| Show f f HO T ON PACKER rAG m MH O S Stockyard stockyards Conditions in fl Chicago Are Found to be Very Unsanitary DElLS ARE VERY ERY REVOLTING it n flad bu I ro 1 us I I fH and 1111 It D I I C June JUlie 4 4 text of f the ih report of OC June Jame i mid and nd i Nih 1111 transmitted to Con Ident U Is Ui L LI i I 1 MU 1 ni I AJ All directed by bF you o oi ou i j tt h i tho conditions condition In Ii I th tb thi tbt tbt i t hll nt lu In Hi 1 tt h daughter of ot Gallic ettle IP k K Imd In the th prepaid I ni n at t and nd meet meat foo j and a half hlf weeks w er r In time we e went i hun In hi th thi the i trio t with i I milli Oil nit A day wai wi u i In lw York torI i j ol 0 several ral 01 of 04 I night T IouI hO T ii U tI of Ot Cnn con coni i T uti s tn In UM the I in h 11 r ith affidavit am aDd ami i ore were wert offered d ol of oli f fI j in Molt Host i tod td a tar far fa from froni fromi fr nt i i t ami nied an a be bl beh h ii of f maim mail mal n i tate tall i t In IH the rep il lure hire FI 11 K H 1 int nt l by u I nation n Certain mat mal mati 1 i were T r to rity art TC Mill In Tit rh following Is II thre thle U I 1 R a partial report 4 1 i these and con COD HO 1 I find non mo t common i 1 I o 1 I to h a Ii ell houa hOUN or 01 i iM report POrt would con cont t InMan t of defects houses houwe I I UK II YARDS YARD Y 8 i Ii iii lit the w we 01 it 1 o of the yards erd thorn w n i In th the paul pen pens 01 The Th pa pat pave pan t 1 of ot brick the lb bricks i between them till nil with manure amt ami amin nI n i cannot be beni beS S ni vl lId Is le slimy lIm and MiMI hii wet net el yielding clouds i r lust Ourt when dry Jr The uncovered except p 1 I them thew latter ire pawed pati 1 The fht viaduct and n plat Ilat f 1 v ii i 1 Calves ak sheep und anil ii C died en rente are areL i L ui n Ih in platforms where i or a platform I i wr H counted It lb dead dall Iy 1 ix f use riven 1 for de dC dei i I va that ao an to often otten heard MH lH OK of INOS i Tho rhe I ho AnI o 0 Most moat tilt i KM I IS II of t wood ond the par ur r rii and rafters are nored by plaster or 01 c cM ee ce I M n In tn tome IM i r hut of ot nun Ift nf h rooms rO ml where 1 l frt Iy the doors are ale i TI TS S IX I 1 TILE THE E MR lit lith i l K ha h haC be constructed ml td 1 to 10 either or yen i aa U a rule ruler ruley y r A few lew rooms r f Ihl th buildings are well ell they the cannot in III juSt it 1 of ot the t room are make mk artificial lI ht II n lI time tim Many Inalda food la IS prepared are areV re rewo wo V deprived of or sunlight hi 01 I communication P air They may mr be M Mi bei i 1 aul aulta In which the tb i I Other rooms i r F air are ale no 1111 o tare large lar the by dirt cUrt and n the Ihl theao IhlI ao I dirk dark and i e Oft only U 11 Uin in i z ii ti oi i of 01 even sen oeD these II t 17 Iric I TIC TIO i fit Of f the work ork r MI i in 1 any 11 py of 01 the ra tl hed In a f few rv In n nn n nR nit lea te the lile slit aUf Jolly the worker toll Ii 1 r in a at atmos o ete r Dt t odom odora a s ratten rett relt wood Wo Wonc lUll nc t I aJ 1 tat ea HEm lk MEAT 11 II I II K r upon R U which the lilt meat I P r carU on II which It ft Iti flit to i and the tt tubs tub saw anu Into 1111 which It Ii I e g iT praHy of wood woud In all 1 d 1 but bul a pore porI t Id trie ce waa seel tiron Iron cart CarlA ald niS I HI nl c d d Into Inlo the thi Ih neni tat bet t no io I f U f tt tot t abandoned the thc theof th of sn tablet table and to f tIeL lea These N wooden clen U re rf found water If f sad ami with d gria rr dr hl ir and collecting i tr U of m maul at racks rack ave oi of every er ever ort M n nearly all 1 r cas made d and an 12 tree and met m t tunit f unit und adhering to them themI p I ev p f ha hsi i been Noen washed and andi i n 10 NE NEr li r 5 ionic l the theto i I Trim f 11 to matters matter of nf I tan IM I tIn n thin than do tb Ihl and nd women Till Tie 0 Uj h p e u II t made mad oad by b outline off lK h hI workroom by b a