New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-12-24
Free of Meat Trust,


no market for The overproductloil
of cattle.
Free Of Meat Trust.
Owners of cattle breeding farms
have held down the rate of in
crease in their herds for this rea-
son. but within four or five years.
before the great Panama Exposi-
ton could be completed, these ma
tions to the south Of the United
States would be shipping fully
5000 head of cattle for imnned-
late slaughter annually. making
the peop.e Of the United States
free of the meat trust and the un-
reasonable prices now asked for a
quality of meat far inferior to thai
which is allowed to die OF old age
in any one of the tropical coun-
tries, or the thousands Of cattle
killed annually in these countries
in order that their hides might BE-
exported to the United States and
Germany. while the meat is allow
ed to rot and become feasts for
the scavenger birds.
In the meantime the poor of the
United States are charged all
kinds of prices for food, simply
bcause this overproduction is not
allowed admittance to the mar
ket of the United States.
TO New Orleans the importation
of 100000 head Of cattle every
year will mean the stablishmnt Il
giant packing-houses and the di-
verting of trade from Chicago,
Kansas City and other packing
house centers; the employment OF
large number of men and the
bringing away from the present
established packing house centeis
to New Orleans the vast amounts
of money now shipped from all
over the South. 1t will awaken
new industry and make New
Orleans a very powerful competi-
tor for the foreign business now
controlled by the meat trust OF
the Middle West.
Amendment Necessary.
When Mr.. Broussard took up
this question year or two ago
for investigation he discovered
that there was no law prohibiting
the importation Of foreign cattle
for the immediate Slaughter, ex-
cept resolutions established by the
Department and all
that is required to remove the bar
riers now in existence is the en-
actment of an amendment which
will establish conditions under
which this cattle can be admitted.
Discussing the bill tonight, Mr.
Broussard said:
"Section 12 of the tariff act OF
Aug. 5. 1909, relates 70 the i'm
portation Of meat cattle. The
proyiso of the section relates to
the manner in which the prohibi-
ton fixed in the law in regard to
the importation of these is obviat-
ed, and the method Of proceeding
is that the secretary Of the treas
ury shall officially determine and
issue his proclamation permitting
the entry of both meat cattle and
hides. when such importation will
not tend to introduce or spread
contagious or infectious diseases
among cattle in the United States.
"By department circular No. 81.
division of customs, Treasury De-
partment. in accordance with said
section IL of the act heretofore re-
ferred to. admitting the importa-
ton Of cattle from Great Britain,
etr.. including Mexico.
Tick Does Not Hurt Meat.
"The Department Of Agriculture
takes the stand that all sections
between 50 degrees north, which
extends up into Tennessee and
some Of the Carolinas to a point
down a. far as IS degrees south, is
infected with the cattle tick. This
cattle tick does not injure in the
least the meat of the cattle. but
Is q disease bearing insect which is
not slowed in sections where ticks
ass not non rseordsd y in ex.