The Virginia enterprise., 1909-09-10
Aqitatjoa Resultiaq ia Good.

firm of Macbeth & Gardner, who
own several of the local markets,
together with the "kick" about the
services given by the local inspect.
or, was fought to a finish at the
council meeting Tuesday evening
at which the petition presented at
the last meeting calling for
change in the Office of inspector
was brought up for discussion.
Alderman Mcneil, as a member
of the committee to whom the
matter had been referred, made
report that Alderman Elmquist
and himself had made inquiry az to
the motive of many in signing the
petition and found that a large
number had signed same through
misunderstanding OF the object
of the paper or had never read the
same; that they had made examiu
alton of two markets, finding them
all right, clean and fresh at the
time of their visit. although com
plant had been made of the bad
smell arising from the Mesaba
Market; that they believed the
agitation had resulted in good. and
that an eye would be kept on con-
ditions in future, and that further
report in the matter would be made
later.
Manager Reeves, of the Macbeth
& Gardner interests, was heard and
acknowledged that in his estima
ton the agitation of the question
had resulted in good; that
shortly after his arrival to take
charge of the local abottoir and
retail interests of the fifm he
saw the firm was not send.
ing in the quality of meats he
wished, and that in conversation
with a member of the firm he had
said that if the quality of meats
was put up to the standard he
wanted he could increase the bust.
ness of the firm in this city by
100 per cent; that upon this recon-
mendation two cars per week are
now received, one Tuesday and
another Friday, and that better
results had accompanied the
change through the cleaning up
of one supply by the time of ar
rival of another shipment. He
said that for various reasons, in
Guiding dishonesty, incompetency
and disloyalty. his firm had laid off
several men and filled their places
with better grade of help, paying
as high as 500 per month for cut.
ters; that in the past his firm had
shipped some meats in here which
they should not, but that at the
present time grade of meat of un.
equalled excellence was to be
found in their cooler.
Alderman Boylan asked Mr..
Reeves about the usage of foul
meats for the making of sausage,
and Mr.. Reeves stated that he had
formerly sausage maker, Barney
Snyder, in his employ, who had
told him to send down rs to 80
pounds per day of the meat which
was condemned and he would work
it into what is known as Polish
sausage.
Mr.. Snyder, who was present,
made the open statement that he
had worked for 81 years as a butch
er, having been employed in this
city since 1894 and for some three
years previous to August 14th by
Macbeth & Gardner, and that he
chad never handled as rotten Junk"
as when in the employ of this firm
as sausage maker. He also stated,
as a corroborative circumstance of
the claim that he was "let out" for
refusing to work up some of the
stuff, that large batch of veal was
condemned on August 18th and
that he was fired" on August 14th.
Fred Engle also enlivened the
argument by several assertions
touching upon the subject, aud at
tendants at the meeting were given
an insight into the iutricacies and
tricks of the trade.
The people of Virginia have no
grief against Macbeth & Gardner
as firm or against any other deal.
er in meats: they have no grief of
personal nature against any man
connected with the meat business
in any manner Whatsoever: they
have no reason to care whether or
not the meat supply of the city
comes from southern Minnesota or
comes from the northeast corner of
the south pole. All they want is
meat which is fit for use, and the
statements made at this meeting
would indicate that for some time
past, until recently at least. meat of
an inferior grade had been dun ped
into this city. If this evil has been
corrected, it is we'll. And let all
credit be given where due for the
change which has resulted in such
betterment, whether such change
has been due to meat inspector.
to the statements of a man in no
manner connected with the busi.
ness except as q consumer, or to
the diligence of the council az a
body.