New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
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Thus Prof Cook determined by the tests Of science,
that in hundred pounds of Onondaga Coarse, or
Solar Salt, there was more than a half pound of
pure chloride Of sodus in excess of the Turks Isand
and that of all the foreign matter connected with
Salt, one and fifteen n.15 hundredths of a pound Of
mineral water only was combined with OnOndaga
Salt; while of such matter the Turks Island Salt
had two and thirty -four hundredths 2.3A pounds,
more than twice the quantity connected with the
Onondaga Salt but the OnOndaga Salt had more
water combined with it-but water does not injure
the Salt, except far as the purchaser by weight
would prefer to furnish his own water to buying it,
might add to this scientific authority the analyses
of many distinguished chemists from that of Prof.
Lewis G. Beck in 1887 down to this day, and fill one
of your tripe-sheets with the results all tabulated-
| but to what end Could the importer of foreign
Salt be convinced or would the enemies of home
productions call it anything but going to the dictioa
Gry, or whinings However, men differ so as to the
value of scientific determinations, that the Salt Com
pany of Onondaga has for many years kept i'll their
constant employment the ablest practical chemists
that they could secure and have followed the advice
until very recently, of Prof. c. A. GOessmann,
PHI. d. now of the Massachusetts State Agricultural
College at Amherst and now Francis +. Engalhardt,
Ph. D., gives his whole time TO the manufac-
ture of the finer grades Of Salt fOr table use and for
the dairy
Men who think more of the statements ofimporters
than they do OF the results of scientific investigation
have been met by actual trials, repeated over and
over, until those who have observed this contest
have not only become satisfied TO the quality of
our Salt but wearied with the oft-repeated proofs
Stin, must again array come of them
The General Government formerly gave the
weight of its influence against u.s. by establishing
regulation that contract Pork destined for the supply
of the Army and Navy, should be packed with i'm
ported Salt. In 1851, by direct application to the
President of the United States, an order was pro-
cured from the Secretary of War; directing that 300
barrels of Pork should be packed in New-fork City
with Salt of each description. The Pork was put up
in the City of Troy in November, 1851, under the
supervision of United States inspector appointed
for that purpose. The hogs were of the best quality
fattened in the river counties near the city. Each
hog was split in two and One-half packed with
Onondaga the other with Turks Island. Salt The
barrels were distinguished by numbers, and the odd
numbers giren 10 the On0nddgG ndH, the' even
numbers to the Turks Island.
Six barrels of this Pork were sent to each of the
different military posts along the seaboard, and at
the South and West. and in the following year lot
was shipped to California.
Instructions were given to the commanding officers
of the several posts TO have two barrels inspected III
each of the three succeeding years-the results to be
reported to the Department at Washington. must
condense the reports into the smallest space and say
that Onondaga Salt was victorious at the following
named places, and beaten nowhere:
At Fort Trumbull, Conn, at Fort Mflin Pa at Fort
moutrie g. Co. Castle Pnckney, s. c., the Board say
"the snel and taste Of No. (0nondagd) was decidedly
the sweetest and favored that Of No. being strong
~ A Enrt Al good.
West Cant Vogdes concurs with the Board in their re-
port and adds for himself, The salt In No. 26 "6s
Island tasted strongly Of the pork while that OF no 70
(Ononl seemed pure as when 1t had Deen pacheu'
The soldiers prefer No 25 for eating TO NO. 20"
Col Gates adds carefully examined the barrels
and tasted each, cooked and uncOoked No. 70 Is
preferable TO No &C." At Fort Adams, r. No differ
ence; both good. The Of East Pascagoua' Miss
The same report from that place in 1S3 except that IN
hardness and color there slight difference in favor OF
No 49, (Onon) Fort Sullivan, Maine, In lS55-"No'
little the hardest little the sweetest. and little the
hest In 1s59 Fort Monroe, Va-Decided preference
for No 81 (Onon) In September 1885, an examination
took place at New-YOrk City, In the presence OF
the principal pOrk-packers and pork-dealers vi e
city "The pork In the uneven numbered barrels lO'o'
saited) was invariably better cured" II was the ua
imous opinion of the packers that for sale In NeWiok
market the even numbered Turks Island) woudp pre-
ferred because of the better color OF the pork Bu io
long shpents The preference would lie given To the u
numbered OnOn saiG, the pork being better cuIe
This does agree erdcy with proposition ii Oh me
World 1858: Fort Washin gton " H.-"No 10 superior
TO No &c in color sweetness and hrmness, ana ie"er
pieces rusty" 1853: Key West, Fla.-"PorK III NO "
Inuch superior TO No. 2s and so preferred by the
men, 1852 Fort Min Penn.-NO. 81. brine had leakeu
mt and pork slightly rusty, otherwise white tolerapy
hard and perfectly sweet" "NO 5S full OF BRINE,
nor tainted and unfit for use" 1883: Fort TrumDuI
No 30 not perfectly sweetbut much superior 10
No ~ Fort Vancouver in 1sji"The Board Is OF the
ounon batthe pork In barrel No G is better preserved
every respect than that No g." 1854; Fort Reading
Gal Preponderance in favor OF No 49," Same year.
Key West Fla-No. %, "By the men considered tno
hest pork they have ever had at this post " NO ~
"unhealtby; very offensive SMELL" Same year. Fort
Moutrie c. Pork In barrel No. 95 IL superior 10 NJ
os No 95 is superior after boiling"
Is not this enough in reply to the charge that iof
eipn Salt preserves pork for shipment better thil
our own Salt | have before me a vast NUMBER ol
certificates from packers in your City OF New 10TH
,,,d from the great points in the West where PORK
and beef is most largely packed for the markets ol
the world. sustaining those given by the oincers OF
tbc Government. but will not ask you to publish
them and will only add in this connection that the
Goyernment WA satisfied with its own tesls ana
bas. since making them, used our Solar SAT-
without objections and excludes all Salt but Iurk.