The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-04-09

"A re" actS 1or the consideration of Wala Wallans
conditions IN connection with the Strengthening of
ANIMALS and retailing of meats became so utterly hal
throughout the country that few wears ago Uncle San,
had to step IN and insist establishing measures Of
rellef-measures for the protection Of the consuming
public.
And when Uncle Sam got an insight into the task
before him, briefly this is what he decided had to be
DONE
Avarlclous butchers and packers who would slaugh-
ter animals diseased otherwise they could be bought
cheapy had to be suppressed and prevented as much as
1T possible to do from continuing their nefarOus
practices 1t his honest opinion that HELPLESS publc
had to be protected The meat business as an industry
had to be conducted in all it's departments under strictly
sanitary conditions.
In his work of improving conditions in the slaugh
terlng of animals; in the retailing Of meats Uncle Sam
has been very successful and has made great progress
According to the 1907 report of the Chief of the Bureau
Of Animal Industry of Washington, d. c., the govern
ment expended for inspection during 1907
And in it's great work of trying to protect
the people it will spend much money in 1908 than
it did in 1907
Last year in the United States inspectors con-
demned 81 933 cattle; 105879 hogs; 1924 sheep, GALA
calves. These figures show the wonderful effectiveness
of the United States inspection laws; without these
good laws this meat condemned would have been sold to
helpless public
At the present time in this state the public is given
the opportunity of buying strictly hygienic meats
meats that absolutely pure, for there packing
companies in Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane and Waa Waa
that have built establishments that are sanitary and
maintained up to standard insisted upon by the gov
eminent and that makes them eligible to the oversight Of
government inspectors In connection with the lnspec
ton of meats the Department of Animal Industry of
Washington, d. c., reports the following interesting facts:
''The more rigorous and efficient the inspection,
however, the greater becomes the danger from unin-
speced meats the tendency OF the strict inspection is
diseased animals to be sent to slaughter houses
having inspection The federal inspection can and
does insure the whoesomeness OF the product OF estab
lsments doing interstate and export business, but
there the federal power ends. The government can not
reach the numerous small establishments whose product
is sold entirely within state. Some OF the worst cOndl
tons have been at places of this kind Here arises the
necessity of Federal inspection to be supplemented by
State and Municipal inspection, if the public is to be
fully protected In places the local Inspection con
sists merely of examination OF meat displayed Tor
sale in the markets and the condemnation OF any that
may be tainted spoiled Such inspection is OF very
little benefit to the public, the average purchaser IS
able to determine when meat is tainted What is OF much
greater importance is protect the public where 1t can
not protect self-by excluding diseased meat from con-
SUMPTION and especially meat from animals affected
with diseases communicable to man. In many cases an
animal NAV be diseased without this being apparent IN
the dressed 1t therefore essential that there
should be a careful inspection of the animals by compe
tent veterinarians at the time of slaughter No lnspec
ton system which oms this feature can be CONSIDERED
efficient
In the absence of ADEQUATE local inspection the
sumer can still be insured of wholesome meats by insist
ing on having by those bearing the government
stamp
I'm Walla Walla today the Walla Wala Meat &
Cold Storage Company conduct packing plant-the
onlv one in the city-hat is absolutely under the control
of government inspectors from cellar to garrett Its
products are absolutely wholesome and IN hlgh FAVOR
with all intelligent and careful meat buyers
Prominent restaurants of Wala Walla that supply
natrons with government inspected meats exclusively
are as follows:
Hotel Dacles Southern Cafe