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rope, published by the Department of Commerce 

 and Labor in 1910, we find the foUovsdng report by 

 United States consulates: 



"The Barmen estabhshment is a model of its 

 kind and is modern in every way in its construction. 

 It was built in 1894 at a cost of 3,500,000 marks 

 ($833,000). . . . The ventilation is perfect and so 

 effective that not the slightest odor is noticeable. 



"The Berlin abattoir, located in the northern 

 part of the city, was built in 1881 at a cost of over 

 $4,250,000 and covers an area of nearly 115 acres. 

 It is regarded as one of the model institutions of 

 its kind in Germany and one in which the most 

 modern hygienic methods are used. 



"In the municipal meat-inspection department 

 657 persons were employed, including one director, 

 47 veterinary surgeons, 15 assistant veterinaiy sur- 

 geons, 14 section superintendents for the trichina 

 department, 26 assistant superintendents, 121 male 

 microscopists and 120 female, etc." 



Consul-General T. St. John Gaffney describes the 

 municipal slaughter-house in Dresden as follows: 



"Dresden has completed the erection of a model 

 slaughter-house the construction of which covered 

 a period of four years and which cost $4,300,000. 

 There are 68 buildings which are not only the largest 

 from point of size but also the most modern in mat- 

 ter of equipment perhaps in all Europe." 



The Dresden abattoir was completed in 1910. It 

 lies just outside of the city. It is located on the 

 river Elbe and is connected with the railroad. 



