Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-06


tors the fate Of the public will be worse
than II ever was.
The Chicago Tribune, which will
not be accused by anyone of being an
enemy OF the Beef Trust. after calling
attention to the fact that only % out
Of 100 meat product inspectors had
gone to work under the new law. said
on Tuesday, Sept. IL, 1906: 1T will
he necessary to hold another examina.
ton before the full complement Of 100
men can be installed. and II Is doubt.
ful II Il sufficient number will be avail.
able for duty when the new law goes
into effect Oct. ]. The new inspectors
will look after sanitary conditions at
the plants principally. and Mr.. Cooley
placed them where they could do the
most effective work In the four estab.
lishments. They will inspect the trucks,
rooms. hangers. tables. pipes and floors.
Sixty.fi Of those who took the exam.
ination recently passed but only TWEEN.
ty.seven reported for duty. This Is nc.
counted for by the fact that Of those
who passed number are now EN-.
ployed In the packing houses at 500
a month. The salary Of an inspector 10
but $3.50 month"
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A great portion OF the 'lumpy jaw"
beef slaughtered In the United States
and passed as sound by the inspect.
ors 10 sold and consumed In Chicago,
according to recent article In the
Chicago Tribune. st. Louis prohibits
both the slaughter and sale Of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle In that city. and Kansas
city. while 1t permits the Strengthening
Of such cattle, prohibits the sale Of the
beef.
That Chicago has become the dump
ing ground for practically all the
'lumpy Jaw" beef In the country was
revealed by food inspectors.
At one plant are slaughtered every
Friday from 100 to 200 head Of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle. or these only small
fraction IL condemned as UNIT for con-
sumption The rest. with the discussed
parts cut out. IL sold for prime beef.
and brings the retailer as good prices
a. the best beef.
This Is possible by reason OF the fact
that the consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef he buys Is part Of a
"iumpy Jaw" steer or not. II the In.
spectors pass an infected animal. after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef IL
placed In the cooler and sold just as
any other beef. or course the attitude
Of Health Commissioner Whalen and
Others Is that the locally infected cattle
are not generally unfit for food.
Out Of a total days slaughter Of 100
head Of "lumpy jaw" and otherwise In
fected animals only twelve car.
classes were condemned after post.
norton inspection. This means that at
an average weight Of 1900 pounds each
there will be sold In Chicago during
the next few days at least $4,000
pounds OF 'lumpy jaw" beef. How
much OF the same kind of meat ID
shipped into Chicago from Kansas City
and other places where Its sale Is pro
hibited would he difficult to estimate
but the quantity In undoubtedly large
In most OF the Eastern cities ordi'
nances are In force prohibiting the sale
Of meat from animals with actinOmy'
COSTS, the scientific name for "lumpy
jaw" Thus Chicago remains as the
only large market where that class Of
Eattle may be slaughtered and sold with
profit.
The average weekly receipts OF cattle
at the stock yards are 10000 head, and
among these always are found from
100 to 200 animals infected In one
way or another.
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Several foreign governments woult
do we'll 10 send secret investigator
here 20 ascertain the kind of meats ex
ported 10 their countries. According 4
all accounts several OF their represent
atlyes are very friendly TO the Bee
Trust. So markedly 50 that common
upon the fact has quite a decided am
positive tone.
Tho Roof Trust Il lHppy over lis vic