Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-26
QUALITY GUARANTEED

QUALITY GUARANTEED.
The phraseology of these labels is
wholly unwarranted. The government
Inspectors pass only upon the health
tulness Of the animal at the time of
killing. They know nothing of the
processes through which the meat has
passed since this inspection. They do
not know what else may have been
placed in the cans in addition to Gin.
SPected meat" AS a matter of fact,
they know nothing about the con
tents" OF the can upon which the
packers place these labels-do not
wen know that it contains what it
purports to contain. The legend
Quality Guaranteed" Immediately
following the statement as to govern.
nent inspection is wholly unjustif.
able. It deceives and is plainly de-
signed to deceive the average pur.
shaser, who naturally infers from the
abel that the government guarantees
the contents of the can to be what
t purports to be.
In another establishment piles of
,ausages and dry moldy canned meats.
admittedly several years old, were
lound, which the superintendent
stated to us would be tanked and con-.
TeTted into greaaa- Tho dinnaaikias>-
to be- made OF this was wholly option
hl with the superintendent or repre-
sentatiyes of the packers, as the gov
eminent does not concern itself with
the disposition of meats after they
have passed inspection on the killing
floor. It might all be treated with
chemicals, mixed with other meats,
turned out in any form OF meat
product desired, and yet the packages
or receptacles in which it was to De
shipped out to the public would be
marked with label that their con-
tents had been government inspect
ed" Is it not alleged here that such
use was to be made of this stuff. The
case is pointed out as one showing the
glaring opportunity for the misuse of
label bearing the name and the i'm.
piled guaranty of the United States
government.
Another instance of abuse in the
use of theslabels came to our notice.
In two different establishments great
stocks of old canned goods were be-
ing put through washing process to
remove the old labels. They were
then subjected to sufficient heat to
"liven up the contents-to use the
phrase Of the room superintendent.
After this, fresh labels, with the gov.
eminent mama nm tharr ,yaro 70 ho
placed upon the cans, and they were
to be sent out bearing all the evidence
Of being freshly put up product. In
one of these instances, by the. admis,
sion of the superintendent, the stock
thus being relabeled was over two
years old. In the other case the
superintendent evaded a statement OF
how old the goods were.
Treatment of Employees.
The lack of consideration for the
health and comfort of the laborers in
the Chicago stock yards seems to be
q direct consequence of the system
OF administration that prevails. The
various departments are under the di-
rect control of superintendent who
claim to use full authority In dealing
with the employees and who seem to
ignore all considerations except those
OF the account book. Under this sys-
tenn proper care of the products and
of the health and comfort of the en-
ployes is impossible. and the consum.
er suffers in consequence 4 The in
sanitary conditions in which the labor.
ers work and the feverish pace which
they are forced to maintain inevitably
affect their health. Physicians state
that tuberculosis Is isproportionately
prevalent in the stock yards, and the
victims Of this disease expectorate on