The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-27
MEAT INSPECTION
STILL UNCERTAINTY
Tactics That Are Being Pur-
sued Prove Tiresome to
All Concerned.
BUTCHERS ARE OPPOSED.
APPEARS THAT UNLESS THEY
COMPLY WILLINGLY, iNSPEC-
TON WILL BE FORCED UPON
THEM.

THEM.
The dilly-dalIying of the butchers
of Richmond, in regard to the install
lacion of government meat inspection,
has reached the limit of endurance,
and the city will force government in
spection upon the butchers without
doubt. A meeting of the meat slaugh-
terers of Richmond will be held prev
ious to the next council meeting, Aug
ust 5, in the endeavor to reach an
amicable agreement between the city
authorities and butchers and II the
latter promise to be good and re-apply
for government inspection-Anton
Stole having withdrawn his appllca-
tion-and agree to accept the lnspec-
ton as offered by the government,
council probably will not at its next
meeting take any immediate action on
the matter, but should the butchers
show the same contrary tendencies as
in the past. council will force the in
spection upon them regardless OF
what they may say or do. The city
the existing conditions in the meat of
Wayne county, may set definite date
on which the butchers must have ev-
erything in readiness for the inspec-
ton, at any rate.
Letter From Washington.
DIR. Charles s. Bond city health Of
ficer today received a communication
from the department of animal indus
try of the department of agriculture
in Washington stating that the depart
ment would take some definite step
toward establishing inspection in this
city, just as soon as it is ascertained
whether the local butchers intend TO
take the inspection If once granted
The actions of the meat men of the
city have been very puzzling to the
departmental authorities. for as soon
as the slaughter house owners Tor
warded their applications to the de-
partment, they went about to discour-
age the department In establishing in
spection in this city. 1t is understood
that local attorney was hired to take
up the butchers cause with the de-
partment in Washington and he too
against sending government inspec-
tors to this city. Since that time the
butchers, i is understood, have Kept
up objections to the department, |
while on the other hand such cores |
pondence has been conducted by the |
friends of the inspection to offset any |
statements the butchers might make |
in regard to the matter.
Department is Tired.
From the tone of the letter receiv-
ed from Washington it is surmised !
that the department too is decidedly |
tired of the actions of the people Of
this city in going about securing the |
inspection and tired of the fight that |
is being waged by the butchers
against inspection.
Seeing that the department of ami
NAL industry is growing weary of the |
constant diily-dallying, the council |
will soon take a step which will force
the inspection upon the butchers.
With a determined action on the part
of the city council inspection of some
kind or other will undoubtedly fall to
the city's lot.
ne DulCutTS HeetluS Will De Call
ed simply to give them a chance to
with the city's regulations be-
fore they are forced. 1t is understood
that the patience of city officials has
been exhausted, while the people of
the city generally are asking that an
early settlement of the inspection
question be made. AS soon as the +
slaughter house owners again make
Stang whether or not
the local butchers ever intend to do
an interstate business, the govern
ment will take definite action upon
the matter. If the butchers agree to
take the inspection the inspectors will ,
be sent to this city to begin the work.
The fight which has been progressing
for some time between city authorit- !
les and the butchers will end with the
forcement of the meat inspection (
finance passed by council some
time ago. ,