, 1869-07-08
Alleged Irregularities :" in Pack
ing and Inspection.
Report OF the Investigating Com
miltcc 10 the Merchants
Exchange.
How Barrels aud Patkagu arr Rt-
parked uud their Weight
Reduttd.
Chicago Fish Merchants Conaidera.
bly, "Demoraized."
How The Fish Inspector Per
forms His Work.
Merchants Permitted to Dc Thur
Own Inspecting.


kc40Iait0n& and lkCEH KS
special meeting Of the Merchants Exchange
was ht;d 1t :,.e urice OF Ha,de.d / Co., No. l3 ;
tate street. ,tste.,las aftrrooon. 70. the purpose
Of nta1nc lhr rrpert Of The committee appointed
to Investigate The frauds 10 packing salt nsh. !
William S:ewar, EAT, the President, occupied |
The char, aaL s;a;ed the object Of The meeting.
TIe col. nEttc tier EuhIi.ted the following:
KEFnET. |
GE@7LxIN Yt ulittrt. a1ss,!ntrd II the meet
u.s. II II i r ,.t it IN e Gh La 70 m
u h.tn rss': .ay th,uld r. ~! = "esia't aay
,hs t:l:t,. tsh a,tut.s eli! esrst aad
81. n .s's:s =: y i tiscisls yrw.5ds q
e;uir:u,, ,',st ~ ~ e:sce;. .toSE Ia ta:N
t. @ ,hii ~ sai"e i ii :s q @
% ,csf h. i t d. Jul tlip' Il ~ ii. assssioa
III - ~: & Ss aas e:
Isrr .,rs:!.' ia7i:c4 a:s, 10 til. law; second to
r, efa9 "a th4 r.. {s,st T. hs
T., thr c:,, charter. ClAr,er s section IT, sIt
n, ,;il i - r. at; & t TX I'd I 6 !sss II
~ ia shf fsy ., & ehnfo h r. "a AK
ss 4 III s fs4 Ii &C..
ia .ss:'$su + &c dsis j s9er7 - sne h.!at
s.s i: IN 'ss
81 q" .e'.l''t..neu,: b.iosr ths s.ia NJ rh.I
+. a>s .:,e. !, - l.as:11 I'D h.ve .aeL a.h duly
wr!s:s snd =riay 1:4sh ii ti.., III "nrrd nd
i"5',,irr: and {" t:t!s't IT !H'5tr.r.. Er4n,.
t. @ ,'t III @ia I'll t. sssn,: !: .n
Fl :h. r5. s # .s sse If, S~, Sst; IL. IL.
.h IT.. E H. FL v.F sff qt!5 a1. a ., :s,a 1nin
:Het IT, q: 1ftts I'll i n's :, I'D sis is9y
IN l e. a.4t' M 1a sat:y tre, e n:i IT" III: II:
s, :. T. ~ t"ash III With she sane 'h.ll
T. r.at: fs:s cra.per, Chapter IL provide
E'. n't I, ,,r.1is = ~ ~; ?;ek.se u h' nd
!, r. I'D d fis. ssar IL sfs nc; 1E;i i:s t..
@ y 1t; It 't t" :'t ia q
I.h -. :, t'r ct r't1p"n, 4 s,' II, 'nranias .i.r
srt5si: A1y fr' lo;.~e;4r yl1l..ins a, i.ns /,
r., IT ;'.a r., = ~ ~ n ill., III; ,1;a % @'' IL fine r
i ! :!s: f,'rf T IT, .: + 1t Tfrs ar r. e
: i ', Z s"; ,Hss: s:
!" H. :fe's} it, + ~ '"'"''
t' :;. r. F! :s /: e ;a::; ,
i1,. i%' ,@1y ,s%!aiitsr u%,t,,.% -. h rs1,.,a
* t"FI III ,";. III ,,,: =, a.. liz H.. :.
] s; { % X. .s: s,i. 4 II. 4 a.: :tI. ;.I. ,s:.%s; ~;
% H.. IT, 1n IN, ~ fI"" r"st1 y ,'.1 ~
,,,"' =; ~ d II ~, u u,.rt ii. lte.' { n,
=. ,,,,'a In r. ::lr NJ unt,, ~ 't.ra Il NJ"
n" slt - a,' l,si ~ viii, III, 10 f.1ris ~,
" % W: -t ~ = Il .s. f. ~, s' e. e." <: '1: ."S s
:,,e Il: 20, t.,. i. !" "n' Ta. ss.lsa ~ e
d. iii; I.t't. ii i" liz '.t.a y. I1.ni "!,o
'' ,,A M ,,t \. 4 Or t,s.tt.5; =;
IT, .a T. ~ NJ Il sr .r,, # T., ss:, s,"a I'D
t4 s.f. L.,', ~l;h r's.ra Y h.lt barrel. :,,..s
% ~ ,' j. ..s .. .s1 T. ~. ,e
t, ,;. +. :: N ~ T. !" HSS saS
1 .", '.: VI ' ":s ':' IL I'll 's L.: &c ans:i
.a Vt ! q ;.', "a ,att. .,I E " n ": .n,
!, .'" u',. l"s ,norc ucni; :,sr,n .a sss4.ct'
%%a a. srT- .'.nts I ~, "i"f"i.iE,: Wh.'r,sf
s. II " :. !" fis:;. "ls H.: II" ,"f: ''' ~ ~
~ n. r., .r;. IT, 1ta Is: r, ft'1 % ,. 'ss
ss''' stS.4 t!s ;r ~
iii. IT,. G .ft .a I'D CT ,s s.sf .Mt' m 81 TIT III
sn"s,t.t VIZ ~; ,:s.r .Asy q W
'f II ."s ~ TIT %.'f'"s a"4 ss
IT, Il: @ Il" :'.' ns sT' s II a,s,y ,its 70 curl
:" )" .!1.ft 7, l*s' Aa r. !" rta,s's & u
r =, .s,"tt.,!'n !" .h".t "s!st. ADD
.h sb ~ I. ,".,nl,.' tr en.t,ursGs f. llr e. r.
