn
some OF the State cattle into that con-
Germ, saying that they tho Rendering
company, would give what they were
worth, and thereupou the commission
commenced to ship some OF the condemn
ed cattle to the Rendering company att
Burlington. The commissioners testify
that 80 far as they know. there was no
trade made as to how much the Render
Ing company should pay for the CATTLE
they simply trusted the Rendering com
pany TO pay what was right, and took
the returns Of that company without
question. The manager testihes that the
arrangement was to pay two cents a
pound for what should be used for food.
and quarter Ola cont pound for
what went into the fertilizer. The COM
mssioners have kept no record of the
number OF head shipped to the Render
isNg company nor Of whence they game,
nor OF the returns, except the lump sums
received, and there is nothing to identify
the cattle which went to the Burlington
plant, and nothing to show how many of
them were for food purposes and how
many for fertilizer. Tho testimony is con-
hicting upon the latter point but it Is
evident that a large portion OF the cat
tie taken to the Burlington plant was
sold for food purposes. Cattle taken
there have been slaughtered. and are
supposed to have been subject. all. to the
post mortem examination Of Dr. Rich, of
the commission, although there has not
been due care exercised In the handling
OF these cattle, and the lack of records
and data concerning It, leaves 1t i'm
possible to show concluslvey whether the
cattle have all been subject to post
mortem examination by him. The way
the matter Is claimed to have been handl
ed Is this the cattle are slaughtered and
sided, some Of the interval organs being
left attached to the carcass. they are
hung on track to await the inspection
of DR.. Rich, he comes and inspects them
making record of the post norton of
each carcass, which is supposed to be
numbered to correspond with the number
of the creature az it Is slArgh tered Those
which he finds diseased %, post norton
are sashed with knife to Indicate con-
demnation and are taken to the render
ing tank and put w. the fertilizer; the
others are sold for food purposes. DR..
Rich testifies that he has sometimes seen
to It that the cattle marked as diseased
have been put into the rendering tank
for fertilizer. but that ne has no practice
about this, and IS not able to look after
it ~ all cases 50 that the result Is that
the matter is practically in the hands
Of the management Of the Rendering com
panY. Tho secretary Of the cattl" com
mission has on file n record Of all tests
, examination of such cattle as are
| slaughtered at the owners home or at
e the plant of the Burlington Rendering
company. The Identification OF the crea-
turc is simply ny number. ana II is i'm
e possible TO tell by these records which OF
the animals taken to tho H,rde,ns COM
nauy have been rut into the fertilizer
D ard which used for food purposes.
Il is not possible from any evidence
50 far produced to- show that any Of the
/, carcasacs found diseased ny the post ,nor
:. TEN cvaminatf,,I made by Dr. Rich. have
been sold or used for food purposes. anC
the presumption must he Of course. that
The management Of the Rendering com
g pany have dealt honestly with the state
+ and have destroyed all carcassrs rount
I to be diseased. hut the fact rcma'rs thai
n in the way business Is conducted between
e 'he cattle commission and the Render
9 ing company 9 the integrity of thu
. masYsgers Of the Rendering company. Fo
. there are NO records kept and no super
d vision exercised ny the cattle commission
4 which is OF any value IN determining i
|. the law has been oheyed. It. is applr
:. ent from al that has developed that th'
q tubcrruln test is hy - means sure ant
@ that very many catt'" have been con
G dcmncd under it. which have afterward
i passed the United states government in
:. spcction and the post mortem h,spec
= ton of the State commission and beef
q used for food purposes.
e no ITEMlZLD ACCOUNTS
II The accounts KEEP, hy the secretary o
70 the cattle commiss oY both the forme
!. encuubent of that o:roe. Mr.. Spear, am
the present secretary. Mr.. Terril, do ~,
c undertake to il rnizc tle receipts for con
o demncd cattle disposed o. The only &C
N count kept Is tho gross amount OF eac
IT check received and from whom rcce!v
, ed. 60 it Is impossible to say how niue
= tho State secured from any one anima
II or herd of animals cc,sIomned. and
{. would not bc possible. without exhaust
r. I've examination by an expert account
q ant. TO determine whether all receipt
70 have been properly accounted fort II
ID TO he presumed of course. that the Stat
p officers nave dealt honestly. but the onl
I'd reliGr'ce the State has, Is upon the il
e tegrity of tho officers. for there are II
X books or accounts from which 1t can b
determined The check for the ne
amount is turned over BY the drove