Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-04-07

Illinois Legislature meets these
WORTHLESS will be pointed out 10 that he
who runs may read.
People must remember that the city
had only eleven inspectors at work on
cattle, hogs, sheep and provisions.
Necessarily their work must have
been very incomplete when there were
10000 cattle Q week to inspect. Tu.
berculosis and cancer are bound to be
shipped to all quarters 40 food.
How many government onlcials
does the Beef Trust controll
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Beef Trust cold storage Ia a bad
thing. Yet II IL popular just now. The
rotten food turned out In the shape Of
diseased poultry from Beef Trust roosts
Ia thus touched upon by Health Com.
missioner Whalen. Of Chicago, In his
annual report:
'Cold storage Is one OF our present
necessities, but II Is evident that II
has been shamefully misuse,l by dis.
honest men. While certain articles
Of food are better after more or less
prolonged storage. certain fruits and
vegetables spoil No soon after removal
from the cold storage A. to give q
very unfav0rable Impression.
"Again, poultry or game II often
stored In an undrawn condition and Ia
afterward sold 10 the public. Attention
has been called to many cases OF
ptomains poisoning resulting from eat.
Ing game or poultry which had been
stored In an undrawn state. The real
evil comes from freesing moro or less
tainted meats and nsh. The process
Of decay II checked, but the ptomainea
remain. The purchaser docs not detect
any odor. but CASTRO. enterltis Ii apt
to result none the less.
"There Ii a suspicion that much Of
the sickness contracted In strange
hotels, IL thus caused"
Daily News cattle report January 10
equality was rather poor. Offers run.
ming largely to Gamers and cutters.
bull trade was steady ut yesterday
decline. Bologna bulls were taken
more readily than the fat sorts"
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The Standard OIL Trust does moi
sell cancer or tuberculosis to the pep
pie. but the Newspaper Trust finds
abundant space to dv0te to the OIL
Trust but has not line for the Beef
Trust. Why?
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Why II not the Illinois Antitrust
law strictly enforced against the res
trusts?
The law Is upon the statute books
and il rigidly lived up to AZ agains
small and honest corporations which
are Obliged to make affidavit once ,
year and send the same with one dol
lar to Springfield to prove that they
are not In trust.
A Trust has no more standing II
law In Illinois than Burglar. B0tl
exist In violation Of the law and boil
are felOns In the eyes OF the law.
Tuberculosis and cancer can nov
60 into every home without let o
hindrance. The Health Department
after proving that tons Of tuberculosi
are dumped on the market ever,
week. has discharged Its inspectors!
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The Reef Trust absolutely control
legislation In Illinois. 1t does a.
pleases with tho people.
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why does not the Attorney Genera
OF Illinois get after the Beef Trus
on the following points:
Antitrust Law Violated.--It Ia vic
lating the trust laws Of Illinois by par
ceiling out territory between subOrdin
ate concerns.
In being an organisation In restrain
of trade besides violating every dc
tall Of the Antitrust law.
Fraud In Products Sold--Milli0ns O
pounds Of beef, pork, mutton, sausag
and other products have been sold un
der false names and false representa-
lions, containing materials other thar
those represented to the buyer.
Fraud In Beef SOld-Milli0ns o
pounds of inferior beef have been soil
to government and private consumers
Killing Independent COncerns-Th'