Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-10-20

tofS the fate Of the public will be worse
than Il ever was.
The Chicago Tribune. which will
not BE- accused by anyone OF being an
esaay Of the Beef Trust. after calling
sttsatioa to the fact that only % out
Of ~ meat product inspectors had
gone to work under the new law, said
on russday. Sept. IL, 1906: 1T will
~ necensary To hold another examina.
ttoa before the full complement Of 100
men can he installed. and II is doubt
ful u n sufficient number will be avail.
ahle foe duty when the new law goes
Into eject Oct. I. The new inspectors
wv look after sanitary conditions al
the plants principally. and Mr.. Cooley
piacsA them where they could do the
nogt elective work In the four estab.
llsAmeats. They will inspect the trucks
ree0A hangers. tables, pipes and foors
SIXTY -6ve Of those who took the exam
,aatisa recently passed but only TWEEN.
ty1eveA reported for duty. This Il nc.
ceanted for by the fact that Of those
whe passed q number are now en-
pjeyed In the packing houses at 500
. oenth. The salary Of an inspector ID
bat SSS.3S q month"
~9A
A great portion Of the "lumpy jaw"
bese slaughtered in the United STATES
aad passed as sound" by the inspect
ses ID sold and consumed In Chicago.
acoeding to a recent article In the
chicago Tribune. 1t. Louis prohibits
18th the slaughter and sale Of "iumpy
jaw" cattle In that city. and Kansas
CITY. while 1t permits the Strengthening
Of such cattle. prohibits the sale Of the
VET.
That Chicago has become the dump.
iaG ground" for practically all the
"lumpy Jaw beef In the country was
revealed by food inspectors.
At enc plant are slaughtered every
FriAay from 100 to 200 head of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle. OF these only small
fractjea 10 condemned a. unfit for con.
s1oQdoa The rest, with the diseased
pasts cut out, 10 sold for prime beef,
anA brings the retailer ~ good prices
% The beat BEST.
TAis y possible by reason Of the fact
that ths consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef he buys 10 part Of
"lumpy Jaw" steer or not II the In.
spsceses pass an infected animal, after
ths post-mortem Inspection, the beef 10
placed II the cooler and sold just a.
any other beef. OF course the attitude
Of Health Commissioner Whalen and
sehesv 10 that the locally infected cattle
are Hee generally UNIT for food.
Out q total days slaughter Of 40
hsaA Of "lumpy Jaw" and otherwise in
fected animals only twelve car
OaAaes were condemned after post.
mortsn inspection. This means that at
an average weight OF 1900 pounds each
thsre will be sold In Chicago during
the next few days at least 10000
pounds OF "lumpy jaw" beef. How
much Of the Mme kind Of meat In
shipped into Chicago from Kansas Nty
and other places where its sale Is pro-
hibited would be difficult to estimate,
but the quantity Ii undoubtedly large.
In most of the Eastern cities ordi-
nances are in force prohibiting the sale
OF meat from animals with actlnomy-
COSTS. the scientific name for ''lunpy
jaw" Thus Chicago remains AS the
only large market where that class Of
cattle may be slaughtered and sold with
profit
The average weekly receipts OF cattle
ut the stock yards are 10000 head, and
among these always are found from
100 To 300 animals infected in one
way Or another.