Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28


from the report.
As showing what Is alleged to have
been done In the past, the following are
taken from pages ". G3. "a, 65 and ~
Of Part 2 Of the fifteenth annual re-
port of the Food Commi ssiOner of North
Dakota. 1905:
Lab. No. 1874 (page 62).
Brand. dried beef. Armour's sliced
Star.
Producer or jobber, Armour 4 Co.,
Chicago.
Contains borates.
Lab. No. 1894 (page G3).
Brand. Vienna sausage.
Producer or jobber, Armour 4 Co.,
Chicago.
Contains borates.
Lab. No. 2OI6 (page 63).
Brand. sliced dried beef. White.
Producer or jobber. Armour Packing
Co.. Kansas City.
Contains borates.
Lab. No. 2132 (page G3).
Brand, breakfast bacon, Gold.
Co.. Kansas City.
Contains boratea
Lab. No. 2442 (page 64).
Brand. sliced ham.
Producer or jobber, Armour 4 Co.,
Chicago.
Contains supplies and borates.
Lab. No. 246O (page 6J).
Brand. Bologna sausage.
Producer or jobber, Swift 4 Co.,
Chicago.
Contains borates.
Lab. 24S1 (page 65).
Brand. Bologna sausage.
Producer or jobber, Swift 4 Co., Chi.
| cago.
Contains borates.
Lab. No. 240O (page 66).
Brand. Bologna sausage.
Producer or jobber, Armour 4 Co.,
Chicago.
Contains boracic acid or borates.
Lab. No. 2491 (page co..
Brand, canvas sausage.
Producer or jobber, Swift & Co., Chi.
cago.
| Contains borates.
Lab. No. 24lS (page G4).
| Brand. breakfast bacon. Gold.
Producer or jobber, Armour Packing
Co.. Kansas City.
| Contains bOrates.
We take the following from pages
50. 20 and OF Of the report of the Ken.
lucky Agricultural Experiment Sta.
tion to the governor Of Kentucky on
the enforcement of the pure food law,
1905:
The manufacturers whose sausages
were found to contain boracic acid or
colOrlng matter. or both:
"Armour 4 Co., Chicago.
Kentucky Packing 4 Provision
Company. Louisville.
"Swift & Co., Chicago.
"John HUFFMAN. Cincinnati.
"Schwarxschild & sulzberger, Chica'
50.
"JaCob vogel 4 Sons, Cincinnati
Ohio.
Evansville Packing Company, Ev'
ansville. Ind.
Omaha Packing Company, Omaha
Neb.
"Cudahy Packing Company. St
Louis.
"Pfaffinger 4 Co., Louisville.
"Rausch & Ruger, Louisville.
"NelsOn Morris 4 Co., Chicago.
"Kineghar 4 Co.. indianapolis.
1.-THE German American Provision
Company. Chicago.
I'm the fall of 1905. Mr.. c. ]. Tress
Ter, attorney for Swift 4 Company
called at the Office and stated tina,
Swift 4 Co. had eliminated boracit
acid and color from meat products
FOR SALE IN KENTUCKY, and tina,
there would be no further shipments
containing these substances into tn.
state"
The report continues:
1.-THE packing houses need inspection
to control authorizations which thu
packer Is permitted. without restrain
to add to meat products, just as muci
as the inspection which the Fedora
Government conducts with reference Il
the physiological wholesomeness Of thu
animal. While bOraclc acid into meat,
: Of otherwise superior quality, the chic
: reason for using antiseptics, artificial
colors and other adulterants Is to dis
guise deficiencies, or ito method o.
preservation, and when these adulter
atoms are restricted the result mus
he a higher standard In the product t.
J be packed. better methods OF packing
and preservation and a more whole
some and perfect food"
Recent investigations have undoubt
eddy shown that the federal inspec
ton over the physiological condition Of
packing house meats IL not thorough
and that some OF the animal PROD
UCT UNFIT FOR FOOD IS PUT UP
AND PASSED TO CONSUMERS UN
DER THE GUARANTEE OF THE
MEAT INSPECTION STAMP The
antlseptlc and the aniline dye are the
chief means by which the consumer ID
deceived into believing that this In.
ferior or condemned meat Is pure and
wholesome"
| "Mr w w Archer attorpov Hnr