New-York tribune., 1906-12-19
NEAT INSPECTION LAW
1t Not Only InSures Pure Food, but
an Increased Market.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

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authors of the Meat Inspection law. in address
TO the New York State Breeders Association. at
syracuse. after explaining 10 his auditors just
what the Meat Inspection law provided for and
showing that by its operation pure healthful and
properly branded meat products were insured. de-
voted himself to some considerations OF the gen
era4 results of the law. He said in part;
Now let consider bearing OF the Meat In
meat The nrst ana most essential tnlS necessary
10 insure The OF the breeders, feeders and
market as can be secured Tor the Iood animals ana
them. Any measure whicn VIII widen the present
domestic and foreign markets Is a benent 10 breed
tIs OF nVestock and TO me producers OF meat IL
mas been stated, with truth, that concident with
ule passage OF the Meat Inspection law, there was
a striking falling on in exports of meat food
products to foreign countries This condition was
on the condition OF the packing houses in the city
OF Chicago. and the subsequent publication and
OT5{ed Tbe states and Of foTeign countries.
concrete results of the conditions found in the
SIruGfye sur & to discuss for moment the figures show
ing t1e value OF the canned and fresh meats ex-
ported during the months of July, August, Sep
tember and October for the last five years. During
exported was s36595GS, and the value Of the fresh
meats was IS, ,352 During the same period OF
229 and the fresh meats to $s5Os 362- In ls04 the
- canned mests amounted to s. 479.s4S and the fresh
amounted TO S2.sT648 and the fresh meats TO $7547
ported during the four months only sl.0sl 14S
ana lle value of the fresh meats during the
period was s7,s09H3. These figures We're compiled
Dy me DIVISION Of foreign markets Department of
# is Of course. @ to be borre in mind that during
some or these years special causes, such foreign
our exports Of meats Nevertheiess, the conclusion
irresistible from the fg11res efven thar the ex
81 az least o. per cent while the average value of
While no figures available I am credibly in
formed that practically all the force OF the agtta-
ton in this country was felt in the sales Of pre-.
pared meat food products and that the sales Of
fresh Inn meats have not been materially affected At
no unle curing the investigation OF the packing
house conditions was there any considerable COM
directed AGAINST conditions Of filth and uncieanli-
ness IN the preparation and handling of prepared
but for the moment the innocent suffeTed with the
guilty The sole conclusion is that people
and the peoples of foreign nations have discrim-
prepared under proper conditions and the product
the preparation of which was open to criticism 1t
houses Of the country are maintained IN a sanitary
mon t a te go I'm stamp i G TsIc @ fii
faith and credit from foreign nations, and in the
agitation Of the last few months and the passage
and enforcement of the drastic inspection law
in both the domestic and the foreign demand for
SGIn 65d eL ne ana 10 o1 meat 1000 proGGcfs tSo am
has made and will continue make the federal
stand for something When You see this stamp
upon a product you may know that the meat is
from healthy animals that these animals were
killed and the meat was prepared under proper
sanitary conditions, that harmful preSerVatlVe.
preparation: that the name of the product the
the preparation Of that particular product has ex-
tended from the "hoof TO the can g.. 49,
portant action of the Meat Producers Association
the National Livestock Association, the Texas
Cattle Growers Association. and the Corn Belt
in Kansas City on odtober It vas was there o Te
solved oy the FePresentauEes OF me Tarioqs asso
Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota Montana,
Mexico. Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, illinois and
Indiana that the livestock interests demaanded. on
enactment OF laws to enable the government OF the
agreements with foreign nations which would az
ford the best possible market for the livestock and
the livestock Droducts as we'll as other farm prod
the Just rights of every interest involved make
on articles of commerce which will enable this
satnns n foreign Countries With @set 70 '9e @
stock, products Of livestock and other farm prod
present 10 Congress- in his annual message the just
and reasonable demand and needs Of the livestock
and the livestock producers and farmers were urged
TO lay these demands before their respective Con-
Attention was called to the fact that the Congress
eooks an adequate law providing for the inspection
Or livestock; meat ana meat 1000 products thereof
fuIness. purity, and wholesomeness of livestock
stated that this law renders unnecessary many o,
existing sanitary regulations instituted
efgn countries and, when properIv understood
should modification removal Of such
restrictions. An appeal made TO the President
the United States and to the Secretary OF Agri-
culture TO present to the proper authorities of for
eign countries, where these restrictions and regu-
latiOns have been put into effect. the facts per
tai ling to the system Of inspection existing
and in operation. whereby the livestock and meats
of this country are inspected and their heaIthful-
ness and purity guaranteed with the request for
the removal all such restrictions. the end that
far as possible, livestock and meats NAV
obtain market in such countries without discrim-
Efforts n secure wider market for the farm
products Of the United States meet with the hearty
the United States has the whole matter under con-
sideration, and IT IS hoped and believed that all
obnoxious restrictions may be removed when the
various foreign governments understand the meat
bv the United States Of the heathfulnesS, whole
someness and purity Of the product.
In connection with the meeting at Kansas City
at which the above resolutions were adopted de-
sire to call the attention of the breeders New
York the fact that apparently there was not a sin
gle Eastern state actively represented at that meet
the coId-s+orage warehouse the meat trade Of this
country must be considered a whole. The mar
I<et conditions which affect the ranchman Of Texas
who ie raising thousand Gamers upon the ranges
that state affect the breeder in the State OF
New York who is raising a few fancy beef cattle
for the market. To secure the best results. the
should take vigorously the question Of the
tension OF markets should back the Department
of Agriculture In insistent demand for n abso-
lutey efficient vigilant. fair and square in
specfion We have the healthest food animals and
the hest feed in the world If A due regard be had
for cleanliness. decenoy and honesty in the prep
United states viii continue lead the world in
the livestock and meat trade
srTEcT CunpTHEE IN TNDTAN AEFNCv