Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

"Niilk.fed chickens" would be good
name II applied to calves, canned and
sold to the public a. a pure article Of
poultry.
Immature veal, bad meat, slices
from Gamers and tid.bits from dead
pork are nicely fixed up In the Trust
laboratories with chemicals that give
them 1.-THE natural flavor" and are
then canned and sold to the public rs
chicken, turkey, geese, ducks and
game Of various kinds.
The Beef Trust employs an army
Of chemists whose main duty IL to sup.
ply the proper taste, smell and ap-
pearance to the misbranded products.
No attention whatever IL paid to
the effect. Of this kind Of food on the
public health.
The representatives Of the Beef
Trust have been In Washington for
months lighting tho passage Of a pure
food bill which will prohibit this
friRhtful fraud In the misbranding Of
food.
The following telegram from Its
Washington correspondent, RAY.
mond," was printed on the first page
Of the Chicago Tribune Jan. 20, 1905:
"Senator McCumber the other day
gave to the Senate hint as to the
reason for this opposition by the
packing house people. He quoted a
report from the food Commissioners OF
his own State, North Dakota, which
hit the packers between the eyes, and
which apparently explains why they
have been opposing the pure food bill
% vigorously.
"This North Dakota commissioner
had the indelicacy to make q special
examination OF all the alleged potted
chicken and potted turkey he could
nnd. II was all put up in cans and
oil came from outside States In orig.
inal packages, 20 It was clearly an
article Of interstate commerce and 40
such could be regulated only BY the
federal government. This North Da.
kota commissioners went through can
after can and could not and the slight
est trace either Of chicken or turkey
"Furthermore, II was put up by
packing establishments which have no
facilities for killing fowls and which
Do not provide them. The cans. how
ever, were labeled 'potted chicken and
'potted turkey and this thing the
pure food bill proposes to stop.
everybody knows this potted tur'
key and chicken and the various kinds
Of soups prepared BY the packing
houses are the product Of beef cattle
hogs and sheep.
III tho pure food bill II passed
however, a packing house which put
up a can Of deslccated pig and labeled
It 'potted turkey would be subject
to civil and criminal prosecution
One Of the principal aims Of the pure
food bill II to prevent the misbrand
ing Of oil food products, and It 10 thi'
section which ID arousing the strong
est opposition.
"The evidence given before thu
Senate and House committees las
year all goes to show that the crime
Of adulteration and gross deceit o.
misbrauding and Misrepresentation
has become more widespread in thi'
country than the public generally hal
any idea Of. The packers are not tn
only people who deceive the public
BY their labels. In almost every lin'
Of food and drink products which ar'
put up under special trade marks Their
II more or less deceit Some thing
are adulterated In q way to be harm
full. Others are adulterated but ar
harmless. The pure food bill. II pa
cd and properly executed, woul'
stamp out the harmful adulteration
entirely. but would permit the harm
less authorizations to 70 20 long a
there was no deception. 1t would pre-
vent the use Of coloring matter for tn
express purpose Of deceiving, and
would put an end to the lying label
like those ON the potted chicken Of til
packing trust.
"One Of the strongest arguments re
Gently submitted In behalf Of the pur
food bill was by Senator McCumbel
who pointed out that the American
people to-day, according to the hes
estimates Of the Department Of Ayr
culture, are paying annually about %