Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-20
NOVEL As FACTOR IN TRADE
Causes an Immense Decrease in the E1plrt-
ing Of Canned Meats.
CRUSADE AGAINST IMPURE MILK SUPPLY
Presidents Bull Dog, Pete, Has Been
slandered by the Correspondents
who Were Hard Up for
Stories to Fill Space.
From a staf Correspondent)

clair's sensational novel upon the canned
beef industry Of the United States has
just been brought out by report prepared
by the bureau OF statistics Of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, just
made public. According to the figures pre-
pared by the statistician the total exports
Of canned beef for the month OF April last
was S9S,017 pounds compared with 4,1H,0OO
pounds the corresponding month last year.
Comparing the ten months ending April,
1907. with a like period of 1906, the figures
were 13,OS27O9 pounds against 56,73O,s7S
pounds. The figures for the fiscal year
probably will show a falling off Of 70 per
cent in quantity The total value Of the
exports Of this product for the current
fiscal year are estimated at Sl,6oo,OOO against
S6,5OO,0O0 for each OF the two preceding
years and $4,000 in 1893.
At first it was assumed that the falling
OF could be largely chargeabe to the cessa-
ton Of hostilities between Russia and Ja-
pan. But the figures from the various Gus
tom houses indicate that the largest falling
OF is in the shipments to the United King
dom. In March last the total shipments to
the ports Of Great Britain were but 2S1,176
pounds, compared with 9,1s0,526 pounds
for the same month in 1906. Practically
/
comparison Of the exports of canned meats
to every country in Europe except Ger
many, where there was a marked increased
demand for the American product.
No statistics are available as to the fall
ing off in the home demand for canned
meats since the agitation of a year ago,
but it is probably almost as great. The re-
suit is that while the demand for high
grade beef cattle is still in excess of the
supply, the cattle growers of the west
and southwest report that there is prac-
tically no demand for what is known as
Gamers" nor is the situation likely to be
/ improved for some time to come.
Inspection of MIX.
The city Of Washington, through It's
health authorities, is making a strong effort
| to adopt the general methods of milk In
spection that have been pursued so salts
factotily in Rochester, N. Y.
The Board OF Health some time ago Sc
cured the appointment of milk commits
sion composed of the surgeons-general of
the army, navy and marine hospital serv-
| ice, the chemist of the Agricultural depart
ment and other government officials hav-
| ing special aptitude for the work. and
| these experts have been making rigid
| invastigation of thf MIX supply of tue
national capital
Their report, which has just been made,
has caused CONSERVATION to reign in the
ranks OF the local milk dealers. 1t handles
the subject without gloves and the milk
drinking public is sitting up and taking
notice. The report contains the following
| recommendations
The branding of healthy and unhealthy
| cows
The production and bottling Of milk under
government inspection.
The compulsory sterilization Of all uten-
sils and receptacles.
The classification of all milk.
The pasteurization of certain classes Of
| milk.
/ The use of paper bottles in the delivery of
milk.
! The sealing of all bottles containing cer-
/ titled milk in such manner that 1t cannot
readily be tampered with by unscrupulous
! employees.
! Providing distinguishing colors for bottles
/ containing milk of different classes.
| All bottles containing certified milk to be
kept in and sold only from dry refriger-
ators, thereby avoiding the packing of bot
ties in crushed ice.
Paper Bottles for MIX.
| The recommendation that paper bottles
! be used in the delivery Of milk is already
being carried out. Several months ago a
local company began the manufacture Of
paper bottle on the assumption that It's san
itary features would in time commend it to
all users of milk.
This bottle is a cylindrical tube made OF
spruce wood paper and having fianged caps
/ for closing the ends. 1t is made on what
is known as a tube winder, and this ma
chine also saws the tube into convenient
/ lengths at the rate Of thousands an hour
The completed bottle is dipped in hot paraf-
fine and afterward baked in a sterilizing
oven. The bottle is intended TO be used
| but once. II is claimed for II that II has
no enfect whatever on milk, as. the fluid
does not come into contact with the paper
because the paper and the printing thereon
are perfectly sealed in; that 1t will keep
milk sweeter and cold longer than glass
bottles, and besides being clean, perfectly
sanitary and a guaranty against contagion
carried in an unwashed glass bottle from a
! diseased-infected house is cheaper for the
milkman than the use OF glass
AS many other food products are now de-
/ uvered 10 the individual consumer in paper,
the idea OF the paper bottle as a universal
receptacle for milk would appear to be a
good one As a member OF the Board OF
/ Health said recently:
| milk should long ago have been delivered
/ IN a single-service package Innumerable
other things served as food-butter cheese,
! lard, cut meats. chipped beef sausage, oys-
/ ters, ice cream, cakes, crackers, etc, are
/ delivered In paper packages which are
never returned. The milk bottle which goes
: from house TO house unquestionably spreads
disease Though every bottle may be
4 washed before being filled again, all are
J washed in the same water and with the
same brush. In my judgment the paper
bottle has a valid excuse for its being"
/ washington has suffered from virtual
/ epidemic Of typhoid fever for several years
and II Is the general opinion Of the med
ioal fraternity that the cause is directly
traoeabIe TO the milk supply OF the city.
It is significant OF the temper OF a COM
munity which suddenly awakes to the fact
/ that for years It has been at the mercy OF
unscrupulous and ignorant purveyors OF food
/ products. that a movement is already under
/ way &c induce the next congress 20 amend
/ the pure food law 10 the extent OF includ-
I ing the recommendations Of the milk com
mission above referred 20.
Pete Has Been MaIiEned.
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