The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-27
THEY GO HOME.
First Annual Butchers COnven-
tiOn AdjOurns.
Thirty Five Counties in Kansas
Represented.
VISIT WOLFF PLANT.
Hear Inspector johnson Give In
teresting Lecture.
Over 100 Meat Men Join Organ
iZatiOn.

The first annual convention of the
Kansas Retail Butchers association
which was organized at the Commercial
| club rooms Tuesday adjourned this
morning. Thirty-five counties of Kan
sas were represented at the meeting,
although only five butchers, including
the present officers, planned the asso-
citation during Merchants week this
spring The object of the organization
is to better the meat business both
for the butcher and customer. Kansas
is one of the first states to organize
the meat men.
The following committees were ap-
pointed Tuesday afternoon:
Bylaws and constitution-W. H.
Kelchner, Wichita, chairman; Frank
CoryelI, Junction City: Edward Baker,
Horton; F. D. Entriken, Mcpherson; /;
E. c. Smith, Pleasanton; A. E. Hill
nacek, Atwood; Chas. Kronlick, Han
over; z. Vrooman. Emporia.
Resolutions-Fred Garland, yelling
ton, chairman; Bert Pullns. Council
Grove; W. o. Schmidt. Topeka; Fred
Koepke, Oakley; H. w. Cunningham,
Auditing committee-Emil GAMBIA,
Osax, chairman; M. c. Bailey, EmpOria; !;
o. H. Schultz, Clifton; B. Gallagher,
Stockton; A. L. Duff Horton.
The register of members joining in
clude the following:
Fred Koepke, Oakley; E. c. Smith,
Pleasanton; F. D. Entriken, McPher-
son. Chas. c. Brehm. Woodbine; Geo.
r. Homan. Palco; o. H. Schultz, Cliff
ton: H. w. Cunningham, Morland; A
L. Pulling Council Grove; A E. Pill
nacek, Atwood; Chas. Kroulik, Han
over. E. Montgomery, Topeka j. j
Lannan, Topeka; w H. Kelchner.
Wichita; Patrick King, Rossville; Fred
Garland, wellington. F. D. CaryeIb
Junction City; E. S. Baker, Horton;
JOS V1ack, Hanover; A. A. Schmidt,
Topeka; A L. Duff, Horton; B. Gal
lagher. Stockton; A l. OHger, En-
poria; NJ. c. Bailey, Emporia; Emil
Gambia, Osax; N. F. Vrooman, En-
poria; B. L. Thompson, Herington; S.
G. Hill, Blue Rapids; ]. NJ. Weislagel,
Scandia.; N. J. Farrar. Centralia; J. G.
Waymire. Madison; @. L. Hess, Law
renee; William Hodgins, Topeka; John
Kleinhans, Topeka
Tuesday afternoon the butchers Wis
tied the Wolff packing plant They
saw the actual operation of the plant
and the results of federal inspection
in the preparation of meats DR.. w. l..
Johnson, the inspector in charge at the
Wolff plant, gave the visiting butchers
an interesting lecture as he displayed
the different animals and explained
why they we're condemned.
1.-THE bureau of animal industry was
organized in 1884" said DR.. Johnson,
''and at present there are about $3.50
men in the service, over two thousand
assigned to the meat inspection SER
vice, inspecting the preparation of
meat and meat products in nine hun
dred and nineteen different establish
ments, located in two hundred and
thirty-seven different cities throughout
the United States.
During the year 1910, 49, ,179, ,057 car
casses were inspected at time of
slaughter and of that number 113742
were condemned, while 874.211 primal
orfS fc CHI dc
sides and such, were condemned as un-
fit for people to eat. And while this
number of animals were inspected, re-
member those figures represent only
As per cent of the animals slaughtered
in the United States.
THE question sometimes arises
whether or not bovine tuberculosis
may be communicated to persons, but
note the fact that this germ is virulent
with a wide range of animal life,
guinea pigs and rabbits are all sus-
ceptible to the germ. It is quite pos
sible that man may be afflicted by the
sans germ.
At the Wolff Packing plant, since
Dr.. Johnson took charge of the inspec-
ton a year ago last July, 118, 1877 head
Of hogs have been inspected by the in
5pector and his seven assistants, 2,446
we're retained for disease at slaughter,
killed, 385 were condemned found
lead or in a dying condition before
slaughter, 1,179 were condemned and
consigned to the tank and 1872 prim-
IL parts were condemned because OF
condition.
Twenty-Five head of cattle have
been condemned and 126 primal parts
If beeves were withdrawn from the
process of packing as unfit for use. |
Two calves, two sheep and a goat have
0een condemned during the past year
LAST week, 2,149 head of hogs were |
Inspected at slaughter at the Wolff
plant of this number 81 were found |
% be diseased at slaughter, "a were
condemned and four were found dead |
lr in dying condition. During the
week the inspectors found 80 hogs
hat had tuberculosis, four had choI- |
era, two afflicted with some unspell-
Bile diseases which the doctor called
log pyemia and septic abscess.
One porker contracted pneumonia
'ever on his trip to Topeka and an
)ther had icterus, what ever that isl |
Doesn't sound good to eat
In the evening the visitors visited |
he Otto Kuenhe Preserving Works |
md were given an informal lunch.