Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-18

The Beef Trust stole millions Of gnl.
Ions Of water from Chicago water
mains by means of "blind pipes" lead
Ing from the streets to their packing
houses While other people had to pay
for the water they used. the Beef
Trust gentlemen paid nothing.
The discovery Of these thefts caused
great indignation among the people at
the time. but the Beef Trust was never
Obliged to make restitution and the
officials who were bribel, were never
punished.
The record Of the Beef Trust is a
record of rascaiity, vcnality and cor
ruption.
Caught red.handed stealing water
from the people. II simply asked them
what they were going to do about 1t.
Every attempt to prevent the sale
of lumpy jaw beef in Chicago has
been blocked by the agents Of the
Beef Trust.
These are facts that are easily prov.
on and yet the lives and happiness Of
millions Of people are daily put IN
peril by this awful trust.
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.
It controls the boot and shoe trade
And lately It has stepped into the
control Of large part Of the vegetable
market.
In order that the multi.millionaires
ut Ito head may thrive, 1t has raise,
the price Of living upon the people Of
the United State&
It 10 the Beef Trust and the Beef
Trust alone that has made the cos
OF living % high a. 1t IL.
The Beef Trust buys cattle. swine
and sheep on the hoof for almost moth
Ing.
II you Will take the trouble to lool
at the market reports OF the dali!
papers you will see that the trust pay
from Si.?5 to q per 100 pounds fol
canning cows This II a cent and
quarter to two cents a pound. Fo'
very high grade meat they pay ri
high as Ave or six cents pound
The trust utilixes every portion Of TIN
cattle, hoOfs, horns, intestines, hide
haIr and b0ne&
1t could afford to sell the peopl
meat Mt reasonable prices and make
big profit itself.
But It Ia too hOgglsh to do this l
has the American public BY the throa
and makes the American public pa
outrageous prices.
The following from the Chicag
Daily News market report for Ma
IL. 1907, IL Il fair sample of what tin
Beef Trust pays for cattle, per ~
pounds:
Good to prime steers. 80. 50. IoMG.o
Common to good steers go. 4.5OM5.I
Inferior to common steers. 3.SoM4.o
Fair 10 choice cows and
h,lfcrs 35Ooi5.
Yearlings. good to choice. :. 5.l56LG.2
Good cutting to fair beef
| cows ................. ..ooLo'' !
Fair to choice feeders ..... 3.SUcL d..
Fair to choice stOckcrs -. 3OOMi 10
Common to good canning
cows ............... 1.2502.G
Bulls, common to good 800. 2.250i 40
Bulls. good To choice ..,... liWMl.I
Calves, fair to good ........ 3Dna2
Calves, good To choice .,,,. 5.2JM6,O
You will see from the above figure
that the average price paid by til
Beef Trust is about 3 cents a pound.
But do the people who have to pa
exorbltant prices for food get goo
food?
Let MS look mt some of the record
Of the Chicago Health Department fo
reply:
The following from the Chlcag
Health Department Bulletin of OctC
ber %, 1905, speaks for itself:
The city inspectors at the UniO
Stock Yards condemned Five CAT
TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED Il,
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
'"rhey also condemned and destrOye
3.O93 pounds Of cut meats shipped fron
st. Louis and Kansas City, havln
passed government inspect!Tn at thos
places"
This shows the sort OF government
inspection we have.
| If few of the governmental omis
sions are rcctilied how many thous
ands are n0ti
How many homes In Europe AM
America are at this moment harbOrinI
cuts of meat from tuberculosis cattle
The above report Of the Health Com
missioner speaks Of meat hanging Il
the coolers OF trust houses, with tuber