Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-10-01
THE INSPECTION Of MEAT. .

THE PHYSICAL VALUATION OF
RAILROADS A GREAT TASK:
The Germans and Argentinas 10 Have Hand
some AkbassadorIaI Residences
Washington, D. c., Sept. 29.-
Special. Notwithstanding that
he has been one the busiest
men in Washington since
Congress convened, Senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette has taken
time from his other work to
prepare for the October number of
National Waterways, the magazine
published by the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, a most in.
teresting and highly instructive
article on the "Physical Valuation
of Railroads." which Congress
authorized the Interstate Com
meroe Commission to make at the
eearliest possible time. "The
magnitude of the work required
Of the commission" says the SEN
stor from Wisconsin, "begins to
appear when it is realized that
there are 250. 900 miles of railroad,
with all of the cuts and fills and
grades and culverts and bridges to
be surveyed and appraised. Then
there is the rolling stock, the
$4,000 passenger cars, the 10000
locomotives in all the varying
stages of depreciation and upwards
of 2,250,000 freight cars, grading
from the little wooden cars, placed
in service in the early seventies,
to the great steel oars of the pres
ent time. Three things belong to
the public at the hands of every
transportation company that
a franchise, and the governments
owes 1t to the public to secure
those three things, reasonable
rates, impartial rates and ade-
quate services. On the other hand
it owes it to the railroad company
to see to it that it has fair re-
turn on the fair value of its prop
erty. no more and no less. Now
for the first time, the government
putting itself in position to re-
quire the railroad to discharge it's
obligations in full measure. The
railroads, through more than half
q century, have had more than
their own. The people now, SO
fer as transportation rates and
services are concerned, are coming
into their own."
But very few persons realize the
magnitude of the government
meat inspection service or the
close scrutiny that is given all
meat slaughtered. In the past sew
en- years 877, 900. 900 animals were
inspected at slaughter houses and
1, 100000 oarcasses and 100000
parts were condemned. Eight
billion pounds of prepared meat
were inspected and certified for
export. To do this work a force
of 2, 400 veterinary inspectors has
been kept continuously at work at
792 slaughtering and packing es-
tablishments in 227 cities and
towns. These men, through long
experience, can instantly detect
tuberculosis or other disease in q
CARCASS and can, by touch and
smell, detect abnormality in any
organ.
Several years ago the German
government bought a site for an
embassy building in Washington,
the land alone costing over $780,
600. Not content with the pres
ent ambassadorial residence,
plans have been adopted in Berlin
for a $500,000 structure to be
erected in the American capital in
the very near future. The govern
ment of Argentina appropriated
100000 to establish a fitting
home for it's minister accredited
to the United States, and one of
the finest residences in Wsshlng-
ton has been purchased.
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