Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-19


the American packers were forced to
abandon it.
1t was decided that the cans might
bear the label roast beef. but that 1t
should be stated OH the labels how the
beef was prepared and cooked.
BY the way. what IL DR.. Dyson. who
used to be government chief Inspector
doing now?
In a circular to the public this
month. the Illinois state Board of
Health called attention to the fact
that 1t was the duty Of the city au.
thorities Of Chicago to get after the
Beef Trust.
But the city authorities Of Chicago
rest suplne.
The city authorities Of Chicago have
no intention Of getting after the Beef
Trust.
The city authorities Of Chicago EN-.
ploy Just as few men rs inspectors
ut the slaughtering and packing houses
rs 1t Is possible for them to keep ana
make show Of doing something.
But the city authorities Of Chicago
would not hurt the feelings Of the
Beef Trust for the world.
The city authorities Of Chicago know
what the Beef Trust Is doing and
In Health Department reports printed
on the second page Of this paper. the
public can zee for Itself just what the
Beef Trust Is capable OF doing.
But the city authorities make no
move.
There are no Beef Trust prosecu.
lions.
Why?
People who bet on cards.
Men who bct on horses.
Are vigorously and vigorously prose.
cuted by the Dunno administration.
But men who. according to the state.
ments OF Its own Health Department,
have been caught In the net Of trying
to foist cancer and tuberculosis on the
lpeople In the form Of food, are never
prosecuted.
Why;
The Dunno administration found an
easy way to raise saloon licenses to
$1,000 year.
The Dunno administration found II
easy to enforce the o'clock closing or
dinance.
But when II comes TO enforcing the
law against the millionaire packers the
Dunno administration Is Idle, impotent
ana inactive.
Why?
The public will know why before It i
through with Mr.. Dunno and his nd
mlnlstratlOn.
RI Remember the Beef Trust when 20,
} are electing candidates for the Legls
, lature this year.
II government inspection mt tn
. Union Stock Yards Is such a goo
. thing and Is so thoroughly done, no,
+ Is 1t that we find the following state
: ments on the official records Of til
Chicago Health Department:
: The following from the Chcag
y Health Department Bulletin OF Oct,
Der -, 1903, speaks for itself:
The city inspectors mt the Unto
= Stock Yards condemned "FIVE CAL
TILE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
. WITH \ PART OF THE EvIDENC
- OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED our
= AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED Is
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS
They also condemned and destroye
1908 pounds Of cut meats shipped frol
d st. Louis ana Kansas city, havin
= passed government inspection ut tho.
e places
o Health Department Bulletin, Dec. .
l. 1909:
u AT the Union Stock Yards the ia
u lowing have been condemned and d
~ stroyed:
"2soii cattle, weighing Ass.
pounds.
q. "35G hogs, weighing i0,i75 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5.oai pounds.
- 10 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
Ia - sheep, weighing 300 pounds
"TWENTY-ONE CATTLE. MN
N HOGS AND 5.O2i POUNDS CT
IN MEATS WE'RE CONDEMNED Az
Err pASSINGJ GOVERNMENT ].
ie SPECTION."
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
NJ 1905: ~ total Of liTD9O pounds
@. meats was condemned and dcStroyC
(durins the past week. under the 81
a peryislon Of the department inspector
10 ut the Union Stock Yards. This Il
70 cludes 1853 pounds Of governmental
f. sperted cut meats shipped from pac
d. Ing houses In the West for Chlcag
I. city trade and canning"
:. Health Department Bulletin Noyen
D. Der II. 1900;
. although the condemnation and IL
stlurtlon Of food supplies unfit "a
!. human consumption during the pa,
: three mOnthg-since the resumption q
: Stock Yards inspection August I nit
[ by order of the CommissiOner-hay
:. reached immense proportions much VI