The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-07

most pressure will be brought to bear
10 secure its passage.
The movement Will receive the hear
tiest support from the state board OF
health and OF the medical fraternity
DR.. Taylor of Provo called on the state
food inspector yesterday after seeing
tho proposed changes in the food leg
islatlon as published In the Herald.
and assured him that he was prepared
TO offer to the State Medical society a
resolution supporting the meat inspec-
} tion measure, and that ne WAS conf
dement, the society would use every
effort TO secure the passage OF the bill
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Peterson. and an organization for
the purpose of securing meat inspec-
ton was perfected Mr.. Peterson was
elected chairman and 8. W. Price, rep
resenting the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION, was made secretary. Mr..
Peterson pointed out that while the
present sanitary regulations provide
for the proper maintenance Of slaugnt-
CT and packing houses. they do not
provide for meat inspection, and that
many cases have been discovered
where diseased animals have been
slaughtered and sold To consumers.
Manager John Slater of the Ogden
Packing company said 1t would be nee
essary to have veterinary inspectors
He claimed that the inspection in ef-
feet some years ago was farce and
worge than none at all. He instanced
one inspector who had passed and at
tacned the official tag to dog which
had been skinned and hung among a
number of sheep carcases.
Neil Mcmillan of Provo, urged that
the measure be Kept from from parti-
san politics. 1t was agreed that both
ante and post-mortem inspections
must be made or the inspection would
be of no value. The question of in
spection for the farmer who raises and
slaughters his own stock was gone
into In some detail and produced a
s1arp passage at arms between Au-
gust Rowland of the Murray Packing
company on behalf OF the slaughter
houses, and F. W. Wilson, on behalf
of the retailers. Mr. Wilson main
lowed to slaughter and sell his pro-
duct outside of commission mer-
chant the farmer the retailer and
consumer were all at the mercy Of the
wholesale dealer.
After,a further discussion as to the
number Of inspectors required for the
state, 1t was agreed that Mr.. Peterson
should appoint committee TO frame
a bill to be presented to a second meet
ing of the slaughterers and dealers,
and after their approval to the legls-
lature. Mr. Peterson named Auugst
Rowland of the Murray Packing COM
pany, John Slater Of the Ogden Pack
ing company, Neil Mcmillan of Nc
MILAN & Cons, and F. S. Hatch, man
ager of the Utah Packing company,
to represent the wholesalers. He ap-
pointed s w. Price, F. w. WilSand
and j. P SCHNEIDER to represent the
retail dealers. Two of the government
inspectors, probably Drsf Murray and
Woolen, will meet with the commit
tee and Mr.. Peterson, who will act as
pchairman of the committee, will ap-
point representatives fro Provo and
Logan and also one member from the
farmers who slaughter their own cat
tie.
AT the first meeting OF the comittee.
which will occur during the week. Mr..
Peterson vii submit to the committee
the draft oil bill prepared at the an
nual convention of national food and
dairy commissioners held at Saginaw,
Mich. last year, which may be adpoted
with some changes. for this state
The Retail Merchants association,
represented at the meeting by S. w.
Price, F. w Wilson, e. w. Voyles and
c. j. Foulger, announced that 1t is
heartily in favor of any measure
which will protect the consumer.
which will improve food conditions
and serve to reduce the price of liv
ing within the state. These men an
nounced to the meeting that no meas
ure dealing with the handling OF meats
by the retailers could be put TOO
strongl to suit them.
Mr.. Peterson has a number of pieces
Of legislation which will be submitted
TO the coming legislature on minor
points of meat handling. 1t Is desired
to pass a bill which will compel deal
ers to snow plainly whether meats
sold by them are cold storage products
o rnot. and which Will compel the
dealers to draw every animal slaugh
tered by them before placing 1t In cold
storage. He will also frame a bill
dealing with the labels placed on man
ufactured products.