Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-23
Government Meat Inspectors Chosen from
Beef Trust Employees Under the
New inspection Law.
Everything to Be Sold in Cans to
the Public Without Any
Restraint.

Wilson said that the method had been
copied by Australian and South Amer.
lean packers. who would profit by It II
the American packers were forced to
abandon 1t.
1t was decided that the cans might
bear the label roast beef, but that 1t
should be stated on 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 recently
issued. the Illinois state Board of
Health called attention to the fact
that 1t was tho duty Of the city au.
thoritles of Chicago to get after the
Beef Trust.
But the city authorities Of Chicago
rest supine.
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 40 inspectors
ut the slaughterlng and packing houses
us 1t Is possible for them to keep and
make a 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 10 doing and
In Health Department reports printed
on the second page Of this paper. the
public can see for itself Just what the
Beef Trust IL capable Of doing.
But the city authorities make no
move.
There are no Beef Trust prosscu.
lions.
Whyf
People who bet on carda
Men who bet on horses.
Are vigorously and vigorously prose
cuted BY the Dunno administration.
. But men who according TO the state.
ments Of Ito own Health Department,
have been caught In the act 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 a year.
. The Dunno administration found II
. easy to enforce the o'clock closing or
a dinance.
But when II comes to enforcing the
= law against the millionaire packers the
Dunno administration IL Idle, impoten,
ana inactive.
Why?
= The public will know why before 1t Il
through with Mr.. Dunno and his i'd
. minlstratlOn.
2 An investigation Of the Beef Trus
0 by the Illinois legislature II what tn
v people demand.
II government inspection at TIN
> Union Stock Yards IL such goot
y thing and Is so thoroughly done. how
v Is 1t that we find the following state
i ments on the official records Of tn,
. Chicago Health Department:
,' The following from the Chicag
y Health Department Bulletin Of OctO
70 Der %, 1905, speaks for Itself:
= The city inspectors at the Uniol
;" Stock Yards condemned five CAT
!. TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
= WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
N OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT
"a AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED b,
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"They also condemned and destroye
3.O93 pounds Of cut meats shipped froI
ID st. Louis and Kansas City, havin
rs passed government inspection at thos
T. places"
to Health Department Bulletin. Dec 2.
u. 1906:
or AT the Union Stock Yards the 10
~ lowing have been condemned and d.
AZ stroyed:
"2sOA cattle, Weighing 1882
pounds.
-. 1866 hogs, weighing 40,475 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5,o24 pounds.
90 "l5 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
40 ~ sheep. weighing 2G0 pounds.
"TWENTY-ONE CATTLE. MN
an HOGS AND 5O24 POUNDS Gu
In MEATS WERE CONDEMNED AFT
Err CPAssING) GOVERNMENT II
he sPECTION."
Health Department Bulletin. Dec.
n, 1906: "A total OF 147,88O pounds
10. meats was condemned and destroys
during the past weekly under the Oh
al pervision Of the department inspector
he at the Union Stock Yards. This 1
no cludes 1883 pounds Of governmental
~ spected cut meats shipped from pac
N. Ing houses In the West for Chical
n. city trade and canning"
il, Health Department Bulletin, Mover
n. Der II, 1905:
ne although the condemnation and d
structlon of food supplies unfit 4
n. human consumption during the pa
as three months-since the resumption
es Stock Yards inspection August 7 ul
II by order OF the COmmissioner-ha'
Ir. reached immense promotions. much q