Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-06-07 | Page 6 | People Are Not Using Meat

L A wb IQ 11 11 J UT U SIN M EA T THAT COMES CANNED FROM CHI CAGO HOUSES publication of report of nelll neill and reynolds had bad effect on trade our oar retail trade of canned meats has fallen away since the investigation of packers methods in the east fifty per tent cent stated one prominent retail dealer in answer to a question concerning the effect of the eastern investigation vesti gation on local trade the can lied meat season has haa not fairly opened but the consensus of opi opinion tilon among dealers Is that it will shrink to slim proportions tiro bro portions no chan change geAn in the local consumption occurred until the 1 forepart fore part of this week when the investigations that revealed a filthy state of affairs at chicago were partly substantiated by government officials then the grocers of the city began to receive notices that canned meats had been strick stricken ei from the bill of fare of many customers 0 As af a consequence of the depreciation merchants are buying cautiously ind band sparingly many had already or dered their summer supply of moats meats while others have refused to place orders in advance drummers for the packing companies were especially anxious to sell corn beef even in places where a large supply was carried the opinion Is prevalent among retail dealers that the scare will be but temporary they recall the situation of two years ago when wha packers dumped into the ranks of the army em bahmed beof beef at that time the local trade fell away discouragingly but revived and regained former proportions after the scandal had blown over