Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-21 | Page 5 | Smith to Ask $30,000 for Added Inspectors; Would Halt Distribution of 'Diseased' Meat

Smith to Ask AsI for Added Inspectors Would Halt Distribution of Diseased Meat To stop slop what he be termed a widespread widespread wide wide- spread distribution of diseased meats throughout the state stare David F F. Smith state stat of agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture said Monday he would ask the next legislature for an appropriation appropriation appropriation of with which to hire additional packing plant in in- Mr Smith said he had been advised advised advised ad ad- by reports from inspectors of f serious unsanitary conditions in inmost inmost inmost most of the approximately 60 plants outside Salt LaKe City The present crew of three inspectors inspectors inspectors tors is inadequate he explained Their duties include inspection of I weights and measures canning factories factories fac fac- tories dairies fruits containers commercial feeds and other items all of which constitute a field too large for them to cover Mr Smith said He pointed out that during the thelast thelast thelast last biennium was allotted for the work and that in 1931 when an appropriation of was asked it was cut to There have never been sufficient funds to properly cover the cover the inspection inspection inspection tion work he said He suggested licensing of all aU packing plants revenue from which probably would cover expenses of an inspector as does the revenue gained from milk dealers in Salt Lake City One of the greatest greate disadvantages at present he continued is the in inability inability in in- ability of inspectors to be in attendance attendance attend attend- ance at slaughtering periods a con con- condition which he said probably never will be handled As a remedy he suggested cities and counties hire in their vicinity to conduct inspections and schedule s all aU so they may be present present present pres pres- ent at the time and approve or disI disapprove disapprove dis dis- dis- dis approve of the meat I Only two of the largest in plants plants plants-in in S Salt lt Lake City and Ogden Ogden now now are under strict supervision Mr Smith I said while the majority of others cannot be covered by the small i staff I Two o of the smaller plants one owned by James A A. Kelley of Fillmore Fillmore Fill Fill- more and the other by Archie McFarland McFarland McFarland Mc- Mc Farland Co near Salt Lake City have just been inspected at the owners' owners expense he be said