The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-18
SANDING"
UnspsrIng Account Of Oishou.
esty and Cruelty In Trade.

To THE EDrroR or THE suN-Str. The
train of murders following the assassi-
nation of Barnett Ban on November "a.
1919, had It's beginning aud stimulation
~ the practice Of sanding" chickens
Tor commercial profit and the unfair adj
vantages that will be resorted to by
merchants In their battle for business
supremacy.
Tho wholesale value OF the live poul-
try consumed In New York annually ex-
cceds SEQ. 600. 900. This vast amount Of
poultry is shipped from sixteen States
IN carload lots. and In addition some six
OF the nearby States send their prod
ucts here by express. Previous to 1910
this large amount OF poultry was re-
ceiNed by eight large firms known as
wholesalers and sold by them In turn
TO four large jobblng houses. This ar
ranSenent gave the latter complete con-
trol Of practically all the live poultry
arriving In New York city they In turn
sold the poultry to the distributors.
From thirty-fve TO forty cars a week
III the early 'S0s. the volume of the live
, poultry receipts increased to over one
hundred cars a week by 1910. and the
distributing merchants also grew IN pro
portion. Tho latter resented the control
Of tho receivers and jobbers and re-
f"rred to them rs the Chicken trust"
some of the distributing concerns out
side OF Washington Market were de-
sirous Of receiving their poultry direct
and their efforts IN this direction rerc
stubbornly fought nv the so-callcd
chicken trust"
Barnett Ban was one OF these asp,r-
ing receivers. and n. n. WINS no, getting
enough poultry direct TO supply his
trade every week lie was compelled to
deal with the large iohbers who wore
A. ..--N- I- -
the courtesies extended To other ner-
chants who did not receive poultry JI.
rect. Litigation between those connect
ing elements In the business resulted
indirectly I'm the Indictment OF eighty
seven live poultry dealers. which pot
only Included the wholesale receivers and
jobbers. but practically all tho mon th,,
operated distributing markets in th.
greater city.
TIE utilization be, voon ,h, receiyers
and jobbers was thus frustrated and
the receiving Of live pou,,-v In c,r lot.
became a free for all nyht. IIcrctoforo
the old receivers would no, hermit the
''ss niing'' or stuHipy 81 chicken. mud
ship rs who were inclined In that prac-
tice would consiru their poultry To- the
new element IN tho receiving fold
A carload Of live poultry Includes
from 1000 to 5000 chickens acrordinv
~ FNsNH IVEN tllIhtlk NJ FDI .
forward IN specially constructed cars
lifted UP with wire cages. to which
trough- are attached for feediAp the
poultry in transit. Tho proc.ss of
stui'inc Commences abou, a day before
the chickens arrive a, the New York
terminal. The first step is TO cease feed.
,nr the. chickens any solid fnnd ,nd
supply them with nm nbuudan, ou,n,itv I
of wafer
Then the fauished cbickcns IRA Pod
with red p.pper and finely ground corn
meal TIM. sets tho chickens crnns ON
ire and a mixtu-. OF soaked broad
and other wheaton roducts mixed Win
sand is placed I'm the feeding ,rouvhs
Ry this time tho chickens ar. in agony
and the soft DOL feed IL d.yourcd rsyen.
uu~ly. The chicken cats unt,I i,s c-on
- 80 heavy tha, II has IA drar along
with lts cror resting on the floor of IN.
In thts STATE tho chickc,. a.,
unluadcd and weighed and charged I'm
to the dealers
The natural s~hrlnk.ee IN , car % i've
: oultrv varies from 500 10 ZOO mounds
according TO the season ard tho care
given by the man In charge OF the car
Assuming that each ~ ,hes. ono
chi. kens eats ouly half a Mound or ,his
IN weigh, Of 1000 rounds Ia tho c,r
Witch at IA. average Nhol,S,l, c,st a,
ID cents a pound rerr.s.n,s an ,ncre,..
n In. ynlu, Of In, ,arIo,d of s3oo
there are over 1000 car Loads ~ ,,u,-
trv handled each wear. consumers II,
New York nav over g. 400 ann
"A year for sand and rraycl when tb.y
purchase. these chickens. This s,arr,r-
ing theft is Visited on tho n,,-est moo
In New York clt,.
'Th.r, l. g., .ut,. ,,dgr,r.o a., .,,o s.,,,,.,
books sine. 1872. whereby dressed n,,,,irv
,"ercd for sale With food IN IN, ,rors +.
,n ,ouus,,tion bv ,hc ,,, a,-
'horitic. and may n, ,urped ,v.r q, ,L.
institution. Tn. interstate
avs ur.Ncut tho aduI,sr,,t,n 80, 81
~ transit. yc, hcr. Is wholesale .riri-