Show WIIO PAY i If nothing but the tho question of oC who wino shall small pay ia for Inspection is preventing an agreement on tho the packers packers' legislation legisla legisla- tion we c can not riot help thinking that a conclusion should be reached Tho The Government ought to pay What hat difference does docs it ma make e to the tho packers If the Government re requires re- re quires them to pay for tho the inspection that charge will be added to the rest of the operating expenses and tho the final customer the consumer will have to meet It IL it That is the conclusion conclusion sion slon o of the whole matter If the packers pack pack- ers era are required to lo pay the citizen will fin find the expense in his bill It Itma ma may not stand up uP and confess itself as the charge ge for Inspection but the tine citizen will know It Is there both through his reason and antI through his noting of or n added ed expense If the nation at large pays paS tho the bill the cost o of Inspection will be bo divided I among all tho the people and the burden will fall very lightly on each one There Is Js no guaranty that tho price will be correspondingly reduced It is true but there thele is at least the better chance for competition to keep keel down the expense And as the cost of production production pro pro- will be lessened by ly that much it Is fair Cair to presume even oven in the absence absence ab ab- absence ab- ab sence of a a. guaranty that thai It will make mako a difference In the price of meat products products pro pro- ducts to the people Aside from that comes the tine broa broader er question of equity The Tine packers ers are arc subject to governmental oversight because because because be be- cause they deal eal In a commo commodity which affects the tine health of the Iho people In Inthis Inthis Inthis this oversight It is thought be best t by bythe bythe bythe the government to have the tine wares vares of the tine packers and their plants in inspected Inspected In In- d constantly Now tho the packers are arc In business much the tine same as other men They buy cattle an and sell meat The They may be expected from purely business motives to keep their places clean and to adhere fairly to rules niles of sanitation in their business as other business men do in If It the public public pub pub- lic lic Is not content with the assurances which commercial prurience prudence would would prescribe and demands a closer in inspection In- In it would woul seem in accordance accordance accordance accord accord- ance with fairness that I the public should pay for the increased Increase safeguard safeguard safe safe- guar guard since that safeguard is in its Us own interest solely We e confess that thai there aro arc wise vise men very positively decarl declaring g themselves on opposing b sides OS o of this question But we c can not think a dispute aboul about It is of importance enough h to delay deay the passage m Je of tho the bill hili When the thc public wants a ship quarantined the public pays for the charge When hen the public wants a house fumigated the tine public pays When the public wants better betler warning lot for or the farmers Carmels it establishes a weather bureau and pays pas for 01 it IL When Then tine the public wants ants an ugly neighbor blown out of tho tine Vest West Indies the public blows it it and and foots fools the bill 1111 An And It n ouid oUd seem that If it the public wants ants more Inspection than commerce would insures or the municipality where tine the packing house Is loc located will supply the Government Government Govern Govern- ment mont should pay for tor it |