The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-01
They viii Ask for Inspection,
But Are Not Confident 1t
Can Be Secured, Owing to
Doing Only Local Business.
INTERSTATE FEATURE
is IMPORTANT ONE.
Men i'm Position to Know Say
Case of tuberculosis Re-
Gently Reported Was Not
Really That Disease.

Slaughter house owners of Rich
mond will Immediately make applica
fion for government inspection, as
they state they are heartily in favor
of the inspection, but at the same time
fear that they will not get it. as neith
er of the local establishments does an
interstate business and they believe
them inspection, as one of the chief
questions on the applications is do
you do an interstate business?" Both
the Holzapfel and Stole plants will
have TO answer in the negative. and it
is on this negative answer that they
base their belief that .ley will not
secure it,
Maher and Mitchell, who owned one
of the condemned houses, have not
yet decided whether they will rebuild.
Their old plant stands directly in
front of the entrance 10 the proposed
south side bridge and the county COM
missioners have given them no salts
faction as to how soon the bridge
abutments and piers will be started.
They however have already been no.
titled that they will be built. Messrs.
Maher and Mitchell are waiting on
the county commissioners before they
make any move. They are at pres
ent butchering at the Holzapfel and
Stole establishments and will con-
" To ffA fhn
missioners have given them some sat
isfaction on the bridge proposition,
and as soon as the Messrs. Maher and
Mitchell hear from this body. they
probably will tear down their old
house, erect new one or remodel the
old establishment Either move de
pends on the decision of the commits
sioners as to what time tho south
side bridge will be started.
Plant Is improved.
The Holzapfel establishment one of
those houses condemned by State In
spector Tucker, is now in very pre-
sentable shape and is both clean and
sanitary and will easily pass state in
spection The side walls have been
waniscoated and painted, while the
walls have been thoroughly white
washed and will receive another coat
next week The new cement floor is
working we'll, although the butchers
do not like TO use it as it is both hard
on them and their implements. All
favor a good, tight wooden floor in
preference to the cement. The cold
storage room at the Holzapfel plant
will be practically rebuilt to conform
1erior of the establishment also pre-
sents a more pleasing appearance than
a few weeks ago, as it has received a
coat of red paint. The new steam
vat for the house has been ordered.
and when it is placed in new re-
tanning room. the Holzapfel plant will
not miss the government regulations
very far, if at all. The work will be
continued till the house is in the
sery best condition. In case Maher I
and Mitchell rebuild or remodel their +
place of slaughtering. they will make /
it one of the finest in the city. The
Stole plant. one which viii apply for
government inspection. will not have I
TO be remedied any. as it is already +
one of the finest butchering places in t
Eastern Indiana or Western Ohio. t
But few can excel it. However, there I
may be a few small suggestions made T
for improvement by the inspectors /
placed in charge here, if government /
inspection is granted.
Claim Not tuberculosis.
In speaking of the supposed case of
tuberculosis. which was found in a
stag few weeks ago. the carcass
4
Jos Baldwin. Charles Pitmau and
Jack Maher. all butchers. and Oscar
Paddock. city live stock inspector,
say the case was not tuberculosis, but
simply an adhesion of the lung and
liver in which was a small abcess
formed By an unnatural condition. and
they said that there was not any
danger. in that il was purely local
with the organs, and had not spread t
over the animals system All four
men saw the COW. when it was butch
cred and stated that when they laid
the matter before the acting govern
ment Inspector at the abattoir. he
stated that there was no danger of
the affected portion having affected
the rest of the carcass They also
state that the owner of the animal
made the statement that il there WAS
the least possible chance Of doubt in
regard to whether the COW was iii for
food he would under no circumstances
use it, All men feel that an injustice
was done the Holzapfel plant by the
article in regard TO the stag" for
they say there was no sign of tuber- ]
r'ilosis. !,