Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-03-31
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lard by the committee of congress i
connection with the consideration of til
hlli to impose II tax upon compound lard
took new turn to-day. For some tim
1t has been evident that the pnbhca
! tons which are being made of this in
vestiSatiou aud the general tendency tb
testimony is taking would degrade tn
American hog products in foreign com
tries and ruin our export trade unles
there was halt called 1t is a matte
OF great Importance to every hog pro
Queer III the country and of direct inter
est to almost every consumer. At tn,
meeting of the house committee ON agri
!; culture to-day this question was brought
up ny several of the members and talked
over with a view to adopting a policy
which would curtail the field being ex-
plored IN this investigation. 1t was CON
ceued that far greater injury was being
lone TO the hog raisers and pork pack
ers OF the country than was ever at,
tempted against the manufacturers of
compound lard
Mr.. Laird, member of the commit
tee, was naturally very earnest in ndyo-
eating protection to the producers Of
hogs and their products inasmuch as
nebraska is largely hog raising state.
he stated to the committee that this in
| Yesugaton had arrived at point where
II Is confronted with the question
! whether 1t should be confined to such
evidence as is in rebuttal of the case
Sought TO be made by the pure lard
manufacturers. He said there seemed
| 70 De representative for every interest
involved present by counsel and backed
by witnesses except the producers; that
the producers of Nebraska, Missouri.
Iowa, Kansas and Illinois, together with
the 1900, 900 American consumers and
the balance of christendom, which last
year bought 32l 100000 OF the 527 ,O00,-
QVO tierces of lard produced in the
United States, We're the actual parties
Interested IN this investigation and were
1ie only ones not represented on the
hoor OF the committee by counsel; that
he thought it high time somebody
should speak of the honor Of
the American hog, and commended
that neither the committee nor
congress should allow the contention
between competing tradeSmen to bring
Wholesale ruin upon the innocent pro-
dlcerS OF the great west Mr. Laird, in
connection with his remarks, submitted |
variety of amendments, which will be |
considered in connection with the bill |
before the committee, and which il |
adopted, will probably preclude the pos
slDll1ty of successful adulteration of this |
product, and if enforced will certainly |
give American lards and meats a status |
at nome and abroad immensely to their |
advantage. "As matter of history" /
sad Alr Laird, the killing of the hog
consumed at home and abroad was prin-
clIhtly done in the east, then in Chi
cago3, st Louis and like points. Now
tle bulk OF 1t IS done IN Kansas City,
Omaha, Sioux City and the west.
When 1t was necessary to transport the
western hog twelve or fifteen hundred
miles to slaughter there was necessarily
great loss in quantity by death, smoth-
erlns, etc, and necessary deteriora-
tlon IN the quality of the product. As
IL is now, the producer, the seller, and |
consumer are adyantaged by slaughter
ing at home. The change in killing place
and manufacture of the hog crop Of the
western states has been to the disadvant-
age of tue eastern dealer, butt has been
10 the vast advantage of the producer
and consumer. To this fact may be re-
ferred much of the interest which as a
matter Of business, is to-day mani
tested by certain parties to this investi-
CATION.
Mr.. Laird impressed the committee
With the fact that the fight over this
Dill was one between eastern and west
sFn interests, the lard and meat manu-
acturers IN the east being the promo
ers OF the measure. The committee |
adopted a rule, providing that in taking (
testimony hereafter no departure shall {
De allowed from the rule that testimony :
must be confined strictly to the rebuttal {
y the case sought to be made on the !
question as to whether cotton seed oil
md other compounds, such as stearine,
re IN fact wholesome and nutritious.
nov MUCH TITE rs BEHIND.
Louisville dispatch: Conservative re- 1
1orts from the state capitol place the |
mount of Tate's deficit at between 1926
100 and $4,000. More sensational dis
catches place the sum at S19S, 600, and 4
expert Samuels with the state /
nent that it will probably reach half a
million dollars. Nothing is known of {
-ate's whereabouts. 1t is believed that o
e has fed from Cincinnati. where he 4
,as last seen, to Buffalo and thence to :
'anada.. Auditor Hewitt stated to re- \
orter that the shortage will fall under 4
20O, 900 and go above $3.50. 900. =
The Joint committee appointed by the 4
legislature yesterday, in their report :.
oncernlng proper measures to be =
AIKEN in the late defalcation case y
commend impeachment. Among !
ne, missing treasurer's assets are
aid to be $4,000 Of due bills
'om friends for money loaned. m
lost Of which is good; 600 barrels OF &
Id whisky in Louisville, value esti- =
lated at $4,000, and $4,000 in the II y.
1nk at Frankfort Auditor Hewitt Z
ow says the deficit will fall considera- CT
~ under the estimate of 1900, 600 The II
state Of affairs which the 81
lyestigation shows has existed for tc
ears Ill the treasurer's office now alb 81
RIBS considerable portion of public fiji
tention. The political effect of the sh
sfalcation is discussed on all sides. w
lille the republicans exult, the demo- pa
ats point to the splendid record Gov.
uckner has made, and his prompt ac-
IN upon the first intimation that all
rs not right, in pushing an investiga- ce
IN that had already been demanded tn
the party in the legislature. There a