The sea coast echo., 1913-09-20

ports strictly.
The secretary of agriculture has des-
ignated three experts in veterlnary
science meat In
investigate spection and pub
Meat Packinu. lie sanitation to
inspect and report
upon meat-packing establishments op-
Grating under federal supervision at
various points In New York, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, Missouri and
Illinois. 1t is the purpose of the secre-
tary to extend this work and to secure
for these inspections the leading au-
thorities in the country, with the idea
that such action will foster confidence
of the public in the meat inspection
work. Those already authorized are
as follows:
DR.. w. T. Sedgwick, professor OF
bacteriology and sanitary engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Boston, to inspect the federally In
spected establishments at Boston.
Worcester and Brightwood, Mass, and
New haven, conn.
DIR. v. A. Moore, professor Of path
ology, New York State Veterinary col
lege, Cornell university, Ithaca. to in
spect and report on conditions in the
meat-packing establishments at Phflar
delphia, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and New
York.
DIR. J. w. Connaway, Missouri Agri-
cultural college, Columbia, Mo-, to In
spect and report on conditions In the
meat-packing establishments of Kan
sas City, ST. Louis. and st. Joseph, Mo-,
and National Stockyards, Illinois.
The secretary's instructions to each
of these experts reads as follows:
with a view of safeguarding public
health and maintaining the highest de-
gree of efficiency In the meat inspec-
ton service Of thIs department. L fs
my desire that oa report directly
to me fully ard frank as conditions
as you find them a the various pack
ing establishments, togethar6 with saacn
Recommendation looking to the inis
proyement Of the service as In your
Judgment may seem best
This new inspection of meat-pack-
ing establishments by outside experts,
under temporary assignment by the
government. will in no way supesede
or lessen the work now being done by
the bureau of animal industry. The
idea, according to the secretary, is
simply to have the inspection and reg
ulatory work checked up by compe-
tent authorities who will report df
rectly to the secretary.
Fewer penitents, tortured by the
still small voice." confessed and sur
rendered "consci-
This Fund a ence money" to
Sacred Subject. the federal gov.
the fiscal year 1913 than for many
years. The ICONS cience fund re-
ceiyed during the twelve months end
ing June 80 totaled only $2,814.44, the
| lowest amount since 1901 and com
parable with hundred-year aver
age of $4,000.
That fund is the only official index
| to scrup1es, but no treasury official
attempts to explain the decrease in
restitution of money received from the
government by fraud or error.
During the last hundred years the
government has received conscience
contributions aggregating nearly a
half million dollars, the exact figures
up to June 80 last being $434, 4,615.69
| The remarkable fund was established
! during President Madison's admins
! tration in 1911, when the first contri
button of SIS was received The larg
est amount ever received in one year
was 1886, ,S68 in 1902, and the greatest
individual contribution of $18,669.6C
was made to the collector of customs
| in New York more than decade age
/ by an unidentified person. who prob
ably had defrauded the government OF
tariff duties.
Treasury officials surround the fund
| with a certain degree of sacredness
Usually the penitent sends his CON
| tribution anonymously, but If he signs
his name his secret Is locked In the
archives OF the government 1t is the
/ one place in the federal establish
ment where contrfte sinner may
make confession and amends without
the slightest danger of prosecution.
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