, 1874-03-10
l.:S PROVlSlOM-ME EN-.
Indignation Meeting Yesterday on Tho
euh,'2ct Of S0urcd Meats.
eoarch for the Author Of tho 0bnox-
ious Statements.
Mr. Ranney Believes Some Of
Them to Be True.

A Conference with The Editor OF The
Tribune.
Immediately after tho "aftornoon ce1l in
tho Opcn Board Of Trado, at O'Clock yestorday,
ATr. Charles Counsolmnn roso and nskod TINT
Mr.. Janlcs Turner tako the ohair as " President
OF tho Chicago Packing and Provision Com
pany."
MIR. Tnrnor took tho chnir, aud asked what
was tho pleasure OF the meeting.
sEIK1Na FOR REFORMATION.
Mr. CounBolmnn stated that In company with
the otter members Of tho Committee appointed
to wait upon Mr. Horace White, chiof editor OF
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, In relation to IN article
of Saturday laat, ho had performed Ills duty that
morning, but, before tho Committee had tho
pleasure of aooiag Mr.. White, the latter mud
hfr. Colbert had very long conference in the
1H,asagc-way. When tho Conlmittoo did 500 Mr.
White, they asked him for tho nnmo of the
anthor Of tho Objectionable coultnu nic,tiou.
AIr. White replied that while ho thou!ght tile
wrtor Of tho communication hnd no right to
shield himself behind MI anonymous signature,
still as tie author might DO subjected to porso-
eutlon aud ruined In business, he preferred not
to give tho name. Now, hc {Nlr. Counaclman)
considered TINT TINT was an unfair way in Which
10 meet tho Issue. Fuckers and brokers lad
bcun aliho assailod, and tho latter had bccn
acc,1Bed Of buying up rotten meats aud
boiling the Bamo to customerB. As 1fr. White
had rofltsod to tako my acthou IN references to
tho MATTER 1t remained for tho packers and
brokers themselves to soo that full Justice vas
done. lie, therefore, moved that
ANOTHER TRIAL
In made with Mr. Wl,te nnt} TINT NTessrn. Cu-
1ertson anu Turner be added to tue Committee
appointed to wait on tho editor Of TItE TRIBUNE.
MF. s..p;; oldorBhaw put the MOTION, which
WANTING INSTRUCTIONS,
MIR. Cu!bertson said tliat tie appointment waF
alive o,ough, but ho should like to hayo some
instructions how to procoed.
Mr. LAwrence supposed TINT tho mover OF the
resolution must haye Ind aomo definite idea In
Lin mind when ho mndo Lis motion, So fur as
ccnsuro could Co.. they had altcady emphatically
dsapprovcd Of the articlo Of tho ~, inst, .and
lad waited upon tho responsible editor of THI
they would do something definite at TINT meeting.
HAVE NH. COLBERT Ut.
Mr. CounHelMan rcmnrkod tint. 1t in the
regular Board Of Trade 1t was customary to auh..
pend member who had used unluwfu aud u!I-.
Nalranta:lc lunguage Ill reference to tlat body,
he it'd not sce low member of tho Packing ant
Pr.vis:on Company could be screened bohlnt
tha 1nlcl -abn edtcrm, *the liberty Of tho prcH.."
Of The TnlnuEE, brought before the Boaru Of
Directors mud have his privileges on tho Board.
80 limited that he could not abuse members nt:
hs own pleasure aud convenience. Ho ponld.
be limite:l 30 III To DO Kept within proper bpunae-
Ills conduct has boeu outrageous towards somt.
o:sho mealbors md lo loat no opportunity #
nssal;ing tloul. At my rlte, he uad no b'1slucth
upou tho Board except to make his commercial
reports.
A[r, II. @. Ranney buid that tho gop tlemen
were driving too iast, aud ought to take ,nattors
ming of in such manner, especially as llo lad
heard Tint very morning prominent pac'ier I'D
nit lilo truth OF soms OF tue statements, made
III TME rn1DusE on Saturday. (Nolse.] II
would DO veil f.r tho Committee ulroaly a1-
proceeding rashly. 1t was, as many at them
Knew, pretty common story that aonle clauses
of pork were so badly nude up TINT thaso WIS
virtually no market for them III tho :rcgulal
Duaid. That was tho rcpn"s, Mt all ey,nhs. Ho
gould bring forward some VI tho most res'ponsi-
bio pacters in tle city TO prove tho
Truth of what he had asserted; [Cont!lsion]
Gent Gstsen I'm ct g g ". ds1Sn nn but I T1sa @ no
Bon1e truth in what TuE TRIBUNE writer LIS d put
forward.
At this tlero woro loud cries OF shame !" and
ARE VIE L1nELEp?
Mr. Dow, in order, to test the aonse Of tho
meeting, moved tnat tho Provision and paci,iug
Company-brokers incudcd-pasy Il reholut4ols
aoliasng whether or not they wore lbolod III Illl
Tribune article Of Dlarch Z.
Alr. Lawrence did not Bee how there could ba
MY objection to tho passaga Of direct roBo1u.
tun Of consufe. Tue article was outrageously
eial1doro,IB in charging tho brokers with having
knowingly cuoated thor customers. II Was, in
short, infamous.
Alr. Culbortson suggested tint tho resolution
Of alr. Dow be qualified BY using tue words
npon tho Paclsing and Provision Company"
lhs waa agroedl to, aud the resolution 10
nmeuded WIS carried.
ANOTHER INTERVIEW.
Mr., Dow moved that the COMMITTEE again call
ppou Mr. uu!nro Willto a!ll lbk from him tie
nalno OF the author OF tho liuouus article, and,
t Mr., White persisted in refusing to give up
:le nal,a, that TnE CHICAGO Tribune DO pro-
Mr. C5unselman-But, while tho legal mattc1
Ia tel,t4ug, What are Wo TO do with Mr.. C.,lbert
Low arn We going to curb him!
Mr. I:annuy--Ihat is unt of order. It 1s none
ofyour businosB any moro than the rest OF us.
Mr.. Counsemau-Ile Chair il docluirt: here,
not you. ! ask tho Chair wlat should NO do
with Mr.. Colbert?
The chair-Dofora going any further, I think
naltor again with Mr.. White. When tho Com
n!ttee report asnln we cau take actiou.
The motion OF hlr. Dow was then put aud
tersarcd carried, there being several negative
foico5.
FOOTING TIE HILL,
Mr.. ]. J. Ricllarus-Now tint you llaye paase&]
:lat resolution, who s suing to stand tho gront
:5penbo tllat must arise from 'rosecatin. paptr
ike III CHICAGO INlhuSE
Mr.. Connsclmall-The expense will, of COURSE,
b: hume III due proportion by every laau wAo
'eo2s tuat ho Una boom aggriovea by tho Hlaudor-
JUS hi tirle Of which we cUmplan.
Mr.. N.elluras-l don't ECO why we should take
sllis 4ls,g OIL our Shoulders. WhY not loavG
/ 10 be acait with by tho popu lar Board ot
Trade?
air. Connaolman-Wo arc not u sting AZ NOM
aers uf the Boa.d hut as the pau ling mud Pro-
Iieion Company.
Ar. Lawrence said that uohoI " assumed tt
tct ior tlo Bourtl OF Trade. III ey were acdue
entirely for themselves.
GIVE THE NAME.
Mr.. B. r. Hutchinson was CRY anxious II
!no.7 who th4t promlnont l'aclt,r. aposon Of b.
hlr. ltanney, wlio appears to carry tho whol
lAcling interest of tho city In hia pocket, waK
a,,9t t4faIir