The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-21
MEAT PROTECTION
The Packers Side of the Much-Dis-,
cussed Meat Problem, Showing
Spokane People Can Get Best
Meats on Earth.


It appears that the board of
health and city meat inspector,
through their investigations, have
found that many markets are not
conducted along the best sanitary
lines and that appreciate quaint
ties of diseased and unwholesome
meats have been sold to the citi-
zens of Spokane.
The work of the officials in
charge of the inspection is of a
high character, and the warnings
they have given are vital and sig
nificant to the meat-eating public.
But while acquainting the people
with the evil conditions that exist,
E. H. Stanton company believes
that the public should also be in
formed where they can secure high
grade, scientifically inspected
meats.
1t is true that there are markets
and hotels in the city that care 1T
tie about the condition of meats
they offer to consumers, and 1t Ia
unfortunate that the health Of the
meat eater is endangered by I'M
scrupulous dealers and hotel pro-
prietors who have no consideration
for their patrons. ..
There are markets in Spokane
where people can secure the choic
est meats. The places are as clean
ami the meats are as free from
dread animal diseases as can be
found in any markets of the world.
The surest way of securing meat
| free from faint and disease is to
secure government inspected goods.
The E. H. Stanton company has
spared no expense in equipping
their plant with all sanitary fittings
AMI up-to-date machinery, so as to
give the people of Spokane the
benefit Of modern establishment
conducted under up-to-date business
methods. The e. H. Stanton COM
pany is handled by experienced and
practical meat men who have
thorough knowledge of the bust
ness.
The E. H. Stanton company has
established the only first-class mod
ern slaughter and packing plants in
the Inland Empire. These plants
are operated under the most rigid
government inspection. Live stock
is brought in large quantities. IN
the year 1907 more than 100000
was paid to the stock raisers of the
Inland Empire for live stock.
The E. H. Stanton company ac-
cepts only well-fatted animals OF
high grade. Thin steers, cows, hogs
and sheep are not bought at any
price. Mich cows are always re-
jected. However, this results in
these bad conditioned animals be-
ing peddled to other butchers who
care little for the unhealthy cond-
ton of the product they sell to their
customers.
Every animal slaughtered by the
E. II. Stanton company is inspected
before and after killing by the
United States veterinary inspectors.
The United States Bureau of Ami
NAL Industry has placed five of
these civil service men in the
plants. These officers pass upon
every bit of meat or meat food that
product prepared. The meats that
pass the test demanded by the gov
eminent are marked U. S. inspect
ed, and passed with purple stamp.
This stamp is a guarantee of safety
to the consumer.
The inspectors condemn meats OF
each year amounting to thousands
of dollars of loss, which must be
| borne by the packers. For this
reason a plant under government
inspection can not be classed on the
same plane as the small butcher
whose meat is not inspected, for he
sells the bad meat that the plant
under inspection naturally throws
away.
Meat from the E. H. Stanton
company costs the consumer no
more than unsanitary, uninspected
meat. The dealers sell inspected
meat at legitimate profit. Unin-
spected meats can be sold at a
much larger profit to the dealer at
the expense of the public.
The e. H. Stanton company
maintains % markets in the city
and a few in other communities;
where nothing but the high-grade
government inspected meats are
sold,
In buying meats always look for
the purple. stamp. The meats so
marked are of the highest quality.
Such meats are available, so it is
incumbent upon the consumer to
ask for them and insist on getting
them. The E. H. Stanton company
is not losing money in the meat
business. Their sales are large,
their output twice over exceeds
that of all other local packing
houses combined.
The public is welcome to visit
the plant of the K. II. Stanton COM
kpany and see the remarkably clean
and modern manner in which their
packing house Is conducted. The
public is welcome to see the inspec-
tors at their duties, and the knowl-
ledge gained will Cause every one
bto demand meats that have under
Egone government inspection.
; The e. II. Stanton company en-
bploys 225 men and their payroll
lamounts to $1S,750 month. All