The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-11-24
ILLEGAL TRAFFIC
IN ROTTEN EGGS
GENERAL AND STATE AUTHORI-
TIES ACTIVELY CO-OPERAT-
ING TO PUT END TO IT.
ARE USED IN MAKING CAKES
Rusiness Is Conducted On Extensive
Scale. and Large Profits Are
Made. Indictments Have Been
Returned in New Jersey.

Returned in New Jersey.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Federal,
state and city authorities are now
actively cooperating in Illinois to
ont an end to the illegal traffic in
rotten eggs. From evidence already
gathered there seems to be a definite
market in Chicago for riots and
spots" at 81 a case of 80 dozen. In
consequence rotS and spots from all
over the surrounding country have
heen coming into Chicago in large
numbers. In the past the delay nee
essary to secure authorization from
WASHINGTON to make the seizures I'M
der the federal food and drugs act
has proven a serious handicap IN
breaking I'D the traffic. With the CO.
operation of the state authorities,
however, this delay is now largely OBJ
waited. Under the detention section
of the state law governing this mat
fer state inspectors are able to act
with great promptness. In this way
not only are seizures made possible,
but the necessary steps toward Grim
inal prosecution are also facilitated.
One of the firms in Chicago handling
these bad eggs has already been tried
by state court and found guilty.
Shipments of bad eggs are also be-
ing reported to the authorities in
Chicago by federal, state and city in
spectors in other states, in order that
these eggs may be traced to their Ill
innate destination.
Used in Cakes.
Although there is a certain demand
for inedible eggs for technical pur-
poses. such as tanning leather, most
of the rots and spots that reach Chi
cago are first broken and frozen, and
then sold to bakers for use in cakes
and other forms of food. In one In
stance, at least a shipment of these
eggs was traced to firm which ad-
mitted that they had no use for them
except in food. AS a matter of fact,
federal inspectors have been able to
secure ample evidence of unfit eggs
for this purpose. Before they had
the active cooperation of the state
authorities, however, it was difficult
to act with the promptness required
to obtain satisfactory results. Now,
with the state and federal authorities
working together it is believed the
traffic can be broken up rapidly. In
this connection it is pointed out that
most of the firms using these unfit
eggs probably do so reluctantly, be-
lieving that the competition of others
forces them into the traffic. How
ever, it has been amply demonstrated
by the department that the frozen
and dried egg business is a success
full and important industry only when
based on the use of good eggs hand
led under special conditions,
Indictments i'm Trenton.
Another important result of the
work in Chicago, it is hoped, will be
to persuade other cities and states of
the necessity of assisting the federal
government in destroying the traffic
in bad eggs. That this can be done
has already been demonstrated in
Trenton, n. j., where eleven indict-
ments have been found on the charge
of conspiracy in connection with this
business All of the indicted men are
now awaiting trial Such criminal
prosecutions, it is believed, will do
far more to put an end to the traffic
than any number of seizures or fines.
The profit in the business is so great
when conducted on an extensive
scale that the dealer can well afford
an occasional fine. His rots and spots
cost him so little that when his
goods are seized his loss is insignii-