II thin Inn rt ilg to 10 within It hID a few rw Ung There Thee euval 1 Ito into 11 the though f und wid with Hh 10 opening i r ale air Ir h are u 0 He t I e rori a of or I lt work ihu h has ban i 10 I o outside ope oi oper o or r F Te tr r 1 r with ith I e eti I r UK III L flie room rooms are ure tome tomeI I 1 i ak Mk Kuim hy hr the tI em fm emI I in constructed In Ill the I II I I manner by b boarding dr ff n II RI If s tion of th the workroom often the privies the odors odon of which 1 aJ dj 10 the generally t u of tl U the NO ZO Abominable aa us the bon above con coi ire re the one that thit aT af vt t direr direct ly I and aDd the of f tl tile food products product la II I the lb fluent of any an in ir the lit pr yin vie 1 sinks at etc IHlO either r nut not tar u at t all U or are ar mull and 4 dirt Neither eIther are arc rt toW aou eo p II mM not toilet toll t papi pape provided Men and m n d 4 from the theae pla pia plat to tu plunge e the thel unwashed bandi Into the meat to t be Ii Into such auch food products i a aU U dried bar md lId other othir con com Some ot at th tw are sic situ situated at al a ion long dl from the Ih work wort meaL ami id men meD n on onOle the Ole killing floors floor or in a rome corner of 01 it Ih I he workroom H In jn nome come eases raMI id th 0 of the urine swell i the sum lum c of a ln odors odum ln from th the ditty dirty Wood soaked Cd rot rotting roiling ting woods wood w room fruitful culture bed hedi for lor th the diseaSe It germs of men and nd animal NO MODEL It U Ii I tate l that many mn of the unsent tary tar conditions condition are ar due to the fact tin thai these e buildings are oare re old and lIve have bee built by b pier meal and nd that In Ia th tb tilt newer never being erected Nelld uni ID to time lime the Iho defect of the Ibe e Structures t met u res are being C remedied Thu CO Ion I III Ii not boTtle borne out by II th I I fact taIta One of ot the t hf large erette within recent years year his baa molt mort of th Ibe defects d of the I lb lit older buildiNgs It I II II tru that three large model moiel have bl e been erected but one la II 1 an omi while hll the th other t to tao o cental only cooling and ud No fo model building for tor the preparation I of ot tood product baa haa been built tn Ira th tilt hi ati Ic krar 1 of E l AHI In to 10 the Ih condl Lions that we 1 MW saw In the tuck stuck yard ard of ot Chicago I II an in that tha Mr tr r visited In X ew w ork City It Jt well vl merit Inuit a description lit Ii Ir In those particulars In which It Is II I a ti superior r to similar ChIllIer concerns concern In I ITh The Th two to upper loon used for or catli II I lie pens It fr paved with hb brick i and aM cement with Uti sidewalks Ill of brick I the th top lop floor covered to the tile cattle latU from the lilt weather The kill killIng Ing Iu floor U ii paved paNt with blue blu tone alone slop plop lag In toward well 11 arranged drains drain am and has haa a large Iare air shaft for lal ven fn en and abundant windows window Th Tile ceiling and upper up r ride fide walls wall are re o ol of hard bard cement with steel crow cross brama beama and nd cement fated fAIM fin ed te I l I supports support Th The The upper side Hide walla walli an are re covered with will white bricks brick When the tbt slaughtering of fit earn eiith day cia II It l I water aler la Is turned on Ott and In not mon mo than lt 1 minute the tile room Is II I w it 10 I cleansed that Chat all n percept perceptible ble bl odors odor and end traces trace of the work an sri Other such auch M as those for root real l Ini ng lf and IId storage are a re of similar ron con to the tile killing door 1001 Whit bricks brick and cured tHea loin oln floors and sidewalks sidewalk that thai no con cor corner or ornen ncr ner may my retain dirt sad and refuse reI Veil Vel Ve tuition illation l II Ia everywhere ami light both Loth theae matters matter laving evidently nl received rt Ireful artful con hi It planning