Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-18


Ors Is sold and consumed In Chicago,
according to the Chicago Tribune. 1T.
Louis prohibits both the slaughter and
sale of "lumpy Jaw" cattle in that city.
ana Kansas City, while It 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 yesterday by food inspectors.
At one plant are slaughtered every
Friday from 100 to 200 head of "lumpy
jaw" cattle. OF these only u small
fraction Is condemned as UNIT for con-
sumption. The rest, with the diseased
parts cut out, Is sold for prime beef,
and brings the retailer as good prices
NJ 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
''lumpy jaw" steer or not. II the In
spcctOrs pass an infected animal. after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef II
placed In the cooler and sold just M
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 total days slaughter Of 100
head of "lumpy Jaw" and otherwise In.
fccted animals yesterday only twelve
carcasses were condemned after post
norton inspection. This means that ut
nm average weight Of 100 pounds each
there will he sold In Chicago during
the next few days ut least 10000
pounds Of "lumpy jaw" beef. How
much of the same kind OF meat II
shipped into Chicago from Kansas City
ana other places where It's sale Is pro.
hiblted would be difficult to estimate,
but the quantity Il undoubtedly large.
In most OF the Eastern cities ordl.
nanccs are In force prohibiting the sale
OF meat from animals with actlnoiny.
COSTS. the scientific name for 'lumpy
Jaw" Thus Chicago remains as the
only large market where that class of
cattle may be slaughtered and sold with
profit.
The average weekly receipts Of cattle
ut the stock yards are 10000 head, and
among these always are found from
100 to 200 animals infected In one
way or another.
The infected ones are tagged by the
inspectors and cOrralled, and It Is these
that are slaughtered. During slaugh'
terlng hours four inspectors are OH
duty. and every part Of each carcass Ii
examined. DIR. Charles Worcester, gov
eminent inspector. DR.. J. G. Lelth, State
inspector, ana DR.. w. J. Wiesen and
DIR. W. G. Mason, city inspectors. the
latter two working under orders from
Chief Food Inspector "Flsh" Murray
are the men detailed to look after the
interests OF the consuming public.
The inspectors work on the theory
that "lumpy Jaw" IL not necessarily In
furious to the beef, provided tho In
fection IL local. Carcasses found In
fected with tuberculosis or genera
"lumpy Jaw" are condemned. Bruises
ana sores are not considered sufficient
cause for condemnation.
This weeks slaughter-wlth the &C
tual, evident lumpy Jaw section cut ou
will be on sale In the coolers Of thu
plant this morning, the beef being solo
on bids. Because dealers know thu
character OF the meat they refuse t.
pay aS high prices as the packers asl
for their beef, although the best car
casses of "lumpy jaw" bring from
to 8 cents pound. Sound beef may b,
bought wholesale for cents a pound.
The present city inspectors have beer
on duty since last March, when Fish
Murray, who then was meat inspect
or, was called of the work by the Com
missioner of Health, under instruction.
from the Mayor, because he was ITO,
aggressive In condemnlng 'lumpy Jaw
cattle"
The live stock men declared that Muir
ray was incompetent and asked TIN
Mayor to send inspectors who We're vet
erinarlans. Mayor Dunno compiled will
the request, and Chicago Is eating NOR
Mmpy Jaw than ever.
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One hundred and sixteen articles pro
duced by the Beef Trust In Chicago
have been examined and condemned b!
the honest pure food commissioner o.
the State Of North Dakota. Every ONT
VI them was condemned because i
contained poison ana was therefor'
detrimental to the public health. Lacl
OF space alone prohibits us from print
ing the list and the names OF thu
houses shipping the stuff.
The spirits Of thousands OF poo
boys who went out to fight for th
United States In the Epanish.Amer
can war, must hover over the fortune
Of the Bret Trust In q demand TO
vengeance
These thousands were killed by tn
"embalmed heef" OF the Beef Trus
and by the pOisOns used In the makeup
OF their Beef Trust rations.
Neither the bullets OF the Spaniard
or the terrors of the Cuban climat
did any havoc to the American soldier