Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-27
IAN INFAMOUS LIAR"
is WHAT JACOB DOLD, ST., CALLS
W. G. BARTLE.
A Full and Complete Refutation 0
Bartle's Libel0us Statements
Regarding the Dolds.

Sunday morning Mr.. Jacob bold Sr. had
the first intimation of the savage and
ibelous attack made upon his business by
Mr.. Mr.. W. G. Bartle, of St. Louis, in his
testimony before the house agricultural
committee Saturday. Mr. bold Sr. was
with his younger son and Mr. Jones, an
employe of the Kansas City house, in the
city, guests of Mr. and Mrs George Dold
at the Carey, and watching the building
of their immense packing house just north
of the city. He Immediately pronounced
the statement, which is as follows:
He had recently been in Kansas City and
examined the stock yards and packing
houses there. Mr.. Bartle made grave
charges against the firm of Jacob Dold &
Son, in which he alleged that they had
been using diseased hogs in the manu-
facture of prime steam lard The witness
also stated that the firm had recently
slaughtered 1000 ''smothered hogs" which
were purchased at the Kansas City stock
yards, and that these had been
rendered into prime steam lard, AS
infamous and ibelous. He sent the fol
lowing telegram to mis- son, Jacob bold, at
| Kansas City:
See Washington news morning paper;
| Bartle testities we bought cholera hogs
Contradict same at once. Offer large re-
ward in rebuttal and brand Bartle an
| infamous liar. Make answer associated
press news if you can. JACOB DOLD."
In short time afterwards a reply was
received stating,
Already attended to. Chase enters suit
for O,0O0 damages in the morning, bond
on 10 per cent. loss on last years business;
also making preparation to have Bartle
called up IN Washington for perjury.
| j. c. DOLD."
In the evening he was asked regarding
| Bartle's statement and said:
| Il wish to tell the public in general that
| the statement made by Mr.. Bartle, of ST.
| Louis, before the house committee on agri-
culture is not true and that he is an in
| famous liar First, we have never bought
smothered hog in the whole course of our
business: but instead OF that we have sold
| them to dessicating establishments when
| they have died on our hands. Nor have
ever, knowingly, bought any hogs that
were not well and healthy We never
have, nor we never shall, offer for sale
anything that we will not use ourselves.
Bartle, if he is not fool, must
know that what he stated is
absolutely false. We have already au-
thorized our attorney to commence legal
proceedings against Bartle for damages as
such lies will injure any mans business"
Mr.. George Dold who was sitting beside
his father then remarked that the state
ment made further on that these 1000
smothered hogs purchased at the Kansas
City stock yard was ridiculous "Why,"
says he, 1.-The proportion of ''smothered"
hogs to those brought into the stock yard
is not more than in 0,000 and there has
not been 1000 such hogs brought into
Kansas City stock yards in the
last five years, might almost
say there never was that many brought
there. The only time that there are
smothered hogs is in extremely hot
weather when they all crowd up to the
sides of the car, or in very cold weather
when they huddle close together in the
car"
Father was very badly cut by the state
ment; he has been in the packing business
for years and this is the first time in his
experience that eyer word has been ut
tered against our reputation. We have en-
deavored to build up a good reputation
and everybody who have ever used our
meats can testify to their excellence
Father has had a good. straightforward,
business career and this cut him very
keenly; he can not get over it."
'You can readily see how absurd
and ridiculous is the charge as to
''smothered' hogs; no less absurd
is that regarding hogs that died of
cholera. Cholera is kind of an omnibus
o. of ioly T.
my opinion not one hog in hundred that
are said to die of this diseas really does
My idea of what is commonly
known as hog cholera is indiscretion in
feeding; this opinion is based upon the
fact that we hear so much more of this
now than in former years. Hogs are
being bred and as they are brought
to higher standard their constitution is
impaired, and yet the farmer gives them
no better treatment than in the old times.
The time was when we used to get more
hogs two years old than eighteen months
DID, now we get more eight months old
than twelve months old. The hog being
of finer breed, the food more rapidly con
verted into meat; less goes to build up the
bone and frame of the animal; hence it's
constitution is weaker and it more easily
becomes sick. l have seen hogs die from
causes said to be cholera, yet death
might have happened, 1t seemed to me
just as we'll from any other cause As
matter of course in buying number of
LOGS we can't feel OF hogs pulse and thus,
judge of its healthful or unhealthful con-
dition. But our buyers are experienced
men, and judge hog from its coat or
hair. just as man judges sick horse 1t
is q rule among all buyers at stock yards
that no hog is merchantable hog that is
not able and active enough to walk from
its pen TO the scales and back again. Now
there would certainly be no object in any
packer buying any other: simply because
there is no probability of his being
able to cure the meat even IL
he were 10 kill it it would spoil during
curing.
The dessicating companies get all the
dead, badly crippled or diseased hogs and
it would be impossible for any packer
in Kansas City 10 get them out OF the
yards. The crippled hogs are disposed of,
but not 10 the packers And again for him
to say that these diseased and dead hogs
are thrown into tank and rendered into |
prime lard is ridiculous For if such was |
the case. or if even an admixture of this |
with pure lard was made II could easily be |
discovered by the inspector and would al |
once be condemned.
$50 that anyone who will give the mat
ter but a moments consideration and is in |
the least familiar with the business viii |
see how absurd and ridiculous is all OF this ,
man Bartle's statement. He had no
grounds whatsoever for telling the lie, for /
don't believe in fact know that he was
never in any of our packing houses The |