Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-07-28
WHAT DOESIT MEAN?
ONE NEW PHASE OF NEW MEAT
INSPECTION LAW PUZZLES
RAILROADS AND PACKERS
May Neeessitate Two Sets Of lnspec.
tors-LaW Makes Railroads Respon-
sibIe if Uninspected Meat For Inter-
state Trade Is Received.

VIII IL be necessary under the pro-
visions of the new meat inspection
law for every railroad handling pack
Ing house products out of the city OF
OttumWa, or for that matter from nay
other place, to maintain set of in
spectors of their own? This is aues-
ton which is proving quite an inter-
esting one to- railroad men and pack
Ing house people at this time.
Under the new law it is said to be
clear that the railroads are made re-
sponsible for all meat accepted for
shipment to points outside of the state
which have not been properly inspect
ed and passed according to statute. 1t
is said that some of the railroad peo-
pie feel that the only way they could
take this responsibility is to have In
spectors, in the employ of the rail-
road at the packing plant at all
times.
John H. Morrell in an interview last
evening regarding this point said
"A strict Interpretation of the new law
| would seem to suggest that this step
must be taken. l understand that a
committee of railroad men and pack
ers Is to be appointed to take this mat
| ter up with Secretary Wilson. Official
| ly John Morrell & Co. have done moth
ing in regard to this phase of the law
as we are waiting for further instruc-
lions from Washington. With the ex-
ception Of this point and that of few
details the business as at present con-
Quoted at our plant is in line with the
new legislation"
SCOTS at Idea.
| wv II Hill ri fro{ob+ aoon+ 80
the Iowa district of the Burlington,
double inspection system was inclined
Hill said, 81 am not yet familiar
enough with the new law to express
any definite opinions. However, what
ever that passage Of the law may mean
am sure that it will not require the
railroads to keep separate set of in
spectors. AS the penalty to the pack
ers will be greater than ours, should
any meat be shipped contrary to the
law, we will be willing to take their
word in the matter.
A Sioux City View.
The following article from a Sioux
City paper gives the view of the situa-
ton taken in that city:
Whether every railroad company
hauling packing house products from
1 the big plants of Sioux City will be
required to furnish inspectors to as
certain whether the meats are inspect
ed according to the statute is the ques-
ton which is puzzltng Sioux City rail
i road men and packing house man
ayers in Sioux City.
4 According to the new meat inspec-
tion laws it is plain that the railroads
are to be held responsible If they &C
cept packing house products for ship,
ment outside the state in which they
are manufactured which are not whole
some and which have not been in
spected and passed according to stat
ute.
"Such responsibility can only be TAX
en- by the railroad companies by hav'
ing inspectors of their own and in
their employ at every packing house.
Twelve Railroad inspectors.
"Such provision would make 1t nee
essary fer the following railroad com
panies to maintain inspectors at the
packing plants of Armour & Co. and
the Cudahy Packing company in SIOUX
CITY:
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad
company.
Northwestern Railroad company.
Illinois Central Railroad company.
Great Northern Railroad company.
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha company.
, Burlington railroad company.
This requirement alone would bring
twelve new railroad inspectors to the
city, and traffic officials declare that u
the meat is inspected when it is load
ed, each company will be required tc
have several inspectors at each point
If half dozen cars of one company
are switched to one of the packing
, houses it would be necessary to have
5 an inspector for each car, which would
make an endless amount of expense
!. and inconvenience for the railroad
companies.
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