Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-16

Con8FoSSman
Eighth Ward. he will he elected hands
down. When Mr.. Jones was In the
Council before he was always an ardent |
and tireless worker on behalf Of the |
peoples interests and the people do |
not forget It.
james =. Hopkins. the able Master. |
in.Chancery. Is respected and esteemed |
by both bench and bar In Cook county. |
Clyde A. Morrison Ii making good
record as Assistant Corporation Coun.
sci and IL one Of the best liked officials
In the city.
Officers Of the Chicago Relief and Aid
Society were reelected Monday ut the
soclety's annual meeting. Charles II.
Wacker II president ana Levcrett
Thompson Is secretary. Il. 7. Crane.
Jr., was added to the board Of dlrec-
tors.
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Judge Marcus a. Kavanngh on
Wednesday left for a three weeks trip
to France. This trip Is part OF his va.
cation. which was delayed this yenr
because OF the cOngestcd condition OF
the Criminal Court docket. Judge
MangnD, of Aurora. will come to Chi.
cagO and call the cases on Judge KRy.
anagh's calendar.
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Congress should ut once add to the
meat inspection law these three pro
visions:
PACKERS should be OBLIGED b
bear all the expense attached 70 IN.
spection.
PACKERS should be obliged b
,rint date Of canning on the labels Of
all canned goods.
aAM meet In transit should b In
spected BY fie eovevnmeut.
The packers IRE not satisfied evi.
IDENTIFY with tho great influence they
apparently exercise over the
Chicago Health Department, the
Illinois Pure Food Department, and
the
Drawers Of grand jurics In Cook
County.
They have tremendous influence
with the Board Of Assessors and
Board Of Review. For particulars see
page Of this paper.
They are talking about taxing church
and school property to help out the
small taxpayer. Half of the church
property In Chicago does not amount
to as much as Marshall Field & Com.
pany escape taxation ON, judging from
a comparison Of their $l0OOO,0OO Of
insurance with the assessment Of g..
100000 against the same personal prop
erty. But the assessors are not talking
about getting after Field 4 Co. Oh,
no!
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According to United States census
figures for 1905. the Beef Industry
made clear profit In that year alone
of $lOS.O67. $50. And It 10 remarka.
bic what ability has been displayed by
Chicago Assessors In overlooking this
fact.
Cudnhy in Omaha announced with
n grand flourish the other day that
meat prices had been reduced 10 per
cent. Armour In Chicago assured the
readers Of the Trust Press that he had
no knowledge OF any such reduction.
We would be surprised II he had.
Sam. McROberts and J. Ogden Ar.
mour are good names to conjure by and
please don't forget Louis r. Swift
Arthur Meeker should furnish the
facts when questioned BY the Board Of
Review.
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Since the railroads quit giving pass.
es to the daily papers, the mum.
Der of train wrecks has greatly In
creased. In other words the papers
no longer suppress tho wreck news.
II the Beef Trust was to quit adver.
tising probably the public would hear
something from the dallies about the
lumpy-jaw, cancer and tuberculosis
dlshed up to the people for food.
Swift & Company. that great cor
J poration which reported over 02.O0O'
600 Of personal property In it's posses
} sion last New Years eve, has been as
, sessed by the Board OF Assessors on
but $3,OOO,O00.
Why not turn the Board Of Review
, over to Armour and Swift