The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-22
EATING The GOATS.
Children's Pets Are Sacrificed to
Clamor for Cheap Meat.

East St. Louis, I'LL. Jan. 22.-Aided
and abetted by the soaring meat prices.
the shanty goat has broken into the
realm of table delicacies and is making G
his appearance on many tables in the
disguise of lamb chops.
Hundreds of goats are being slaugh-
tered daily in the stock yards here. The
majority Of them are called angOraS
and hail from Texas, but many an en-
terprising farmer is taking advantage
Of the situation by disposing of the
children's pet, commonly known as a
rail splitter goat"
These goats are sold to retailers as
such, but come out as chops. The
butchers say objections to goats are
purely psychological.
Woodmen Take Action.
Louisville, KY, Jan. 22.-Meat is
getting too high for the members Of
the twenty-one lodges of the Woodmen
of the World in Louisville, and last
night at a union melting resolutions
that all-refrain from eating meat more
than once a day for one month, be-
ginning Feb. !, was adopted
Eating More Vegetables.
Reading, Pa, Jan. 22.-Farmers and
dealers today reported an increased
sale Of vegetables in consequence of
the meat boycott inaugurated by work.
ing men. The determination to eat less
meat is spreading throughout this sec
StOcknen Protest.
Denver, Jan. 22-The growing move
ment to boycott meat has reused stock
men Of the west to a protest that the
effect of the boycott will be against the
stockmen rather than against the pack
ers The directors of the Western Stock
Show association, composed of 500 west
ern stockmen and business men inter
ested in livestock production, have
adopted the following resolution:
Whereas There has recently been
started in various parts of the country
a move to boycott the use Of meats for
food with the idea that such action will
result in lower prices;
Whereas, This movement is based on
ignorance as to the actual conditions
governing the meat supply of this coun-
try; therefore,
"Resolved, By the Western Stock
Show association, that We condemn
this movement as calculated to dis
courage an increased production of
meat animals. We believe that stock
men and farmers of the United States
should be given every incentive for
increased production rather than dis
couragement. The present prices of
meat are caused by the increased de-
mand, due to the growing population of
the country, and the low prices that
have heretofore prevailed are RESPONSE
BILE for the failure. of the producer to
keep pace with the increased popula-
ton.
I'VE call the attention of the public
to the fact that the production of live
stock in a large measure depends on
the fertility of our soil and consequent
lv the production of agricultural crops.
with tho increase of our population,
it is the duty of every patriotic citizen
to encourage agriculture in every pos
sible way. We assert that present
prices for meats are not unduly high
as compared with the advance in price
on all food products.
1.-The present movement to boycott
the use of meat food is popu1arly sup
posed to be aimed at the packer, but in
reality it is blow at the stockman
and farmer and is calculated to de-
crease production rather than mate
rally reduce prices.''