The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-24
LABOR DEPARTMENT
HAS BOOK ON MEAT
Conditions All Over World
Discussed in interest
ing Fashion.
~ JONATHAN WINFIELD.

Washington, April 2i.--"The world
meat question" is the title of an In.
tercating brochure recently issued by
the Department Of Commerce and La
Dor. Il deals with the efforts made
70 Increase the meat supply In var.
ious countries which have hitherto
been confined to agricultural develop
ment. In South America this cam
paiGn has been especially notable.
Many OF the smaller European states
arc finding II profitable to experiment
in tho so-calied animal industry" es-
pccially az they find that the foreign
supply In being more and more used
for domestic consumption every year.
Typical extracts from the reports OF
consuls To the Department show that
the meat problem has not been solved
tically all of the nations are depend
ept upon foreign supply. Consul
AIittain at Prague. Austria. makes the
FLOWING report:
Bohemian Situation.
LAND In Bohemia IL becoming too
dear for grazing purposes. and even
dairy cattle are being disposed OF by
many Of the farmers In order that
they may use their lands for agricul.
tural purposes. The principal region
Of supply. the Alpine districts Of Aus.
tria. are being more and more given
over to forests and hunting preserves,
thus lcsscning each year the area for
grazing purposes. In the meantime.
people are suffering for the lack OF
nourishing food. and the danger to
health In much greater than any which
can arise from imported meats. There
In no general law regulating the in
spection Of meat. but local community
authorities prescribe the inspection
regulations.
N trial consignment of meat from
Argentina, % tons. was received last
October from Trieste, and after spec
ial inspection by h committee OF ex-
pcrts. the consignment was decls ed
to be In perfect condition. and was
placed upon the market In Vienna.
Tho municipal council OF Prague has
authorized the importation OF % tons
Of Argentine meat. With the uncer-
tainty of permission tn bring In Ar
Eentine meat. there Is great hesitancy
on the part Of meat dealers to risk
the expense of importing 1t. and the
demand Ii being made that the bord.
ers be opened to live cattle from the
Balkan states.
"Thc other argument used In favor
Ut imported meat Is the excellent
health OF the English people, who de.
pend largely upon imported meats for
their supply
In the Argentina.
A new line Of vessels equipped for
cold storage will be prepared to bring
cargoes OF meat from Argentina II
the embargo against foreign meat is
removed. These vessels will ply be-
tween Buenos Aires and Trieste and
W" tits said make eighteen trips a
year. To facilitate the import Of frog.
en- meats into Bohemia, an effort Is
being made to have refrigerating
cars built for the railway lines enter.
Ing there. II meat can be imported
from South America, II appears that
the new line Of vessels between New
York and Trieste could equally as
we'll bring meat from the United
States.
Tho American ambassador at Wen
mn reports that the imports OF cheap.
or foreign meats to the extent OF at
least one-half the consumption of vi.
emma which Is estimated at 100000
900 pounds a year. will be demanded
by the Austrian public. The govern
ment has given permission for the
further Importation Of 500 tons OF Ar.
gcntinc meat. which Ii expected to
reach the port Of Trieste. by ships of
the Austro-American line this month.
Consul Haxeltinc ut Tenerine. in