New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-16
HORSE MEAT AS FOOD
Chicago's Abattoirs, Whers
Draft Animals Are Killed.

Chicago. april 15-The discover a.
horses are being butchered in Cook cou-.-
for human food has led 70 a series Al, a
vestigations on the part % the r1il-.s.
Food Commission 20 learn where the -
Is sold. In spite OF the claim a. ~.
horse killers that Their product = =,
ported 20 Copenhagen. Denmark InsuAc,o.
IIoey. Of the commission. gives his opinio.
In an official report fust made that -.
OF the horse meat at least. Is sold 70 eso,-
restaurants and free iunch saloons in -
cago.
The investigation resulted IN The Sis~o--
cry OK two horse slaughter houses. one -
which was IN operation when visited bv n
spector HOey. The proprietor made ~ -.
tence that he was butcherfng snvfb,,-.
but horses but insisted the meat was =.
circuses and for export. Thirty barrel, :.
cured and sailed horse meat were s,vr,
at his place.
The horse packing plant which vas sor,-s
IN operation Is on the line % the Jolie. 4
Chicago electric railway. one mile wsss a,
the city limits. at Archer avenue. Itfso,.
Grated By Charles ReigeI ana ac~orsir-
TO his statement. kills fifteen horses
week.
The other plant had been operated Nv
Walter Johanese. and was ave miles VS.,
Of Cunning ~ had been abandoned We,
visited, AMI tho proprietor had moved N /,
new location on the Desplalnes River.
Sausage castings made from horses xa,.
found at the Beigel plant. The propr'sss-
insisted that they. TOO. were exported n
Denmark. but JOhanese said horse klusr,
frequently disposed OF the castings - \
sausage makers supply house IN Cnicszo
Beigel admitted he furnished horse ma,
10 his neighbOrs. farmers living outside a.
city limits. rur said ne did NOT ACCEPT ar
pay for II. he bOasted that he had 'nevs-
turned poor person away empty hantsd
The food Inspector based his stafar-ar-
that horse meat was being deliveries IL
cheap restaurants and saloons upon onss--
vations made BY himself during a score
OF trips 20 the vicinity OF fne horse nah.
ing house and upO. the evidence OF ue-.
sons with whom he talked during ties.
trips. a delivery wagon from the horse
packing house made frequent visits m
saloons on the West Side he said
he secured evidence tnar the wagon also
made trips 20 boarding house neignbor-
hood IN summit. Ill, where Aust-ians en-
plOyed in the Quarries near BY live. Tres
boarding houses, ne reported. obtained
meat at cents a pound. while the pr
prietor OF market in thar town com
planned that the lowest price ne could
make on beef was . cents pound
The report Of Inspector Hoey was mad
20 the State Food Commission and recon-
mended legislation which viii enable Ia
department to control the killing OF horses
in Illinois Ii embraces a series OF iuvas-
legations started year ago and not vst
completed.
business was good at Charles Beizsrs
horse slaughter house. BeigeIs sentry saw
the inspectors turn from the road toward
the slaughter house and came % uee-
them The visitors insisted on being shown
the plant and the seLtfy reluctantly opened
the door.
Dressed meat from twenty horses vas
hanging in the cooling room. Thirty bar
rels filleC with cured horse meat. ready
for shipment. were found IN the picking
ROOM In the principal wOrkrOOm a huge
kettle Of hot water was boiling over a ars
whore men had been preparing castings 10
be used on saUsages.