t .1s r s III VII n
. ; :; Il It Il s .st. 5ai's" s" t :sa
.A.rti t.t"''r hn,.s anil .iI,. ln,t~ei!"n tasr4
III I'D ,' :sts:s ~ Tt5
80 ,ts', 'h a. s .,s +. t.'1,sl ,.,a W. ~
.., %sns hS..y
Z T.; !; i;: d M;
lf-., 1iIIJN III hJ fJE
-, IL H. 4 ~. .sr ,,ra st'n1lr, !. :, =
%;t ''. ';' - :s:, .:'s Il y ''" {:
tssr !7 " III +; ; sr; f +. % sif i IL. !. s ~
ehteI. u,l+', tlr tr.rtiec n certain GO. n,
Ss :s::;: ', ID Esfs, @ :s, y:
. !, IT. ' ~ r a., .s ;;r ,h i,s5s f n ,,
E & ~ u. Il; o1iee' y y III f.. &C., TIE
- tt.. ".; r:..!M - Z +. y,it'', = & ss
m s'e n, e. E,st.f% & % .na att na'l!'sg srsa
.nEnsl. s:ra; nnter r pack p7sI-Hioa.,ely
Il t &C. :s,ss .n ssf not ssnias. s ;h
va h. ntsip. 't.s r,~,Iy pr t.n%na % .h.n
si IT, I'll :. E! f"Ps xd sseaat i"es . ~ He s
i"a ii. t r.. ssssfss ss sa..et
:4 i II? II !: aa 81: Z T 7s.ns. : !, csI c
Ill III La ,ssa s1'h .h de9nS: Mser M M s.
.fn's ! atsfsf seel g .aa n
~ Il II e. a'
II 'f t. t. ssss ssas l.. s.'
sEraIrs:, i.'"rHe 'ueh ,htoy mere sutt.rfuFe&
III Ta.t ,n. :, ~ I'll a. r.
s ey ,.sa: as1' tt T. tss ts tS*sss Ss>5se p
s.sSt .s1"., ~ss., san., + 5s.nisa
I g q rs ~ - f+t y fsl %:
thes & u. ~ . G s:hses.ss . ia:t u g
): IT, ;atrs :* tsil :shs p.es4xr.. sns 4a&ity
srsa' +; s' IT, M es.i.sa
; \; .';s ~ 's IL s,ss.s, 1,sS
oiat q rs Ie.s: q 5ee.ff::t9s :, /, I,
$;HL':9 e Io Pass: Ts: ss,s,.
r..s = ;.ss's VI : asf ,as ss IL
ns i s..pS .i5 IT. l. pst Ct, L Z & uess
III FL Is, ssss. sts :. do &c o.AsT I'll
sss a. a.. a. 81 @iR:s Pr
~ tLt f7ce q ups ersax coz ztlo1: insser.sas M 1
s.s FL ;l., ,ht % Z is
s''t-. s:S:s:s e Il: e;
- ss5.Ss : sqf &, = =
s::. i & e., ss;4s 4 y
!! Il esa,,s Sss,ns a tss.
i.. III NJ: i., 's,s* s 8 ~ sss
II =! ea.s ss !:s.;suyP sa P'1Rsa ssa.s e i. e 5
sr,, IT, . e. e LIZ e',: s1s
n.aaasrs -e::!e Ii, ehsatioaa 'or ninety eas' on
rrsz. saeh rzrE. IT s 1,s e s;sss s:s
ths ~ ef@5: .i:ss. ~sF & ,r9s ,'s TaG i
Pss:, & e. sf sa oss : u.
.evsns Tia. Le Law. e ccrted FIT the5s .Ie et
S2ts7 q .9 !s..!a IT, lsseseI IS
i1trtru.e Ee.e7 e.dt.:or to se; LU Trtoored sFs
Ysuh ;H*ay sDGS ytur sh.net ey .g1s,, Pr,
ct Y ssi4 u IL ' a.e il u HA.s ~
n< ts it. n.sftf M g 1-s 81
h.h r:sk.s. II Il =. 5e.ssns stas i1ssa se
t<, s5,' t. G. =, i:ttI:a - o us
eLs. 4s.1 IL .ss " ri to1 ea.
ix: alx 7 MAJ. ~ g"9sds q ,ss s1; uai
"a ,zr,, ,:s%,nsa;s y .:4s .b!'i se1
ela.irt A.. i ,l1rr srtel-s, s.,r,a,'r tsi thy :
u :s siS shlis5 roaot: NJ
ard tits, tHe Land1ed Toaodt to the haTs- ane y
III: s7,,,.a i, DID, ecart.is nnae:,tcod: y
al. IL II :, iaercl rS4a t1e. I. cssf st.
t,..sa :! 4.s :. Z s' '.fsss3 ss az ~ ~
shrre Il * at, ~ Es. ssss. - s.e
.r b1saas :: @ rs,s.es Gs ID + !. xis
Within sra .: rot oesr5sio1 il ta:tat.s !, ss.sa
II sssi s;5: .5 i, 4
t:z Esa't ss.ts ss sssa'f ( :fn
s, =, *, th[r<h ,S.: S.s :. er 9
tbs .:s fss::'s:t i.;s .:5 e T. -
~. r.: "a H. s
nsnss q e t.ees a.a Su sn.a III, r. ba