Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-03-16
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 1t.
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 IL DR.. Dyson, who
used to be government chief inspector,
doing now2
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.
thoritics 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 40 inspectors
at the slaughtering and packing houses
as 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 tb1
Beef Trust for the world.
The city authorities Of Chicago know
what the Beef Trust II doing and
In Health Department reports printed
on the second page OF this paper. the
public can re for Itself Just what the
Beef Trust IL capable Of doing.
But the city authorities make no
move.
There are no Beef Trust prosscu.
tiona
whyp
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 folst cancer and tuberculosis on the
people In the form Of food. are never
prosecuted.
Why?
The Dunno administration found an
easy way to raise saloon licenses to
$1,000 a year.
The Dunno administration found II
easy to enforce the o'clock closing or
dinance.
But when II comes to enforcing the
law against the millionaire packers the
Dunno administration IL Idle, impotent
ana Inactive.
Why?
The public will know why before II !,
through with Mr.. Dunno and his I'D
mlnistratIon.
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/ An investigat ton Of the Beef Trus
BY the Illinois legislature 10 what tn
people demand.
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II government inspection at tn
Union Stock Yards II such q goo,
thing and Is SO thoroughly done. how
Is It that we find the following state
ments on the official records Of tn
Chicago Health Department:
The following from the Chicag
Health Department Bulletin Of Octo
, Der %, 1905, speaks for itself:
The city inspectors ut the Uniol
Stock Yards condemned five CAT
TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED b,
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"They also condemned and destrOye,
3,O93 pounds of cut meats shipped frol
i st. Louis and Kansas City, havin
passed government inspection ut thos
: places"
Health Department Bulletin, Dec. q
:. 1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the FOL
I lowing have been condemned and dc
stroyed:
"2Soh cattle, Weighing 14s,s2
pounds.
1856 hogs, weighing 40475 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5,o2i pounds.
40 calves, weighing 500 pounds.
/, ~ sheep, weighing 260 pounds.
"TWENTY-ONF. CATTLE, MN
4 HOGS AND 5,024 POUNDS GU
\ MEATS WERE CONDEMNED AFT
Err PAsSING) GOVERNMENT IN
q SPECTION.'
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
, 1905: "A total of 1880 pounds {
!. meats was condemned and destroye
during the past week. under the S,
4 perylsion Of the department inspector
q at the Union Stock Yards. This II
/, cludes 4,9S3 pounds OF governmental
spected cut meats shipped from pacl
4. ing houses In the West for Chlcag
!. city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, NOyen
H. Der II, 1905:
> although the condemnation and d.
struction Of food supplies unfit 70
b. human consumption during the pas
; three months--slnce the resumption G
; Stock Yards inspection August ult
I by order Of the CommlssiOner-ha
!. reached immense PROPORTIONS, much III