Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-25

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damage done by the frightful embalm.
ed food Of the Beef Trust.
The young fellows who offered their
lives to the American government, did
not for moment imagine that the
country for which they were fighting
would permit q Beef Trust to furnish
them with poisoned rations.
But It did.
The soldiers trusted their country
and ute the poison.
The result was death, disease, broken
constitutions for thousands.
These are facts which the war rec.
ords will corroborate.
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The new Government meat law, so
satisfactory" to the packers. went into
effect July 1.
From the Chicago Journal. which Is
acknowledged to be the best authority
among daily papers on stock yards re-
ports. we quote the following from Its
last edition Of July 2:
Prllne steers .............Sj .7JMG1O
Good to choice. ............ 5.?JM5GD
Medium to good killers. .... 4.7OM525
Common killers ............ 4.OOM4UO
Good to choice cows. ...... 3.SOM45O
Medium cows ............ 3OOM365
Common to good cutters. ?.35M2G5
Medium to good Gamers. :. 1.75M?.15
Prime heifers ............. 4.j0M5?5
Medium to good heifers. go. 3.jOI421
Common to fair heifers. go. 2.75M325
Good to choice bulls. ....... 3.5OM425
Bologna bulls ............. !15T3OO
Now what IRE Common to good cut.
tcrs!"
They are animals that have had tho
evidences Of cancer and tuberculosis
cut out Of them.
What IRE medium to good canners:"
They are poor, emacIated. tubercular.
cancerOus cattle that are pared up and
canned for domestic and export trade.
Talk about Federal 'lnspectlOn!''
Bah!
The market quotations given above
show what the packers think Of II.
Now Bologna bulls IRE poor. east.
of miserable male bovlnes that one
would not feed to valuable dogs.
Under present Stock Yards conditions
the term II regular appellatiOn. us
witness the following from the Daily
News Of July 2:
Bulls were In good demand. This was
particularly true Of good bologias.
Bolognas Of the right class were salable
at $3.15, while for prime bulls 1t was
possible to secure as high az $3.50,
though this was an extreme price.
Prices showed the following range:
Good cutting to fair beef
COWS ........... 5000. .S:.IOMIcO
Common to good canning
cows ........... ........ 1.OOMc.:5
Bulls. common to choice. -. 2.?5M4lO
Bulls, good to choice. ....... 4.1O@4.5O
The following taken from the Obi.
cago American July 10 needs no com.
ment:
"Chief Food Inspector Murray to-day
renewed bis activities In protecting the
people Of Chicago against the sale Of
bad meat and other Injurious products.
by discovering new violations Of the
city ordinances, and by protesting
against the marketing Of lunlpy jaw
cattle.
I'm the last week. seventy.slx cattle
with this disease have been tagged by
the inspectors and held up for further
examination. but of these only. seven.
were condemned to be used 40 fertilizer
or sent to the soap watts.
Tho remaining sixty nine were al.
lowed by the government aud State In
spectors to be marketed and SOLD TO
THE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO.
1.-The excuse given was that lumpy
Jaw does not affect the whole carcass.
the infected parts were cut away. These
cattle are not to be shipped away, but
will be sold In this city. Under the
law Mr.. Murray could do nothing hut
protest, and his protests were disrs-
garded by the, government ,lnspectors."
During the four and half working
days OF the week the food inspectors
In the loop district Condemned and
destroyed q total Of 20.l5a pounds Of
UNIT fo01stu6s. and the inspectors at
the Union St0ckyards condemned and
destroyed q total Of l5l, lSi pounds AZ
unit meats."-From the Bulletin Of
the Chicago Health Department, week
ending July Z. 1905.
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How can the people got any sort Of
fair play from the Illinois Legislature
II the officers OF II are In the employ Of
the trusts2
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BY the way, what Is DIR. Dyson, who
used to be government chief inspector,
doing now?
Chicago IL the home and the head.
quarters Of the Beef Trust.
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The pure food laws will. of course.
be enforced against some poor little
grocer. But against the Bee: Trdst.
never!