Evening journal., 1908-09-03
FARMERS FIGHT
NOT In VAIN
Appeared Before Council in
Opposition to Health
Ordinance

A delegation Of farmers and local
retail meat dealers. numbering nifty or
more, appeared before the law commit.
tees of City Council Last night aud
fought the proposed ordinance drafteo
by the Board of Health providing that
meats. etc. offered for sale on the
street. or conveyed through the streets.
be covered. The opposition waged its
fight SO successfully that Chairman
William Lyons. Of tho Jaw committee.
finally announced that the measure
would not bo presented for action in
Council tonight. 1t Is also under
stood that the proposed ordinance win
not be passed in its present form.
Dr. II. w. Howell, president of the
Board of Health. fought the delegation
single handed He insisted on the
passage of the measure and openly
charged that diseased meat was being
brought to market and that some OF
the local dealers We're attempting to
sell it. He declared tina. the proposed
ordinance was for the protection Of the
residents of the city. and they should
have some redress. he said.
The farmers strenuously objected to
the measure. principally on the ground
that 4 would compel chem TO bring
their meats TO the market in show
cases. This. they declared, was not
practical.
The two sections Of the ordinance
particularly Objectionable to them. fol-
low.
Section 1. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to cart. carry
or TRANSPORT breadstuffs, or the body
Of any animal or any part thereof.
which is to be used for human food.
through any avenue. street or alley OF
the city unless the SAME be so covered
as TO protect il from dust, dirt and
insects.
Section 2 No breadstuffs, meat. game.
fish or shell fish shall be hung or ex-
posed for sale in any svenue, street or
alley. or outside of any shop, wagon.
stand or store. or in the open window
or doorway OF any Shop or store in
the city unless the same be so covered
as to protect II from dust. dirt and
insects
Hervev Walker. master Of the State
Grange. was the first rpeaker for the
farmers. He said the proposed ordln-
ance was recently taken up by IN,
Pomona Grange and unanimously op.
posed. He said the measure would
work a hardship on the farmer and
deprive the market of the meat furn.
ished by the farmers.
William Johnson, a meat dealer. said
he did not see how il was possible to
handle meats on a busy day and how
! his clerks could wait on his customers,
with the meat covered, as specified in
the measure
Among the farmers who spoke against
the measure were John j.. Bracket, o.
w. Eastburn and WilliJm Moore.
President Howell. of the Board Of
Health. said the ordinance had not
been prepared for the convenience OF
the farmer but for the protection Of
the people of the city. He said that
the Health Board did not mean to in
lure the farmer. but The purpose Of
the proposed ordinance is to protect
meat from further contamination. mas.
much as some of it Is contaminated
with disease before being brought TO
this city.
Directing his remarks to the local
dealers DIR. Howell said he had bceu
told by one person that a dealer sold
bad meat to a consumer and when the
latter asked him why he had sold him
such meat the dealer replied: well,
you paid a poor price for It,"
The discussion grew warm at times
and the matter was gone over thor
oughly.
Chairman Lyons announced that -he
committee would carefully consider the
objections bv the farmers and others
to the measure. Later he announced
that the proposed ordnance would not
be presented in Council meeting to-
night.