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Show unTtedstaTes LEUSWHJ Great Advantages Expected to Result from New Meat Inspection Law. Secretary Wllnon Says That Within a Short Time the Meat Products of the United States Will Be Purer and More Whole-the Whole-the Purest In tho World. Washington. Sccrotary Wilson do-cloros do-cloros that as n result of tho now meat Inspection law, and tho rules promulgated promul-gated by him, n radical chango for tho bettor will occur. "Within a very short space of Umo," ho said, "tho meat products of tho Unltod Stntos will be puror nnd moro wholosome than any similar products of tho world. Tho conditions existing In some of tho slaughtering and packing pack-ing houses abroad nro about ns bad ns can bo Imagined, nnd the American pooplo henceforth will enjoy a distinct dis-tinct advnntago over tho foreign con-sumors. con-sumors. "Of particular importnnco Is tho rulo providing for weakly Inspection reports to bo supplied tho bureau of hnlranl Industry. Without such reports, re-ports, It would be difficult to copo with tho situation. As n goneral proposition, pro-position, howover, tho law will bo complied with In every detail, but I shall take nothing for granted and will mako the Inspection In ovcry establishment estab-lishment that tho law reaches rigid and completed." It has not been determined when tho rulos governing the Interstate transportation trans-portation phaao of tho quostlon will bo Issuod. The secretary Is in almost dally conference with the railroad men. par tlcular from tho west, nnd from theso he has alrendy gathered a considerable consider-able amount of data on tho subject. It Is tho bollof st tho dopnrtmont that tho railroad will not be less slncero In complying with tho law than tho packers. pack-ers. In fact, It wns stated that thoy havo evlncod a determination to eo-opornto with tho department In every way In order that thoso meat products which boar tho government Inbol shall find their way Into other than tho states from which they woro hipped. |