The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-14

III tAiC testimony OF men dCAlAS III
official capacity that II is at last
meat consumers in salt Lake have
been eating products that are not fit
for anything save fert.lizing. and there
is some doubt about their safety foT
that purpose.
Yesterday six members OF the city
council, three health commissioners
and q government inspector found out
what the people of Salt Lake have been
eating. They were Mortified at what
they saw. Only two of the establish
ments visited passed muster, or could
under any system of inspection. The
rest were found TO be in various stages
of revolving filth.
There is no need of language calcu-
lated to emphasize what they saw. The
councilmen and those who were with
them tell the story best IN their own
way; the facts are sufficiently appall-
ing to let them speak for themselves
Special Committee Named.
o. At Monday evenings council meeting
a special committee was named by Pres
ident Davis TO inspect the slaughter
houses in this vicinity-the slaughter
houses that furnish meat for the Salt
Lake market. The request for the APP
pOintment of this committee was made
by the health department. As a basis
for the request, the department asked
that certain licenses be revoked The
committee named consisted of Messrs.
Black, Hall, RaybOuld, Murdoch, Hoi-
lev and O'DonneH. These were accom-
panied on the tour by DIT. VI. r. Stew
art. the city health commissioner:
Walter J. Frazier, city dairy and food
commissioner; Herman Harms, city
and state chemist; Willard Hansen.
state dairy and food commissioner, and
Government Inspector Woollen.
The party left the Wilson hotel at
about 10 O'Clock and returned at about
,. They made the tour in three auto
mobiles.
What the Party Learned.
The conservative summary of what
the party learned from its trip is con-
tanned in an interview WITH Commits
sioner Frazier, which follows:
THE health department has been
trying to have some of our slaughter
haUses cleaned UP and put in 2 sanitary
condition for ever three and a half
years They would make an attempt IN
a slipshod manner. and no doubt. In
the opinion of the average butcher
they really thought that they had met
all of the requirements Of the health
department regarding sanitation. DIT
Stewart and myself, believing that
more radical measures should be taken
sent a communication to the city COun-
Gil asking President Davis to appoint
a committee of cOuncilmen to visit the
slaughter houses supplying Salt Lake
City with fresh meats.
On April u PresiG-dt Davis named
Councilmen O'Donnell, RaybOuld
Black, Murdoch Hall and Holly e
make the inspection. These, in com
pany with DIR. Stewart. City Chemist
Harms. State Food Inspector Hansen
Government Inspector WOoilen ano
myself. LIT the Wilson hotel at 10 a
m. this morning. We first visited anc
inspected the Utah Packing company
plant in Davis county. which tool
about one hour. Everything was founJ
to be sanitary and in first-class condi-
ton. and the same. under government
inspection, could not be otherwise. Tn.
Gle Sam being very particular fellow
Conditions Not to Be Compared.
we then started back to the city anC
stopped about ten minutes at Moe
dePs. one and a half miles north 81
/ Beck's Hot springs. The cOnd ton.
we're such a contrast to the plant jus
/ left that there was no comparison. Ter
L lAiiiAAtGo SICAAlI0 ~ W NafDN5AA N-A---
I this place.
we then called at James Hep
worth's place. Eighth West. between
/ Fifth and Sixth North. BY visiting thi.
plant YOU would not blame people liv-
/ ing in the neigh borhOod for reg. steering
/ a kick I would nOt accept 2 gift Of Z
/ city lot within five blocks of this place
/ 1--WE then called at Radon {. vii
I liams. situated at Twelfth South and
Sixth West. On account Of no siauEh
/ tering having been done at this place
I for several days, and some attemp
made TO clean up. conditions were no
so bad as at the last two places. JUS
visited
Conditions Absolutely Fierce.
/ AT T. J. Nippcr's. Twelfth Sout
/ and second West. the sanitary oondi
/ tions in the killing room and tank room
was very bad. and the yards and vi
3 der the slaughter house on the wcs
I side we're absolutely fierce.
THE next place visited was the Alur
ray Meat cOmDany's plant. situated 90
/ state. between Thirteenth and -Four