Did Whalen's order lead to the 1906 meat law, and did anyone send proof?

"The meat-inspection law and the shrinkage of exports of meat- food products were the immediate concrete results of the conditions found in the Chicago packing houses."

"For 1906 the value of the canned meats exported during the four months was only $1,031,148, and the value of the fresh meats during the same period was $7,909,413."

"These figures were compiled by the Division of For- eign Markets, Department of Agriculture, and are official."

"The law applies only to four animals — cattle, sheep, swine, and goats — and to the carcasses, meat, and meat-food products of those animals, and is administered by the Bureau of Animal Industry."

"Dr. O. J, Whalen, tho etllctcnt Health Commissioner of Chicago, reported tho condemnation of nearly four million pounds of meat during tho four months ending December .10, 1005. Now 85 per cent of theso 4,000,000 pounds wero found to bo utlllcted with tills? rculosls."

"Commissioner of Health Whalen. in I tho bullotlu for tho Inst wook of Jan Jan-'uary, - 'uary, Jan-'uary, calla'attentlon to the need of an appropriation of $25,000 to fight tuber tuberculosis. - culosis. tuberculosis. "An Increase of the police force Is undoubtedly necessary," de declares - clares declares the bulletin, "but there seems to bo lacking it sense of proportion In refusing the $25,000 "

"He has ask asked - ed asked tho II nance committee for twenty more meat Insjiectors, two fruit Inspec Inspectors - tors Inspectors and three food Insiiectors. He asked the council to pass an ordinance licensing cold-storage warehouses for the puriKjsc of bringing them under the supervision of the city health depart department. - ment. department."

"Tlie orilliiniicc'to license cold-storage houses has been shelved In the Judi Judiciary - ciary Judiciary committee for three months. No ouo could be found to explain why It Is not reported. The health commis commissioner - sioner commissioner has lieeoine so disgusted with the way the committee has acted that he had Alderman Dally submit to the council another copy of the ordinance."

"Senator Beverldge. who Is the author of the provision, wits at i the White House toddy, and expressed the | belief that It is ubout as effective a meat inspection law as could be arranged for. It provides for Inspection of cattle and hogs [ both before and after killing and after pack packing. - ing. packing. The expenses are to bo paid by the beef packers"

"The kick of the beef packers and of I some of their allied Interests was made to the President today, when he was visited by Senator Cullom, Speaker Cannon and Representatives Madden and Lorlmer of Chicago."

"The bill Is now in .conference and is exjpected to be passed in a short time. ... It is stated that the packers object to this as much as any anything - thing anything else, although they do not believe It is fair to force them to pay"

"The following year (in August, 1890) Congress took the first step toward the establishment of Federal meat inspection by the passage of a law " providing for an inspection of meats for expor- tation.""

"The ante-mortem and post-mortem examination was ex- tended to hogs at the various abattoirs where inspection had been established, thus greatly increasing the field of this service. In that year inspection was carried on at 46 abattoirs in 17 cities, whereas in the first year of meat inspection but 22 abattoirs had inspection."

"The Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry (Dr. D. E. Salmon) in his report for 1895 suggested that the States could provide an efficient method of cooperation by enacting legislation making it illegal to sell for hu.man consumption within the State any meat from, animals condemned by Federal inspectors unless the animals were held a sufficient time before slaughter to enable them to recover and b"

"Despite the absence of a law giving it authority, the Department prevented the sale, even for local trade, of the condemned carcasses of animals slaughtered in abattoirs where inspection existed, by threatening to use its power to expose any firms which dealt in that class of meat."

"Condemned meat,, it was said, need not be destroyed, but the owners should be compelled to use it in a legitimate manner, as in the manufacture of fertilizers and grease."

"The city has no au authority - thority authority to prosecute the packers if they grind maggoty beef and label it There is no law to reach them."

"The government should have one inspector at the yards covering seven hundred acres, to watch the packers all the time. The inspec inspection - tion inspection of meats is the government's busi business. - ness. business."

"Dr. Whalen continued: scien scientists - tists scientists have yet proved that human be beings - ings beings are infected by eating such meat to my satisfaction. It may be in doubt but it is not sufficient to remove the important commercial consideration of the loss of several million dollars worth of meat Whalen re recommended - commended recommended recently that the city al allow - low allow th"

"Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chem chemistry - istry chemistry in the agricultural department, denounces the position taken by Health Commissioner Whalen, of Chicago, regarding sanitary conditions and the preparation of meats for market"

"Your committee does not believe that this object would be attained by legislation which requires those who are to be inspected to pay the cost of the inspection. On the contrary, we believe that the knowledge of this fact would discredit the inspection and cast suspicion upon it."