The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-20
VERMONT AUTOMOBILE SHOW
viii Be Held in Burlington, First
Week In May

Burlington is the first city in the
state OF Vermont to have an automo-
bile show Arrangements are being
made to hold one the first week in
May 1t will be held in the Armory
building admirably suited to the
purpose The main floor of the Ar
mory is level with the street so that
cars may be driven right on to 1t
under their own power
George ID. Jarvis and c. Arthur
Halves are the prime movers in get
ting the show under way and they
are going to assume the financial re-
sponsibility of its conduct Every
dealer in the state is to be invited to
take space and it is expected that
many manufacturers especially of ac-
cessories, will be glad to have their
wares on exhibition.
II is expected that the rent for
spaces can be got down as low as
$25 per space During the same
week the Burlington Merchants Pro
tectiye association will pull off its
Merchants Week" and without doubt
the city will be full OF visitors. The
automobile show will be an attraction
for them and at the same time the
dealers will have the opportunity of
reaching a larger number Of people
than they would If the show we're
held at an ordinary time. Every
thing will be done to make the affair
a business and social success.
Diseased Beef
A Brandon gentleman who was in
Burlington last week and in the Rem
dering companies plant, tells us that
he saw ii head of cattle from the re-
Gently condemned herd Of Tom c.
Seager killed, and that six of the four
teen were stamped with the Swift &
Cos label and put into beef. These
cattle were infected with tuberculo-
sis. They responded to the test here
in Brandon and this evidence was
reinforced by evidence found in the
carcasses after they were killed. They
were inspected by a government in
spector who pronounced them infect
ed but said they were not badly
enough infected to render them unfit
for the table. And so they were put
into beef and perhaps on your sup
per table tonight is some cold roast
beef, rare and red. that less than two
weeks ago was in Tom c. Seager's
stable flushed with fever in response
70 the tuberculin test We do not
ques son the ability of this inspector
at Burlington to judge between cat
tie whose flesh is honey-combed with
ulcers caused by this loathsome dis
ease and those which are less affec-
ted but we do doubt the ability and
the right OF that inspector or this
state or government to pass upon the
degree OF infected beef that shall be
placed upon my table In these days
when so much stress is placed upon
pure food laws this passing OF conta.
minated beef into open market seems
most ridiculous. II a pound of coffe
containing a dash OF chicory, per
fectly wholesome article, must be la
beled blend, why should not a quar-
ter OF beef or a can OF beef contain.
ing a dash OF tuberculosis be labeled
blend" and so labeled that the pur-
chaser may know whether he is buy
ing infected beet. This passing to
the dinner table cattle that are not
badly infected" seems low down
policy. To our ad OF pure air and
pure water we should add "contami.
mated meat II we are honest. The
people of Vermont should register
their opinion upon this subject at
once. For the state to dabble In dis
eased meat is TO open the door to
serious abuse. Il is prefectly evil
dent that this diseased meat should
be buried at once not placed In the
hands OF party who will disguise Il
with label and send Il back to us
as western" beef. II this diseased
meat is allowed In the market nj all
Il should certainly conform with the
pure food laws and be labaled "tuber.
culosis blend" that those who don't
wish to eat It needn't buy it-Bran.
don Union.