Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

the canning on the labels of all came l
goods sold by them.
The fact that the Beef Trust fought
a proposed law to this effect, last year,
only goes to emphasize the necessity
that exists for one.
According to all accounts the canned
goods Of the Beef Trust IRE bad enough
when comparatively new, without un.
loading on the public canned goods that
have been years In a warehouse.
More than that. the government
should compel the packers to pay all
the expenses of meat inspection.
The government should also inspect
all meat In transit.
Lately the Beef Trust has been
branching out and gobbling up other
lines Of business.
1t controls the meat business.
| 1t controls the poultry trade.
| 1t controls the egg market.
1t controls the hide market.
II controls the boot and shoe trade.
And lately 1t has stepped into the
control Of a large part Of the vegetable
market.
1t Is the Beef Trust and the Beef
Trust alone that has made the cost
Of living as high us It Is.
The Beef Trust buys cattle, swine
and sheep on the hoof for almost moth.
ing.
| II you will take the trouble to lOol;
ut the market reports Of tho daily
papers you will see that the trust pays
from Sl.25 to 81 per 100 pounds for
canning cows. This Is a cent and q
quarter to two cents pound. Fol-
very high grade meat they pay as
high rs five or six cents pound.
Tho trust utlllzes every portion Of the
cattle. hoofs, horns, intcstincs, hide
hair and bones.
1t could afford to sell the people
meat ut reasonable prices and make q
big profit Itself.
But It Is too hoggisn to do this. I,
has the American public by the throa,
and makes the American public pay
outrageous prices.
The following from the Chicago
Daily Journal market report for Sept
-. 1907, Is Il fair sample of what the
Beef Trust pays Tor cattle, per 1O(
pounds:
Prline TAT steers ......... NJ. I36i i.3
Good TO choice steers ...... G.5OQLG II
Medium to good steers 80. $500.
Common to medium steers. 5.256i5.7 n
Inferior killers .......... 4.iO6i 4.0l
Good To choice COWS ...... 3.!UM5.W
Medium cows ............. 33WaL3.S
Common to good cutters. 80. 2.65M bon
Inferior to good Gamers :. 1.5OM2.k
Prime hclfcrs ............. 4.5OM5.1.
Medium to good heifers :. 3.GOM4. II
Common to fair hcifers 80. 5000 BOT
BOLOGNA bulls ............ 2.GO0I3i l;
Fat butcher bulls ........ 4.OOm 5.W
Good to choice calves 80. 1904 son
Medium calves ........... GI50i7.2-
Inferior heavy calves 500. 5000 1 %,
Selected feeders .......... 4.5O6i 5.Gt
Fair to good feeders 800. 4.3OoL4.f'
Medium feeders .......... 3mM4.2'
Fair to good stOckers ..... 3.5OhL3.S'
Inferior light st0ckers go. 2.iuM3.i'
You will see IRON tire above figures
that the average price paid by TIN
Beef Trust Is about cents a pound.
But do the people who have to pa!
exorbtant prices for food get goo'
food?
Let us look at some of the record
of the Chicago Health Department TO
reply:
The following from the Chicago
Health Department Bulletin Of Oct0
Der 2S, 1905, speaks for Itself:
The city inspectors ut the UniOI
Stock Yards condemned "FIVE CAT
TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
IOF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED Ri
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rhey also condemned and destroyed
3,O93 pounds of cut meats shipped from
st. Louis and Kansas City, having
passed government inspection at thost
places"
This shows the sort Of government
inspection we have.
II a few OF the governmental omis
slons are rectified how many thOus
ands are not?
How many homes In Europe and
America are Mt this moment harborina
cYts OF meat from tuberculosis cattle
wv above report OF the Health Com
ntesseaer speaks of meat hanging In
| Tho oonlo.~ 10 kp,sat ho>,aao Nth As,ho.