Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-23

With a corps Of Beef Trust inspec.
tors the fate Of the public will be worse
than 1t ever was.
The Chicago Tribune. which Will
not be accused by anyone Of being an
enemy Of the Beef Trust, after calling
attention to the fact that only % out
Of 100 meat product inspectors had
gone TO work under the new law, said
on Tuesday, Sept. II, 1896: ut will
tion before the full complement of 100
men can be installed. and II is doubt.
full X a sufficient number will be avail.
able for duty when the new law goes
into effect Oct. 1. The new inspectors
will look after sanitary conditions ut
the plants principally. and Mr.. Cooley
placed them where they could do the
most effective work In the four estab.
lishments. They will inspect the trucks,
rooms. hangers. tables. pipes and floors.
sixty five OF those who took the exam.
iuatlon recently passed but only TWEEN.
ty.seven reported for duty. This Il nc.
counted for by the fact that Of those
who passed number are now EN-
ployed In the packing houses at 500
q month. The salary Of an inspector IL
but $sS.33 a month"
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A great portion Of the "lumpy Jaw"
beef slaughtered In the United States
and passed as sound" by the inspect.
ors IL cold and consumed In Chicago,
according to recent article in the
Chicago Tribune. st. Louis prohibits
both the slaughter and sale Of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle In that city. and Kansas
City, while II permits the slaughterlng
Of such cattle, prohibits the sale Of the
beet.
That Chicago has become the "dump.
Ing ground" for practically all the
"lumpy jaw" beef In the country was
revealed BY food inspectors.
At one plant are slaughtered every
Friday from 100 to 200 head Of 'lumpy
Jaw" cattle. OF these only 4 small
fraction y condemned a. UNIT for con.
sumption. The rest. with the diseased
parts cut out, 10 sold for prime beef,
and brings the retailer 40 good prices
% the best beef.
This 10 possible By reason Of the fact
that the consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef he buys 10 part Of q
"iumpy Jaw" steer or not. II the In.
epectors pass an infected animal, after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef ID
placed In the cooler and sold just az
any other beef. OF course the attitude
Of Health Commissioner whalen and
others Is that the locally infected cattle
are not generally unit for food.
Out Of a total days slaughter Of 100
head Of "lumpy jaw" and otherwise In
fected animals only twelve car.
cases were condemned after post.
norton inspection. This means that at
an average weight OF 1900 pounds each
there will be sold In Chicago during
the next few days at least 10000
pounds Of "lumpy Jaw" beef. How
much OF the same kind OF meat IL
shipped into Chicago from Kansas City
and other places where Its sale II pro.
hibited would be diflicult to estimate,
but the quantity 10 undoubtedly large.
In most Of the Eastern cities ordi.
nances are In force prohibiting the sale
Of meat from animals with actinomy.
COSTS. the scientific name for "lumpy
Jaw" Thus Chicago remains as the
only large market where that class Of
cattle may be slaughtered and sold with
profit.
The average weekly receipts of cattle
at the stock yards are 10000 head. and
among these always are found from
100 to 200 animals infected In one
way or another.
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Several foreign governments would
do we'll to send secret investigators
here to ascertain the kind Of meats eX,
ported TO their countries. According to
all accounts several OF their represent.
atlves are very friendly TO the Beet
Trust. So markedly so that comment
upon the fact has quite a decided and
positive tone.
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The Beef Trust Is happy over It's vic.
tory In the matter of labels.
IL can feed the people what II likes
and make them pay for what they do
not want,