the th Th rh The contain sections with bowl b wi white porre wash ah tat bulb hi and ind mirror Towel and nd paper ire Ira provided and nd I t ii kept lean dean The Th effect of all II II tn new Hea cIta se of and net amment It Ii I In tn promoting the tM rare care of th Ih the and In the morels morals oj ol the be h workers worker t AV A TOH CHICAGO The tame came principle iIIi of sanitation and andie ie be same Ine rare care of the health and clean elean Iness of the workers would revolution lie le e the tock stock yards ards of Chicago and nd th the of 0 such och a standard should Ie tt e the concern of the national govern covern government ment and aDd of the tb city oC ot Under existing the tilt burden if ot protecting prot the cleanliness and end of ot the lb product and nd of ot the workers and of Improving Jie be condition under which the tile work I is Ia performed formed must fall upon the national government XO ZO o JC ANYWHERE An absence of cleanliness wa was af alx alq Found everywhere In the handling of neat meat being prepared for the tile arlou neat food products product After lter killing car cr carse se are re well ell washed and nd up to 10 the time ime they tb rea dI h the Ute are Ire In fairly unitary and Ind cleanly tanner manner The part that leave leav the lb for treatment U l I talk kelk are IU ilM 1110 bundled with Ith regard to but ut the parts part that are re sent t from the room to 10 those thoe departments of he packinghouse In la which various form arm ormi of nf meat product are rC prepared ire handled bundled with Ith no flo whatever In 0 In some ome of or the I tiles that are arf sent KOI to 10 I that Ii Known III as x the lb boning room oom ire re thrown thron In a heap hIli II upon the floor finer The rhe rh worker work t climb over iver r these Ibl heaps of nt neat mt select sect act the le n they the wish and nd throw them down upon ulon the unIT sear floor their working bith E en in In Is cutting the mst meat upon the ench the lb work I usually hold held prea pressed ed their aprons apron Ond nd these Ihne are me a a rule filthy rhy were made In most rase 1 of l lher I i a ilisa lisa her or el of ot rough and nd iota bore M H i grease and md dirt In a aw aw I It w plate tUce we we r one oll lh lb t pron v i men InIn InInI were k tn n nn to n A limb climb frn the floor and stand tand Ith I ph hoe bore dIrl the thC refuse refue ru of r the H r rn n Il the It upon urn which the meat t II III They The were werl Seen een II at t the hurt I tour mur Bitting on olt the t tables We on nn n the MCI 1 nn n fl which th meat product Ir was waa I n nl Ikil l 1 and nd all his under the very ery of sf r he superintendent of the lbs room sli II sling I C Cog Ine ng og that thai this wan the t Pratt w se IN IZ r Meat We i t crar r ip were stan 31 found t b tut ho Into from n i HI ro nty th Ih y were ft left 11 to II lit lii Into liuto or it luto lute iu 11 t blots for Three TheM Hoor It U oust mUll he No noted were In nest t tm t lamp m soil and lid MmE 11 In dark i om anil nt nl the Ih r In j 1 I At nf fI nr r l dang d 10 I fl i ed III at t will lion tt II I Ia i in In n a a w rd ve e meat P f I filthy wooden cooler Cn floor floore piM 1 mi nit W t 11 from root 1001 on bi carll art 51 in all of I ObIl ee l ee It II In the t way w of nf Cut her It ri floor filth Mth and nd the tb of UI and aM a hr emlo ce Where n tos la JI mad ma to foor 1 al bout ut the it It it i Cpu that th thIs mm VOU C Oi r rbt bt a cooked aisi it IIII rould 1114 prevent pr any all lang r i ni m II Its ii U uc thIs it II m mn he h ted mil att i ia a InC Unc I Ii not lint w ha tn mu A riy I portion nf fir if h mn m mc I n Is I ent nt tin ii R a ni 11 kr i iod jiro nd od In hi the form fir f 1 c uhl ht hi h haret r aret lo to lr t I r e esten ten 1 r e inked A t INter A i A Inclines of ui ut U I WH sac found In II t room rom tr ir irIC lit te IC bet beat grade of 01 NUt was wan hI sl r pared ft fut for export It oat ai f fr n o ele mr anti and