Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-26
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.

pOrS tne Iate Ol TIE puuuV VIII We "oASS
than 1t ever was.
The Chicago Tribune, which will
not be accused by anyone Of being an
enemy Of the Beef Trust. after calling
attention to the fact that only q out
Of 100 meat product inspectors had
gone to work under the new law. said
on Tuesday, Sept. II, 1906: 1T will
be necessary to hold another examine.
ton before the full complement Of 100
men can be installed. and 1t Is doubt.
full II sufficient number will be avail.
able for duty when the new law goes
into effect Oct. ]. The new inspectors
will look after sanitary conditions ut
the plants principally. and Mr.. Cooley
placed them where they could do the
most effective work In the four estab-
lishmepts. They will inspect the trucks.
rooms. hangers. tables. pipes and floors.
Slxty.five of those who took the exam.
inatlon recently passed but only TWEEN.
ty.seven reported for duty. This Is &C.
counted for by the fact that Of those
who passed a number IRE now EN-.
ployed In the packing houses ut 500
a month. The salary Of IN inspector Is
but $3.50 MONTH"
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A great portion Of the "lumpy jaw"
beef slaughtered In the United States
and passed rs sound" by the inspect.
ors IL sold and consumed In Chicago,
according to 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 1t permits the Strengthening
Of such cattle, prohibits 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. OF these only small
fraction IL condemned a. unfit for con.
sumption. The rest, with the diseased
parts cut out, Is sold for prime beef,
and brings the retailer as good prices
as the best beef.
This Is possible by reason Of the fact
that the consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef lie buys Is part Of a
"lumpy jaw steer or not. II the In.
spectors pass an infected animal, after
the post.mortem inspection, the beef Is
placed In the cooler and sold Just rs
any other beef. or course the attitude
OF Health Commissioner Whalen and
others Is that the locally infected cattle
are not generally unit for food.
Out Of total days slaughter Of 100
head OF "lumpy Jaw" and otherwise In.
fected animals only twelve car.
cases were condemned after post.
norton inspection. This means that Mt
IN average weight Of 1900 pounds each
there will be sold In Chicago during
the next few days at least 10000
pounds Of "lumpy Jaw" beef. How
much OF the same kind OF meat Is
shipped into Chicago from Kansas City
and other places where Its sale Is pro.
hibited would be difficult to estimate,
but the quantity Ia 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 as 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.
Several foreign governments would
do we'll to send secret investigators
here 10 ascertain the kind of meats eX
ported TO their countries. According tO
all accounts several of their represent
at!ves are very friendly 70 the Beet
Trust. So markedly so that comment
upon the fact has quite decided and
positive tone.
The Beef Trust is happy over Its vic.
tory In the matter of labels.
IL can feed the people what 1t likes
and make them pay for what they do
not want.
The new government law has fallen
down already on the labels as 1t has In
other details.
The labels on the canned goods of the
Beef Trust will continue to lie.
False labels on Beet Trust canned
goods have received government sane.
ton. Witness:
Washington, ID. C., Sept. 13.-Canned
roast beef will continue to bear the
label OF roast beef" Notwithstanding
the fact that II really Is boiled beef.
This was decision rendered at con-
ference to-day between Secretary vii.
son and Senator Hopkins, Of Illinois,
and Thomas T.. Wilson, general man
ager Of the Nelson Morris Packing
Company Of Chicago.
Mr.. Wilson explained that the meth.
cd OF preparing canned roast beef was
70 parboll the meat for fifteen minutes
and then put II In cans and subject II
% steam heat for three hours. Mr.
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