Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-08

he sold by the consent Of the law after
they have been branded OH the quarters
Of beef or mutton or pork, marked
with the condemned tag and returned
to the owner. The latter Is not forced
to destroy them. lie may sell them
and the only thing required Is that he
furnish monthly statement, under
oath. as to the disposition Of the
meat"
where does this meat go which has
been condemned ana redeemed by the
Owners?" asked DIR. Klebs.
I'm answering this question I should
open up new field Of discussion" an.
swercd Or. Jaques.
"That Is easy to answer" replied
DIR. klebs. 1T goes to the American
consumer. It can't 90 to the foreign
market"
DIR. 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.
"The inspector should have the power
to render the condemned meat absolute.
" UNIT for food and not return It to
the owner. The problem Of meum and
t,ium enters Into 1t. n II is my meat
for sale Is Is good for you to eat. That
Ii the idea Of ownership.
''rhe present method Il this: For
several years 1t was possible to pass
under the law six sorts Of meat infect.
ed with tuberculosis. 1t has stopped
one way and now only allows II to pass
In five ways instead Of six. The meat
being returned to the owner to sell II
he 40 choOses throws the whole work
Of Inspection Of beef for city use on
the city health department. In March
last the city destroyed 307.27i pounds
Of meat. In March, 1905. there was no
inspection. The bacllli Of tuberculosis
will attack the steer out on the range
where he gets all the needed air. What
will the same bacilll do to the confined
inhabitant Of tho clty!"
~eA
Government inspectors only inspect
meats intended for foreign countries,
but II there In suiliciency Of Govern.
n,ent meat inspectors ut the Stock Yards.
why WIS II that such q howl was made
by the Department Of Agriculture In
January when the application for addi.
tional inspectors was cut down?
The following special telegram was
published In the Chicago Tribune Janu.
ary ~. 1900:
Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1S.-(Spc.
cial.) 1.-The house committee on appro.
priations has attempted to deal blow
to the Chicago meat trade by refusing
all but $4,000 OF the $l35.OOO appro.
prlntiOns for which Secretary OF Agrl.
culture Wilson asked In order to meet
the demand for inspectors. The small
sum which 1t recommended the house
should give was Incorporated In the ur.
gent deficiency bin as result Of the
insistent representation OF Representa-.
tive Wharton Of Chicago.
For new member wharton has been
attracting considerable attention, com.
nlencing, 1t will be remembered, with
bis amusing colloquy with Representa-.
tive Williams, tho minority leader. on
the opening day Of the session.
Secretary Wilson urgently pointed
out to congress that his department was
In need Of $4,000 to enable It to fur.
nlsh adequate inspections for the In.
creased quantities Of meat which tho
packers are 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 il likely an effort
will be made on the floor 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. \ correspondent
asks II milk Is proper food for chick
ems. All authorities say not. No fowl
will live on huld food. Chickens have
gizzards which alone proves that nature
Intends them to be eaters of grain and
other hard foods which need crushing.
Milk IL utterly unfit for poultry and Ia
likely to give poultry what 1t gives to
numerous human belngs-tubercul0sls
Milk In the food of calves ana animals
born alive. But not OF any animal that
Ia Matched.
~
United States Inspectors are EN-.
ployed ut the Union Stock Yards to In,
spect meats intended for export to for.
elgn 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 De
partment Of Agriculture petltloned Con.
gress for more inspectors, claiming that
foreign countries were shutting out our
meats because of insufficient inspection.
In the face of these facts 1t looks
mighty funny to see the Beef Trust
iilling the MIX Fed Press with big ad.
vertlsements of Its "Unlted States in.
spected" hams.
This looks az .se United States In.