, 1874-03-16

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WM. FLANA0AN.
CURRENT COMMENT.
From the Pittsburgh {ia.} Commercial.
A fow days ago., Chicago proyiHon-tiealer
charged, through the columns OF ono Of the pa
pera OF that city. that much Of tho meat packed
in that market was unfit for shipment, notwith-
by cottificRtc Of inspection which amounts to
O. Gtat atantoc OIL tho pnrt Ut tho BoN,t oi rt1n'u
TINT the Enme waB IN Bound condition. 1lse
publication Of the charge created u great con-
motion among tho Board. and d comm,ttoo was
appointed to ascertain who waa tho author, aud
bring him before tho Board to apologize. No
difficulty was experienced in making the diacov-
cry, or in getting Linn to prosent hnaotf before
their High Mightincases; but instend Of rotraot
lug his Btatoment, as ho was expected to TO, Ae
adhered TO it 1nnexlblY, insisting TINT ho Ind
told nothing but The truth. And now thoy nro
worrying themselves over the injuries which
these revelations aro likely to work to tho lack-
ing-trado Of that city. It soonb very hard for
the average Chicago trader to comprehend tho
fact that honesty is really tho best polloy.
From shs burlington tla.) LIatcleye..
Some little excitement WAS occaaioued among
appoarod in 1'uE TRIBUNE On Saturday Inst, III
which the writer charged TINT brokers' had bcen
buying up sourcd and rotten meats and selling
them to customers, aud thKt packers wero
equally guilty ln the business. A meeting was
hold in tho Chamber Of Commerce Monday
afternoon, and tho mattcr thoroughly discussed
by tic provision mon, who wero very INDIGNANT
because AIr. White. editor Of THE tribune, at
tirst refused to give the name Of the writer Of
tug 0Dn0xons ,h arso ve12 During Hgs,ta ta' S r
1!anuey stated that he believed some Of
tho obnoxious statements might bo true, as it
was pretty common story TINT some claascs Of
pork we're so badly made up there waB no mar
het Tor them ia tie Regular Doard,--sn assor,
responsible packers in tho city; and the fact
that there WAS some truth in what The TRIBUNE
writer had pnt forward could not le altered in
the public mind. Tho e'usms of tho author Of the
charges WIS finally obtained from Mr. White,
Packing Company expressed tlloir detormina-
tion to mako thorough invobtigation Of Tho
matsor, and SEQ WHO was to blanc for sonred
meats received by Eastern houses from Chicago
dealers, if any such had been received,
From the Loussurlle {Kvl cour1er-Joarnal.
Quito Il Hurry las been excited in the Chicago
progision-trado by allegations published in The
TRIBUNE from local doaer to the effect that
ers with regard to the damaged meats shippod
them turing the seaBon OF winter pacling.- 1t il
charged that dissatisfaction exiBtB among the
customers Of Chicago to an extent never equaled
before; and tue st: Louts papers, taking advan-
tago OF tbis opportunity to laraBs tle groat
rival OF their c:ty, grayety assure tho world at
largo that there IL no occasion for surprise In
this mattor, mud that winter polk-packi,lg in 10
frigil latitude aa that Of tho Lako City ca,not
possibly bo made nu entire success s,-at lcast for
dry meatB. They argue Tint tho temperature is
10 low tlero that meats will not "tako tho salt "
for months together; that meats packed In Chi
caso will bn no botter than "grcen" alter lying
in salt month or moro md TINT, when they
arc shipped to distant points, tho salt is sha4en
off while the meats are still .tuourcd, and dis
astrous results follow in tho first warm spell Of
| weather.
Tho discovery Of traitor in tho camp throw
the Chicago packcrs aud brokers into a decided
| excitement, and several meetings have bce.,
hold to consider tho matter, bofo1e ono Of wicl,
The TR1nuNE's cRsaylst appeared oil tho do
| fensive. Tho meetings have been stormy and
| botsterous enough, but tho culprit Inns not boon
dismayed by tho threatening attitude Of Ills in
tion. instead of blustor, at tho hands Of tho pro-
NOV Now ali this would seem to awaken suspicious
| In tho minds OF the readers Of the Courier
Journal, in connection with other evidence to
the Sumo effect recently published in its columns,
| TINT Chicago'a ambition in the last seRson, I'd
paraplraaa Iago. has boon to nuke meats,
soundly II Rtc could, but, ii not, at all eyente
| to mako meats.
ror.LuoK INSPECTION.
! 20 ths Editor u Tho Cdteagn 1ribune:
| Sin: did not think would again appear be.
| fore your readers in thia discussion NJ between
packers, inspectors, and brokers, but Mr. Camp.
bell, Board Of Trade Inspector, IN his co1nn,nll'
| rectly at mo aH buying shoulders ln open market
| :" the whereabouts Of which l knew nothing,
Gc., that l feel 1t my duty to reply: and just
| here will say, never bought shoulder on cal
iu my life, and IT had, should expect to get
just as good rs If bought privatoly and this tl!e
rules OF our Board ontlaeB me to-. / hayo bought
1neBs pork, lard, md porlnps silcs. but never
"shoulders huns, aud Joints" as QUO H.
cetious broker expression it. Mr.. @. polntE
to his doputieH AZ being exceptional
Perhaps they are and 80 all other Chiet.1Nspeot
ORR olalm. but know this. TINT today there h
not Board OF Trade Inspector that is not afraiG
hts head will como of II he offoud any OF tht
greRt pae4ote Of Chicago. have had NY oWI