Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-06-03
TRENTON GETS THE MEAT.
[From Central Record. Marlton
May 21.l

Suspecting that a number of his
herd of COWS were infected with
tuberculosis, Robert c. Wells, the
fore part of last week, had them in
spected by DR.. Gardiner an dhe CALI
ed in representative of the State
Tuberculosis Commission Eight of
the COWS responded to the test and
Mr.. Wells killed one of them at once.
The other seven were condemned by
the commissioner. The appraise-
ment put upon the seven COWS was
$192, the amount that Mr.. Wells re-
ceiveS for the stock. The seven
cows were in the pink of condition.
aside from being infected with the
disease With the Commissioner
came Hebrew butcher who was
known as ABE" who agreed to pay
the State $50 for the cows for the
hides and tallow and arrangements
were made with Mr.. Wells to ship the
cows to Trenton. 1t was also agreed
that Mr.. Wells was to be a witness
at the time the cows were killed. 1t
is the custom that owners of con-
demned cows should witness the kill
ing and this was to take place on Sat
urday it is alleged.
On Friday Mr. Wells received word
that the killing would not take place
on Saturday but probably on Mon
day. On Sunday Mr.. Wells phoned
to ABE" about the matter. ABE"
it is said, told Mr.. Wells that he
had killed the cows Saturday. This
angered Mr.. Wells, and on Monday
he and four others, Richard H. Leeds
VIM. B. Cooper, Clayton H. Brick
and Chas. H. Leeds, went to Trenton
in the automobile of the latter. To
their amazement they found that the
cattle had been killed and were be-
ing sold for beef The meat had the
blue stamp of the meat inspector,
who, it is said, stated that the meat
was good enough to eat.
The COWS were not good enough
for milk in Marlton but were good
enough for beef in Trenton. The to-
tai weight of the cattle showed that
as dressed beef they were worth
whole lot more to ABE" than the
amount Mr.. Wells received from the
State. He paid only $50 for them
and he got more than this for the
tallow and hides. The beef was "vel
vet
Since >this has come out there is
a great deal of CRITICS m in this sec
tion of this tuberculosis business.
Either the system of disposing of
diseased cattle is entirely wrong or
the way in which matters in con-
nection with it are conducted is very
faulty
Certainly if the meat is good for
beef the owner of the cattle should
of c.,1n Of
he should receive all advantages in
this direction through the commits
sion. Many people, here are inclined
to think that there may be coali-
ton of personal interest in this tu-
berculosis meat business. The Marl
ton Grange will probably father a
protest in the matter.
We supplement the Marlton papers
article with brief extract from the
law in such cases made and provided:
Sec. T., of an act concerning con-
tagious and infectious diseases among
animals, ETC., approved May 4, 1886:
Vol. 1, Gen. Stat, page 81, section 105,
among other things says: That if any
person or persons shall knowingly
buy or sell, or cause to be bought or
sold, any animals affected with
any contagious or infectious disease,
or that has been exposed to con-
tagious or infectious disease, or is a
part of any herd or stock held in
quarantine, shall be deemed and adj
judged guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding two hum
dred dollars or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding one year, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court.
1t looks to us as though "Abe" and
the representative of the tuberculosis
commission were candidates for pun
ishment, and as the latter could not
be ignorant of the law, he at least,
was a candidate for the extreme pen