Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-23
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 1t II
the American packers were forced to
abandon II.
1t was decided that the cans might
bear the label roast beef, but that II
should be stated on 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 recently
issued. the Illinois state Board Of
Health called attention to the fact
that 1t was tho duty Of the city au.
thorities 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 "a few men a. inspectors
at the slaughtering and packing houses
rs 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 zee for itself Just what the
Beef Trust Is capable Of doing.
But the city authorities make no
move.
There are no Beef Trust prosecu.
lions.
Why3
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 act Of trying
to foist cancer and tuberculosis on the
people In the form Of food, are never
prosecuted. e.
| Why?
The Dunno administration found an
easy way to raise saloon licenses to
$1,000 a year.
/ hA 81 In,
easy to enforce the o'clock closing or.
dinance.
| But when II comes to enforcing the
law against the millionaire packers the
Dunno administration 10 Idle, impotent
aud inactive.
Why? ,
The public will know why before It 10
through with Mr.. Dunno and his I'D.
mlnistratl0n.
| An investigation Of the Beef Trust
by the Illinois legislature 10 what the
people demand.
II government inspection at the
Union Stock Yards 10 such q good
thing and Is 10 thoroughly done. how
IL II that We ind the following state.
ments on the official records Of the
Chicago Health Department:
The following from the Chicago
Health Department Bulletin Of Octo.
Der %. 1906. speaks for itself:
The city inspectors at the Union
Stock Yards condemned "FIvE CAT.
TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS.
WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT,
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS"
They also condemned and destroyed
1908 pounds OF cut meats shipped from
st. Louis and Kansas City. having
passed government inspection at those
places"
Health Department Bulletin. Dec. %,
1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol.
lowing have been condemned and de-
stroyed:
"2s0h cattle, weighing l4s,s2i
pounds.
1856 hogs, weighing 40.475 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 1904 pounds.
80 calves, weighing $50 pounds.
~ sheep, weighing 2GO pounds.
"TWENTY-oNE CATTLE, NINE
HOGS AND 5,O2i POUNDS CUT
MEATS WE'RE CONDEMNED AFT.
Err (PASsING) GOVERNMENT IN.
SPECTION."
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. o,
1905: "A total of l47,09O pounds of
meats was condemned and destroyed
during the past week. under the su.
perylslon 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.
Der IL, 1905:
Although the condemnation and de-
struction OF food supplies unfit for
human consumption during the past
three months-s!nce the resumption of
Stock Yards inspection August 7 ult.,
by order OF the ommIssloner-have
reached immense proDortions, much un.