Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-05-25
Chicago Is Not the Only City with
tuberculosis. lumpy Jaw and
Cancerous Beef.
The National Capital Menaced by
Tons of Food of the Char
acter Named.

sale of tubcrcular aud lumpy Jaw beef
and from trichna hogs.
The National capital itself is men.
aced by this awful food rs the fol.
lowing. taken from the Chicago Daily
News. of April II. 1907. testiiies:
Especial Correspondence of The Chi.
cago Daily News
Washington. II. c., April 15.-Tlc
recent discovery that tubcrculous cat
tie, condemned for dairy purposes.
were being slaughtered and sold for
food In the markets of Washington has
emphasized the necessity of extreme
watchfuucss OH the part OF state ana
city food inspectors in all parts of the
country. The discovery created sen.
saton In the national capital. but tho
facts were fully verified and has led
To- n strengthening OF the local inspG.
ton service which may hereafter re-
qulrc that condemned cattle shall b.
absolutely destroyed In the presence of
the inspectors.
When the meat.inspection law was
passed by Congress 1t provided solely
for the inspection of meats for inter.
state and foreign commerce. II was
specifically pointed out at the time
that intrastatc commerce was not
concerned in the provisions of the law
and there Is nothing OH the statute
books to prevent diseased meats from
being sold In Washington. Chicago or
anywhere else. II slaughtered and ship.
ped within the confines OF State. ex.
cept for the provisions Of the state
and municipality and the vigilance Of
their officials. Following the lnvestl.
cations ut Chicago by Mes~rs. Nelll
and Reynolds for the President, II was
pointed out In these columns that re-.
lief Of the local markets from the sale
of diseased meats could not he had
without an application of the most
stringent regulations and inspection.
The discovery In Washington during
the past week Is illustrative OF what
can easily happen and what may be
expected In any community. despite
the untirlng efforts OF health officials
% prevent the sale Of bad meats In
city markets.
The discovery OF this condition In
Washington was brought about by q
united effort on the part OF the health
officials To trace the causes of typhoid
fever, tuberculosis and other mortal
diseases. particularly deadly In the
District Of Columbia. Examinations
by health experts on dairy farm In
Virginia. near Washington. led to the
discovery of seventeen cases OF tuber'
culosls In the dairy herd.
The bureau OF animal industry OF
the department Of agriculture has re
pcatedly called attention to the growtl
OF contagious disease In animals uset
for food. Previous to the passage o
the Inspection law, experience In tn
large abattolrs inspected under fedora
supervision showed Z per cent OF hog
suffering from tuberculosis ana man.
other diseases We're prevalent In pro
portion. The annual loss on hogs a!on
to the packers ms n result OF this con
demnatlon was 100000 annually
The bureau never ceased TO declar
that abatto!rs having no inspection
could not possibly avoid the purchas
OF diseased carcasses.
Under the meat-lnspectlon law, n
1t now operates, intrastste shipment
OF diseased carcasses slaughtered b
small butchering establishments no
engaged in Interstate or foreign con
merce are not inspected and, infercI
TALLY. are subject 10 the same susp
cion which the government fOrmerl
had on larger establishments engage
in interstate and foreign trade whicl
similarly. had no government inspe'
ton. IT clearly behooyes the mea
producing States and the cities OF I'll
country, in the light of the recent e,
perlence OF Washington, 10 redoubl
their vigilance, else they may RICH
fully be charged with q neglect &
duty and by failure to supplement I'll
national laws and inspection service
guarantee only 10 the foreigner an
their neghbOrs in other States exeml
ton from the use OF diseased meat
LEROY T. VERNON,
~
The Chicago Examiner in It's ma
ket report, published April IA, 1870
said:
"Spcuators at the Stock Yards Al
paying 81 and 81 per head for thol
sands OF condemned calves and I'll
trade is making inquiry as TO the
ultimate destination. Packers have
habit OF purchasing big droyes
calves at $3.50, STIMULATING that on
In five Is 10 be thrown out at )
When the Inspector comes around i
condemns everything under 100 pound
and then the outside Spectator gel
busy buying up the condemned deleg'
ton AZ 9 and 3 cents per pound. Oh
yiously he could not afford 10 pa
such prices II he were taking chance
on a subsequent rigid post'mortem II
spectiOn, and the trade is of the oplI
ion that much OF this veal gets Int
food channels. Either the countr
shipper or the consumer is being In