Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26


lean packers, who would profit BY 1t II
the American packers were forced to
abandon II.
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 Is 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 rs few men as inspectors
ut the slaughtering and packing houses
as 1t Is possible for them to keep and
make n 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 see for itself Just whit the
Beef Trust II 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 bet 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 fOlst cancer and tuberculosis on the
people 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 It
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
and inactive.
Why?
The public will know why before 1t Is
through with Mr.. Dunno and his adj.
ministratlon.
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An investigation Of the Beef Trust
by the Illinois legislature 10 what the
people demand.
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II government inspection ut the
Union Stock Yards Is such u good
thing AMI Is SO thoroughly done, how
Is 1t that We lind the following state.
ments on the official records OF the
Chicago Health Department:
The following from the Chicago
Health Department Bulletin Of Octo.
Der %, 1905, speaks for itself:
The city inspectors at the Union
Stock Yards condemned Five CAT.
TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS.
WITH 4 PART OF THE EVIDENCE
OF TUBERCULOsIS TRIMMED OUT.
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS"
"rhey also condemned and destroyed
1908 pounds OF cut meats shipped from
81. Louis and Kansas City, having
passed government inspection ut those
places"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. 90,
1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol-
lowing have been condemned and de-
stroyed.
"2s0h cattle, weighing 1is,S2i
pounds.
"356 hogs, weighing i0475 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5,O2i pounds.
10 calves, weighing $40 pounds.
~ sheep. weighing 900 pounds.
"TWENTY.ONE CATTLE, NINE
HOGS AND 5,O24 POUNDS CUT
MEATS WE'RE CONDEMNED AFT
Err PAssINGD GOVERNMENT IN.
SPECTION."
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. D.
1905: ~ total of 147,gO pounds OF
meats was condemned and destroyed
(durlng the past week. under the su.
pervlslon Of the department inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards. This In.
cludes 4,9s3 pounds of government-in-
spected cut meats shipped from pack
ing houses in the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem-
her II, 1905.
! although the condemnation and de.
structlon of food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months-since the resumption OF
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult..
by order Of the COmmissi0ner--hav
reached immense DrODOrtiOns. much mn.