The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-06

Grafton in the buildings. The priyies
contain separate sections with self
flushing bowls, white porcelain lined
wash-basins shower baths and mirrors.
Towels and toilet paper are provided
and everything is kept clean. The ef-
feet of all these excellencies OF con-
struction and arrangement is evident
in promoting the care OF the products
and in elevating the morals of the
workers
The same principles of sanitation
and the same care OF the health and
cleanliness OF the workers would revo-
lutionize the stock yards OF Chicago.
and the attainment Of such standard
should be the concern Of the national
government and Of the city OF Chicago
Under existing conditions the bur
den Of protecting the cleanliness and
wholesomeness of the products and
the health OF the workers and of I'M
proving the conditions under which
the work is performed, must fall upon
the national government.
lV-Trestmen Of Meats and Prepared
Food Products.
Uneleanliness in handling products
An absence of cleanliness was also
found everywhere in the handling of
meats being prepared for the various
meat food products. After killing, car
casses are well washed, and up to the
time they reach the cooling room are
handled In fairly sanitary and clean
ly way. The parts that leave the cool
ing room for treatment in bulk are
also handled with regard 10 cleanli
ness. In some OF the largest estab
lishments sides are sent to what is
known as the boning room, are thrown
in a heap upon the floor. The workers
climb over these heaps OF meat, selec
the pieces they wish, and frequently
throw them down upon the dirty flool
beside their working bench. Even in
cutting the meat upon the bench, the
work is usually held pressed against
their aprons, and these aprons we're
as a rule, indescrlbably filthy. They
were made. in most cases. of leather
or rough sacking and bore long ac
cumuhted grease and dirt. In only /
few places were suitable oil cloth ap
rons used. Moreover, men were seer
TO climb from the foor and stand viii
shoes dirty with the refuse OF the
floors, on the tables upon which the
meat was handled. They were seen a
the lunch hour sitting on the Il blei
on the spot on which the meat produc
was handled, and all this under the
very eye Of the superintendent OF tn,
room, showing that this was the com
mon practice.
Meat scraps were also found beinl
shoveled into receptacles from tn,
dirty floors, where they were left {
lie until again shoyeled into barrels o.
into machines for ehopping Thes,
floors, It must be noted. were in tn,
} most cases damp and soggy. in dark
J in-yentilated rooms and the employe
, in utter ignorance of the cleanliness o
! danger to health. expectorated at vii
upon them. In a word, we saw mea
shoyeled from the filthy wooden floors
piled on tables rarely washed, pushe
from room to room in rotten box carts
in all OF which processes It was In th
5 way OF gathering dirt, spllnters. foo
filth and expectoration OF tuberculS
. sis and other diseased workers. Wher
e comment was made TO floor superb
+ tendent about these matters II was a
}. ways the reply that this meat woul
g afterward be cooked, aud that thi
s sterilization would prevent any dal
!, ger from its use. Even this. II ma
1 be pointed out in passing, is not who
/ ly true. A very considerable portion
D the meat 50 handled is sent out Z
d smoke products and in the form Of sa
/. sages, which are prepared to be este
e without being cooked.
II A particularly glaring instance
IS uncleanliness was found in roo
Z where the best grade OF sausages ",
r being prepared for export. II was ma,
1f from carefully selected meats, and VI
d being prepared to be eaten uncooke
a. In this case the employe carted Il
s. chopped-up meat across the room In
Is barrow. the handles Of which we
filthy with grease The meat was thu
u. thrown out upon tables, and the eI
n ploye climbed upon the table handli
te the meat with unwashed hands, kne
es with his dirty apron and trousers
'r- contact With the meat ne was sprei
N ing out. Wld after he had finished
nd operation, again took hold OF the dii
RS handles Of the wheel-barrow. We
ID. back for another load aud repeat