Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-25

arrival of 600 to 1O.OO, ana both
packers and spectators are finding the
handling of veal a profitable PROPOSE.
ton. Many of these calves ought not
to be shpped alive from the country.
and the practice invites attention by
the Humane Society"
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With a corps of Beef Trust inspec.
tors the fate of the public will be worse
than 1t ever was.
The Chicago Tribune. after calling
attention to the fact that only - OUT
Of 100 meat product inspectors had
gone to work under the new law. said
on Tuesday. Sept. II, 1905: ut Will
be necessary to hold another exnnfiin.
ten before the full complement of 12O
men can be Installed, and II IL doubt.
full II Il sufficient number will be avail.
able for duty when the new law goes
into effect Oct. !. The new inspectors
will look after sanitary conditions at
the plants principally. and Mr.. Cooley
placed them where they could do the
most effective work In the four estnb.
lisliments. They will inspect the trucks.
rooms. hangers. tables. pipes and floors.
Slxty.iive of those who took the exam.
nation recently passed but only TWEEN.
ty seven reported for duty. This IL &C.
counted for by the fact that Of those
who passed number are now EN-
ployod In the packing houses at 500
a month. The salary Of IN Inspector II
but $Ss.38 a month";
A great portion Of the ''lumpy Jaw"
beet slaughtered In the United States
and passed 40 Sound" by the inspect.
ors 10 sold and consumed In Chicago.
according to q recent article In the
Chicago Tribune. st. Louis prohibits
both the slaughter and sale Of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle In that city, and Kansas
City. while It permits the slaughtering
Of such cattle. prohlblts the sale OF the
beef.
That Chicago has become the dump.
Ing ground" for practically all the
"lumpy jaw" beef In the country was
revealed by food inspectors.
At one plant are slaughtered every
Friday from 100 to 200 head Of "lumpy
Jaw" cattle. or these only small
fraction Is condemned as UNIT for con.
sumption. The rest. with the diseased
parts cut out. II sold for prime beef,
and brings the retailer IA good prices
a. the best beef.
This IL possible by reason Of the fact
that the consumer has 10 way OF telling
whether the beef he buys Ii part OF q
"lunpy Jaw" steer or not. II the In.
spoctOrs pass an infected animal, after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef ls
placed In the cooler and sold just rs
any other beef
Out OF a total days slaughter of 100
head OF "lumpy jaw" and otherwise In.
fected animals only twelve car.
casses were condemned after post.
norton inspection. This means that at
an average weight Of 100 pounds each
there will be sold In Chicago during
the next few days ut least 10000
pounds of "lumpy Jaw" beef. How
much OF the same kind OF meat IL
shipped into Chicago from Kansas City
and other places where Its sale Is pro.
hibited would be difficult to estimate,
but the quantity In undoubtedly large.
In most OF the Eastern cities Ordl.
nances are In force prohibiting the sale
Of meat from animals with actinOmy'
COSTS, the scientific name for 'lumpy
Jaw" Thus Chicago remains rs the
only large market where that class OF
cattle may be slaughtered and sold with
profit.
The average weekly receipts of cattle
at the stock yards are 10000 head, and
among these always are found from
100 to 200 animals infected In one
way or another.
The Beef Trust continues its awful
work OF murder Even the employe.
Of the Government hired to sample
their products are victims. Read this
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 2l.-Tht
member OF the Department Of Agrlcul
lures first poison squad Is likely Il
he followed by suit against the Gov
ernment by his mother.
Young Freeman succumbed to tuber
culosls after Il long illness, dating from
his discharge from the squad SIX
months after he Joined. When he
joined the poison squad" three years
ago he was declared 10 be physically
. perfect. His mother declares the borlC
acid diet tests 10 which he was sub
jccred weakened his system. DR.. II. w
Wiley, Government food expert, calls
the theory absurd.
Upon entering the "polson squad
young Freeman aud other members
signed an agreement absolvlng the
Government from all blame from any
results that might happen. II is con
tended By Frecman's mother that hC
was not OF age when he signed the
paper
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II government Inspection at thu
Union Stock Yards Is such good
thing and Is 80 thoroughly done. how