MM as 11 all N t t ir Ml t In Iw I 1 In Iss IssI li lif IY I f n lh i and the Ih chi chon l a meat beSt ai a f r n a II room rm li Ii a II bar r LS t fl l I of which acre er lih II i fP rips heM II tot The Th me meat t wa was 1 th then n thrown nut lOut ut utIn UVOn pon In the Die It and the ell I 1 upon On U the lbs table handled the moat mial m 1 Ith his bin hl kaalt at with kill is R dirty apron and II nil fOI In I contact t with Ith the n meat mat he AU aJ nut It on f ItanI I anI after he ht had lit liLa hIli ln took hold bold of or the tM dirty han bin h n tea ft of 0 the t went tnt lack fe tot C load loar an ml re thin this proc r 1 ln Inquiry de eloped the I Unit there litre sAs a no water at In this rooi Ii 1 i all and the Ille only on 00 I method the nut fur for or cleaning hi his hand bands wan I I Iruh f fruh ruh rub them a ln t hi hIli dirty apron pron or Cn i i isis lili III still filthier ir u A H TASK TASKA ASp A tl an III of the Ihl entin i un i the Iho th pari ri of r eft CA r C ran I II I an Sr rl notion of In lii j dio td d toast meat ai u s hog hs that hii ud Just Jut been I cleaned washed an awl on its Iti way to the th root room fall from the sliding eliding rail to 10 a dirt wooden floor door and nd slide llo part way nay IlY Into lIto i I a filthy men mens It was waa picked u II itt uby by two to placed upon a truck true lU carried Into the th cooling room and hunt hulti up UI with other oth r carcasses no effort b bIn ln made mud to tn dealt clean 1 It Iti i INSPECTION 1 The TIlt defect in the th present st 1 tern tem of la II I that thai It does doe do not gt it far tar enough It I confined at si t present IJ Ly 1 Ur Ira to tailing on the w vi III IIII I animal at 2 the time of killing but thi hi meat that III I used In sausage aloin and md ir Hi I Hithe toe the various form forms of canned ennet pro Jut d dand and IId other prepared meat foods l I goes through many mn processes In all U of which there tIM Is I of contamination through unsanitary handling and fur further then ther danger through the use of cala Ia till nil these of t there I Is no 11 ami nil fl no that these till nod food are art slid mat fit for I the tact fact all thes th products product sent lt out bur 1 a label mating tatIng they have ht been pa paon p pon on by b government inspectors tor I I A Ai Ml fO A As to the th Investigation of the alleged al use u of 01 dyes dye df pr If i Ml In Lii 1 the tb preparation of nf cured ure meat met MUr and canned coo l w ware we weare are lre not nt yet f prepared to l or W e edid did die look Into the mutter nt ot sanitary handling of the tb meals mem beta beIng prepared for tor the various arou food fond products Th The results real of at our Cur observation have hae al at already 1 ready been partly given Other In Instances stances atance tan of how ho products product may ma be he b made mad mad up and ad still tl tenure secure u th lit tho stamp lm of nf nov ROV 10 Inspection are here Mt cUen riven Cn In one establishment we 1 came Cm upon Jn fresh meat being shoveled Ihn tnt Into and a regular r proportion being a t J 1 d of nt stale Ile scraps that thet had hId latin lain nn on a dirty dir floor f In 11 the tb earner orner of a room toom rm for tome some nI establish h days davs dl prelo In another Ih equal ui well 1 known a N lone tabU tabI wa was noted OVUM covered with several Iral hun bun hundred tired dred Ired pounds pound of cok ki d scrape scrap of beef and ane other incUs III Some of these thee meat were acre HC dr df leathery leather and nd unfit to tobe tob tobe be b eaten and IId In the th heap hp were r found pieces piece plC of pigskin and even some ome bitt bittof nf of rope ff strands strand and nd other oll rubbish In from tram evoked the frank rank admission the III man mn In charge Il that thie wa wac 1 to In bt bs b ground bam haJn b up and used u In petted pUP CANNED All ul of q these tI canned qa product bear bA la Is 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