Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-06-08


to be shipped alive from the country.
and the practice invites attention by
the Humane Society"
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With a corps of Beef Trust lnspec.
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. 1906: ut will
be necessary to hold another examina.
ton before the full complement Of 100
men can be installed, and II Is doubt.
full II Il sufficient number will be avail.
able for duty when the new law goes
into effect Oct. I. 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 estab.
lishments. 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 Is nc.
counted for by the fact that OF those
who passed number IRE now en-
ployed In the packing houses mt $40
a month. The salary Of an inspector Ii
but $3.50 month"
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A great portion Of the "lumpy jaw"
beef slaughtered In the United States
and passed M Sound" by the inspect.
ors II sold and consumed In Chicago.
according to a 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 slaughtering
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. or these only small
fraction Is condemned as UNFIT for con.
sumption. The rest, with the diseased
parts cut out. Is sold for prime beef.
and brings the retailer us good prices
az the best beef.
This Is possible by reason OF the fact
that the consumer has no way Of telling
whether the beef he 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 Ia
placed In the cooler and sold just us
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 ut
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
hiblted would be difficult to estimate
but the quantity Is undoubtedly large
In most OF the Eastern cities ordi
nances are In force prohibiting the sale
OF meat from animals with actlnOmy
COSTS, the scientific name for lump,
Jaw" Thus Chicago remains as thu
only large market where that class O.
cattle may be slaughtered and sold will
profit.
The average weekly receipts of cattl
at the stock yards are 10000 head, ant
among these always are found iron
100 to 200 animals infected In on
way or another.
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The Beef Trust continues its awfu
: work OF murder. Even the employe
{ OF the Government hired to sampl
g their products are victims. Read this
, Washington, ID. c., Nov. 2l.-Th
! death Of Robert Vance Freeman,
: member Of the Department OF Agricu
b lures first ''poison squad" Is likely
be followed by suit against the GOV
eminent by his mother.
!. Young Freeman succumbed to tubel
!, culosls after long Illness dating froI
his discharge from the squad 81
Q months after he Joined. When
!. Joined the "polson squad" three year
e ago he was declared to be PHYSICAL
r perfect. His mother declares the b0ri
a acid diet tests to which he was sui
{ jected weakened his system. DIR. II. v
O Wiley, Government food expert, cal
!. the theory absurd.
e Upon entering the "polson squad
I young Freeman and other member
= signed an agreement absolvlng til
K. Government from all blame from an
results that might happen. 1t Is cor
' tended by Freeman's mother that h
: was not of age when he signed tn
paper,
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III government inspection at tn
7 Union Stock Yards Is such a goo
: thing and Is so thoroughly done, hoy