The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-17
Council to Be Called on to Take
Some Action at Its Meet
ing Monday Night.
WHAT THE BUTCHERS SAY
SOME DECLARE THE PALLADIUM
is HURTING THEIR BUSINESS,
WHILE THE MAJORITY SEE THE
NEED OF RIGID INSPECTION.

It has been long time since any
mater, directly affecting the residents
of this community, has called forth as
much discussion as has been devoted
to the discovery of the fact that tuber-
culosis probably exists to an alarming
extent in certain parts of Wayne
county. AS the days pass, the de-
mand for a system of cattle inspection
that will make the sale of diseased
meat in this city an absolute impossE
bility, is becoming more insistent, and
the people look to the proper officials
for some action that contemplates an
immediate remedy for existing condl-
tious So general. has the agitation
along these lines become that it be-
gins TO look as if radical changes in
the methods of the local inspection is
now a matter that will receive atten-
ton in the very near future.
This statement is based on the decla
ration of prominent member OF the
city council that he would bring the
subject UP before that body at it's reg
uIar session tomorrow night. In just
what form it will be presented for the
consideration of the muicipal legislat-
ors, this member did not state, but it
is believed that the present incom-
plete method of passing upon cattle
killed in private slaughter houses will.
as result of this meeting, be relegat-
ed TO the shelf. Certain it is that no
question in which the people are more
vitally interested, has found its way
before the local lawmakers since the
present administration assumed the
reins of government
Opinions of Meat Dealers.
Some of the local meat dealers do
not take kindly to the publicity that
this matter has been given in the col
umns of the Palladium for the last
three or four days, and attribute a de-
crease III their business 90 that fact
but they are in the minority. The
greater portion of them seem to think
that the discovery at the abattoir ear
" last week, which led to the present
agitation will in the long run, prove
boon to them. They say that ii it
eliminates in an ordinance requiring
that all cattle shall stand the test OF
government inspection there will be an
increase in the consumption OF meat
Several of them had no hesitancy in
saving that they had little doubt that
many beeves and hogs whose carcass
es were unfit for food had been slaugh-
tered and placed upon the market.
How Laws Are Evaded.
Sergeant Dan McManus yesterday
related little incident which shows
that it is "a very easy matter to evade
existing local laws bearing on the
slaughter of diseased cattle. Some
time ago dealer brought to one or
the local slaughter houses beef that
was suffering from lumpy jaw The
inspector refused to pass the animal,
but it seems that instead of ordering IL
killed theun and there, permitted the
owner to take it home on the promise
that he would put it to death Some
time later the health authorities learn
ed that he had not fulfilled his prom
ise. and was keeping the bullock on
his place. McManus went TO the
mans house, but he was not at nome
The sergeant then began looking about
the premises, and in sort or Gel
lar under the barn, which was built on
the side of hill, found the >ap./al. 1t
was taken to the crematory plant and,
after being killed, the carcass was
burned up.