Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-09

Tire AlueflCHu pachcrS Neic AoiSSu w
abandon 1t.
1t was decided that the cans might
bear the label roast beef, but that II
should be stated OH the labels how the
beef was prepared and cooked.
BY the way. what Is DIR. Dyson, who
used to be government chief inspector,
doing now?
In circular to the public this
month. the Illinois state Board of
Health called attention to the fact
that it 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 ms few men rs inspectors
at the slaughtering and packing houses
as 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
on the second page Of this paper. the
public can see for itself Just what the
Beef Trust Is capable Of doing.
But the city authorities make no
move.
There are no Beef Trust prosecu.
lions.
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 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
81 900 year.
The Dunno administration found It
easy TO enforce the l 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.
II government inspection at the
Union Stock Yards IL such a good
thing and Is 80 thoroughly done, how
is 1t that We find the following state
mcnts 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 UnioI
Stock Yards condemned "FIVE CAT
TIE FOUND IN THE COOLERS
WITH A PART OF THE EVIDENCE
OF TUBERCULOSIS TRIMMED OUT
AFTER HAVING BEEN PASSED BY
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS.
"rhey also condemned and destroye,
1908 pounds Of cut meats shipped from
st. Louis and Kansas City, havinI
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:
"2sON cattle. Weighing 1852
pounds.
1856 hogs, weighing 4O.47s pounds.
"Cut meats weighing 5024 pounds.
"15 calves, weighing S55 pounds.
~ sheep, weighing 280 pounds.
"TWENTY-ONE CATTLE, MINI
HOGS AND 5,O24 POUNDS CUT
MEATS WE'RE CONDEMNED AFT
Err (PAssING) GOVERNMENT IN
sPECTION."
Health Department Bulletin, Dec.
1905: "A total Of 147,800 pounds o
meats was condemned and destroye'
during the past weekly under the gu
pervision of the department Inspector
at the Union Stock Yards. This In
cludes 4,9s3 pounds of government-in
spected cut meats shipped from pack
ing houses In the West for Chicago
city trade and canning"
Health Department Bulletin, Novem
Der II, 1905:
although the condemnation and de
struction OF food supplies unfit fol
human consumption during the pas
three months-since the resumption oil
Stock Yards inspection August Z ult
by order OF the COmmlssioner-havs
reached immense PROPORTIONS. much un'