The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-28
CITY DANGEROUSLY
NEAR TO LOSING
MEAT INSPECTION
Prompt Action Is Necessary
If Any Help Is to Be Expect
ed from the Government
Authorities.
NO APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN MADE THUS FAR.
Government Will Not TrifIe
And the Whole Plan viii
Fail Unless the Council
Brings Pressure to Bear.

AS the situation stands at the pre-
sent time, it looks as though Rich
mond is dangerously near losing gov
| eminent inspection, unless something
| is done Immediately to secure it. No
proprietor of a Strengthening house in
the city has applied for government
| inspection. The butchers do not have
| to apply; it is simply the slaughter
house owners. The application blanks
have been given these men and as yet
they have not been sent to the depart
ment at Washington. Unless applica-
ton is made soon, either voluntarily
or by force, slaughtering establish
ments inspected and overhauled in
proper manner, complying with the
strict government regulations, before
July /, it is q ten to one shot that
Richmond will be left in the cold. as
far as government inspection is con-
cerned, as the fiscal year of the bur
eau of animal industry of the depart
ment of agriculture ends at that time.
All new inspectors who are eligible for
positions through the examination Civ
en- applicants in April, will be assign
ed to duty. No other examinations
will be held till next year and no in
spection would be given Richmond
therefore for at least one year, ii then.
Will Not Trifle.
The government is not of disposi-
!,
matter, as elready a point has been
stretched to promise Richmond inspec-
ton and this is largely through the
fact that an extra apportionment was
granted the bureau of animal industry
for its work, and it was thought by
the department that portion of it
could be used here very handily. The
government has promised to do this,
ard the whole matter now rests up
on the city to secure it. Immediate
action in regard to the matter is the
thing that is necessary beyond all
question, and if government inspec-
ton is lost it will be mainly through
the lack of encouragement behind the
movement by the city council.
The Holzapfel Strengthening house
ment inspection was asked, and before
the owner knew what the government
would exact of his place of business.
Even though the house is at present
whitewashed and cement floor plac-
ed in. it lacks good deal of approach
ing government regulations. Had Mr..
Holzapfel made application to the gov
eminent a man would have been sent
here and laid down specifications for
and would have saved |
much delay The building has pro-
crossed and still there has been no
move made on the part of the owner |
of the building to apply for govern |
ment inspection, other than that made |
through DR.. Charles S. |
Bond, when he made a recent trip to
to confer with the Off /
cia1s of the department of animal in
dustry No official application has |
been made and the department will /
not recognize any application, unless I
filled out on the regular application
blanks, furnished by the department,
and this has not been done. II the
owners of the Strengthening houses of
he city show no disposition to apply
IN plenty of time TO secure the inspec-
ion. before July LIST, the city council
las it in its power to publish the or
finance recently passed, requiring a
thorough inspection of all meats by
government officials. thereby making
t effective in time to secure the in
;pection.
1t is argued that the Holzapfe1 plant
|
or the destroying of all refuse and
,ffa1, and inspection it is understood
will not be asked till the vat arrives.
t is estimated safely that the vat
,annot arrive and be placed under
i've weeks, and after application was
hen made, and the department has
'ent a man here to look over the sit
lation. it would be nearer the first
# August than the first of July. Rich
nond viii have then lost government
so far as the HoIzapfel
louse is concerned. The Stole plant
s in position TO make application at
my time but has not yet done so Off =;
tally
The. people of Richmond are de-
handing inspected goods and are con
identity expecting it, but it is asserted
" those in position to know that more
PRESSURE will have to be brought to j
year If they secure it.