The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-04

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which MS thrown areEeneraI %
lwood In an the places VISITED but
l:e single porcelain-lsned receptacle
twas seen Tables covered witt sheet
iron. iron carts, and iron rubss are be
ing introduced into the better esna.
llishneots. but no establishment yis
lited has as yet abandoned The exrea-
stre use OF wooden tables and wood
en- receptactes. These wooden recep
tacles are frequently found water
soaked. Only half cleansed. and witt
meat scraps and grease denominations
adherins to their sides. and collect.
ing dirt This is largely true of meat
racks and meat conveyors Of every
sort, which were in nearly all cases
inadequately cleansed. and grease and
meat scraps we're found a:iEerirS 10
them. even after they had been wash,
ed and returned to service.
Sanitary eonvenienees--- Nothing
shows more striidnsly the general In
difference to matters of cleanliness
and sanitation than do the privies for
both men and women The prevail
ing type IS made by cutting OF e sec
ton of the wcrkroom by a thin wool
en- partition rising TO within a few
feet of the ceiling. These priries
usually ventilate into the worS-oou,s.
though 4 few are found with window
opening into the outer air Many are
located in the inside corners of the
work rooms, and thus have no out
side opening, whatever They are fur
niShed with row of seats, generally
without even side partitions. Taese
rooms are sometimes used as cloak
rooms by the employees. Lunch rooms
constructed in the same manner, by
boarding of section OF the work
room. often adjoin the privies- the
odors Of which add TO the generally
inSanitary state Of The atmosphere.
Abominable as the above-named
most directly and seriously the clean
Illness of the food products is the fire.
Guenr absence Of any lavatory prori-
sionS in the priries. Washing sinks
are either not furnished at all or are
small and dirty. Neither are towels.
soap, or toilet paper provided Men
and women return directly from these
places to plunge their unwsshei hands
into the meat to be converted into
such food products as sausaSes. dried
beef. and other compounds. Some Of
the privies are situated at a long dis
lance from the workrooms. and men
relieve themselves on the killing floors
or in a corner OF the worarooms-
Hence, in some cases the fumes Of
the urine swell the sum Of nauseatinS
odors arising from the dirtS-blood-
soaked. rotting wooden floors. fruitful
culture beds for the disease germs OF
men and animals.
New buildinSs--It is stated that
these buildings are old and have been
built by piecemea1. and that in the
newer buildings. being erected from
time to time. the defects of the earlier
structures are being remedied- This
contention is not borne out by the
facts. One Of the large plants erect
ed within recent years has most Of
the defects Of the older buildings 1t
is true that three large model build
inSs have been erected. but one is
an Office building. while the other
two contain only cooling. storage. and
sales rooms. No model building for
the preparation of food products has
been built in tae stock yards of Chi
caso.
uI.-A Model Slaushterhouse in Con-
trast With Those of Chicago
In impressive contrast to the con-
ditionS that we saw in the stock