Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-14
.NJURING BIG INDUSTRIES,

Now that the great excitement over
ihc report ~ government inspectors as
% the condition Of the stock yards aud
packinghouses has subsidized. the pub
Die Is getting into a frame of mind 10
give some heed 10 other statements
quite as reliable and apparently well
subuanuatod There is no doubt that
the descriptions given Of the slaughter
ing departments Of o number OF those
Establishments, n a little highly coll
cred. contained some truth. and that
there was need of reform Co their con-
duct ana management But 80 ST. not
expected that such places win De as
oltanly even as a butchers shop. or
that they win oo suitable for place Of
entertainment or AS a spot for cultured
folks 10 meet in for esthctlc enjoy
mtnt OF necessity there IS much
blood and 9th 10 be disposed Of, and
lookers-on have wondered at the facil.
fly with which they are cleared away
and the absence Of vile odors oven
when the work Is In its most rapid
progress
But in the departments whore the
cleaning and cooling Of carcasses, the
cutting up Of meats, the canning, the
lard and sauage-making, the manu-
facturo Of oleomargarine, indeed in
al the upper floors and packing rooms
81 those establishments. cleanliness.
order dispatch and wonderful energy
are displayed. and nothing appears
60 offend the most fastldlous who are
endowed with ordinary common sense.
We speak from observation. especial
~ IN Chicago The Swift establish
mont there. particularly recommend.
Cd itself 90 the favor 81 party NJ
visitors q few months ago which IN.
cludod the writer and when the of-
fetal report came which SO startled
the nation and indeed the entire civil.
lied world Ct gave us great surprise.
II may be true that there was need
N a general cleanup n an those In
situations. the removal 81 some N the
decaying and soddon floors aud other
woodwork, ana general sanitary i'm
Iroycmcnts These. lt appears, have
been consequent upon the exposure
and the furore that followed 70. and
thus some good has thereby been ac-
complishod But Il is clear that great
damage has been done 10 a very i'm
porisnt American industry and that
u was 10 a large extent unnecessary
We do not believe that tho bacon.
hams lard. sauslEcs. canned meats
and other products Of the packing
houses arc Of the character that has
been depicted, judging from what We |
have personally seen and examined. |
on the contrary, we are Of the opin- |
Jon that the foods furnished by such |
establishments as that We have named |
which IS only one ~ the great sources
Of supply for both hemisphere. are |
more wholesome and put up IN better |
shape and condition every way. than |
much ~ the homc-kllled and home |
cured msat that finds its way into the |
markets
II We had made these remarks Just |
after the sensation was sprung upon |
Congress and the county and which /
WAS a common topic, We would have |
been Ieered az and denounced for our
pains. But the sober second thought /
Of the American public has driven out |
much Of the haseless prejudice that /
then prevailed and recent Inspections Z
and Investigations have thrown new /
and clearer llght on this very import |
ant matter The aauehterug and |
packing business affects. o. course, the |
stook-raising Industry. The cattle F.
sheep and hogs raised for the market |
make up an immense sum Of money /
when sold 20 the firms that put them
into shape for consumption and the |
combined Interests are OF vast fnan- 1
ciai and Industrial value. Much dam. |
age has been done 20 them. and it is /
necessary that the bad Impression that |
has been needlessy stamped upon the
public mind should Doc removed. Ef-
forts in that direction are being made |
hy competent wIiters and the legisIa-
lion that has recently been effected
viii do much 90 assure consumers that
what hey purchase. bearing the gov
eminent stump is on every way whole-
some and reliable
IN addition TO all that the truth
ought 20 De seq forth in pIaiuness,
which is that while u the Strengthening
81 animals for food there is much that
s. rcpelling. and that in some instances
required Improvement (Which recently
las certainly been enectcd) tho stories
told about The preparation OF meats
for the market have been dressed up
for sensational purposes and are TO be
taken Il az al with O gftlt number Of
grains Of salt We are not advocates
% canned goods or "t.nued" ss the
English can them for general con-
sumption bat We take poo stock IN the
oncy against them caused hy exag- .
Gefntion transformation and "a dis /
position 20 siarie The country.
With the reuorauons and sanitary f.
measures thaf have taken ulace in I
those departments where they were
needed ANA the continuance Of the
strict regulations thar have always at. .
tended lht more important features of /
the work the gre4, packing houses % /
this country may Doe depended upon.
better thau ever Cor the best kinds
and qualities OF food 90 supply The mar. l
kets OF the world 40 home and abroad.