, 1874-03-15

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AFRAID OF t'HUTCE."
In pursuance Of its promise to aid the proyis-
ion-dealers Committee in investigating aou
meats, TIE TRIBUNE has Ibid before that Com
mittee some very complete statements from the
provision men Of Phuade}phis and Baltimore
some statements from dealera in this city, which
would have been mors complete if they {the
dcalerB) lad not been afraid OF "Hutch, and s
statement from an official Inspector OF Pro
7isions. The Committee will bear rs witness
irious1y to obtain information, but the packers
we're afraid Of "Hutcb," snd the provision
dealers we're afraid Of Hutch" and the brokers
woze afraid Of 'tHntch, " and the Committee were
afraid of "Hutch," ,"-e7eryone except cur report
er, apparently, being afraid Of Hutch, ,"-he made
very little leadway. Hs was taken into remote
corners and mysteriously whispered to. so that
"8utch might not hear. pieEets ware thrown
out to give the alarm il 'Hutch should be seen
bearing down upon them. The brokers did not
like to give their nannes, because "Hutch :,
Honld see them in print, and. finally, Dow re
fused to aerre On the Committee, because he
wasn't afraid OF *'Hutch." Here, then, We have
ona element which enters into the sour~meat
buainess,-the fear It Hutch, and to this
point We direct the attention Of the Committee
suggesting to them that, if they can contrive
some way to d:sarzn Hutch" OF his te1rora and
inspire brokers and dealers with ). Ittie pluck
and independence. the prospects Of good meat
vii! improve. and pork won't sour so readily.
The Inspector himself furnishes some valua-
Bile testimony. He says: IL Wc hare had an un-
favorable season for curing joints. There are
shoulders that run very bad bat there is no de-
aire, ather On the part Of packer inspector, to
work them OF ss anything hut what they are.
What ne want in this city is arule as to ,ohat
percentage Of sour in q pile Of meat shall make
Il u,aaerchaa4abe- When = course Of grad
mi dccsy sets in, as it does in sick.
!ots.' no mans inspection can arrest it."
This + testimony, also, We commend to
the Committee, with the additional sug-
gestion that they investigate aud see to what
s1tent the fear OF ''Hutch" dominates the In
5pectoss. As va have already said, the state
nent Of the Inspector shows that ssonue sour "
.an 70 into pile OF meat without making it un-
merchantable, md that the amount that can 70
n il left to the discretion Of the Inspector.
Hence, the Inspector IL very anxious to know
Just whst percentage Of sour he must put in, in
.-3n fr Eo 4t,o IT,,
rpector Is liable to be dismissed, and the fore
nan Of the pacling-house to lose his
,lace alEc, Il they allow sour meats
u accumulate On the promises, 1t should
,e definitely settled whether meat should be all
sour, or half sour, OF one.thitd sour to be NOR
:hautab1e, and whether percentage OF sour less
than one-third can be ventured upon without
hanger Of Clutch" Some decision On this !
point should be made Immediately, not onlg for |
The relief Of the Inspectors and foremen, so that
they can be sure Of their places but also for the
relief Of packers themselves. It is distressing |
to them not to know what percentage Of 's sour " |
makes lot Inerehantable. Listen to the story |
Ut Mr. Culbcttson's woes. He SAYS:
will illustrate this matter so that the public may at
the Point OF my rcmar.B, though Wa cannot
tel the why and the wherefore. Our house 1ast week
bought shoulders from another house. md sent
private inspector, Who has had 1xrge and varied
e1per3ence at the business to inspect them. Our in
'pector worked about day. and got but about two
:aE-loads Of meal and, in doing this, he rejected
rom Is to 50 per cent Ne, Of COURSE refused
o accept any but whnt ware sound. The shoulders
Shich the inspector had selected and accepted
emoved to Of our RtoreLousea, and within two
!syz the sarne inspector again went over them, and
oand 10 per cent Of those which couple Of days
,sfore had found to be sweet were now sour. -
Inas1nuch as so per cent soared ono dAy, and |
0 per cent Two days after, It is fair to presume
hat the remaining 80 For cent lost no time in
curing. This is q point also to which tue Com
nittee should give their earnest attention.
Ne have laid out sufficient work for the Com
1ittee for the present. Their first work is to
Dive the problem how moi to be afraid Of
Hutch" The second ia to ascertain what per-
entage OF sour meat makes 10. Of meat mer-
aantahle. The third is how much sound meat
q inspector can put into car and keep his
lace, aud how much discount must be made upon
liz By the foreman Of ths paclzng-house, SO that
Q nG1*A4 A0* 415G A4e tItaE9- 106 4tQ1kA IL td6
srye1ae tendency Of shoulders to sour, as
,own by Mr. Culbertaon. When they get these
,1nta settled, in which TIE TRmusE viii help
.s Committee, not being afraid Of s'Hutch," !:
len other points may be suggested, and tins !.
q Committee and TEE TRIBUNE, going hand in
md, MAY eventually work out the problem how
self sound meat instead Of sour meat. When
=: Ia done, then the provision men will no :
ngar bo afraid OF Hutch - then Mr. culbert~
q viii 20 longer have to lamant the total de- :.
&vitY OF shoulders !; then b11. Counselman will
70 succeeded in his giant enterprise Of curb :.
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recent scene In the WomAn-injuucdon- c
,s.ds. case It Lsbsnon, O., which was tried
fora Judge Smith, ras =: curious foreshado~- u
Z 1t tn xood TINA coming xhan ths xasaaa II