Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-02
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 If
the American packers were forced to
abandon 1t.
1t was decided that the cans might
bear the LABEL roast beef. but that 1t
should be stated on the labels how the
beef was prepared and cooked.
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BY the way, what 10 DR.. Dyson. who
used to be government chief inspector,
doing nowf
In a circular to the public this
month. the Illinois state Board Of
Health called attention to the fact
that 1t was the duty Of the city au.
thorities 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 rs few men as inspectors
at the slaughterlng and packing houses
rs 1t Is possible for them to keep and
make show Of doing something.
But the city authorities Of Chicago
would not hurt the feelings Of the
Beef Trust for the world.
The city authorities Of Chicago know
what the Beef Trust Is doing and
In Health Department reports printed
OH the second page OF this paper. the
public can zee for Itself just what the
Beef Trust Is capable Of doing.
But the city authorities make no
move.
There are no Beef Trust prosecu.
tons.
Why?
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 fOist cancer and tuberculosis on the
people In the form Of food, are never
prosecuted.
Whyf
| The Dunno administration found an
easy way to raise saloon licenses to
$1,000 year.
The Dunno administration found It
easy to enforce the o'clock closing or.
dinance.
But when II comes to enforcing the
law against the millionaire packers the
Dunno administration Is idle, impotent
and inactive.
Why?
The public will know why before It IL
through with Mr.. Dunno and his nd.
mlnistratlOn.
An investigation Of the Beef Trust
by the Illinois legislature 10 what the
people demand.
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II government inspection at the
Union Stock Yards Is such good
thing and Is so thoroughly done, how
is 1t that we find the following state
ments on the official records Of the
Chicago Health Department:
The following from the Chicago
Health Department Bulletin Of OctO
Der %, 1905, speaks for itself:
The city inspectors at the Unior
Stock Yards condemned Five CAT
TILE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED by
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS
"They also condemned and destroyed
3,O03 pounds of cut meats shipped from
ST. Louis and Kansas City, havin,
) passed government inspection at thos,
places
Health Department Bulletin, Dec %
1905:
AT the Union Stock Yards the fol
! lowing have been condemned and de
: stroyed;
"asOh cattle, weighing lis,s2
pounds.
1886 hogs, weighing 4O,475 pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5,O2l pounds.
u5 calves, weighing $50 pounds.
~ sheep. weighing 2GO pounds.
"TwENTY.ONE CATTLE, MINI
, HOGS AND 5,O2i POUNDS GU,
, MEATS WERE CONDEMNED AFT
Err PAssING) GOVERNMENT IN
9 SPECTION."
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
, 1905: "a total of l47,33O pounds @
meats was condemned and destrOye
during the past week. under the 81
, pervislon of the department inspector
, at the Union Stock Yards. This II
, cludes 49s3 pounds Of governmental
spected cut meats shipped from paci
ing houses In the West for Chicag
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and do
struction Of food supplies unfit 70
human consumption during the pas
three months-slnce the resumption o
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult
by order OF the CommlssiOner--hav,
reached immense proportions, much un