New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-09
THE MEAT INSPECTION LAW.
PACKERS WILL HELP SECRETARY RUSK.
.nrp.p1xa TO DO BUSINESS WITH GERMANY

pprpARING TO DO BUSINESS WITH GEhMANA
Under THE DEPARTMENTS RULES.
Come of the exporters Of meat products In TINS Guy
have endeavored to create an impression IN the Puo
mind that the raising OF the embargo placed ny "'o
German Government on the importation OF Amer"a"
meat products into that country would result III 10
benefit To the American people, because the Inspection
reguations put in force by Secretary Rusk and on the
strength Of which the German inhibition was removed
vere unavoidable These exporters alege that they
have been unable to get the packers to sell them their
meats subject to these regulations and they were
equaly successful in getting German buyers to take
the product without such Inspections although one
exporter ead, ave had orders at the full prices now
current. 1t further asserted by these city exporters
that the packers are not willing to have all the hogs
they kill examined by the Government officials, be-
cause they do not know what percentage, IL any, OF
their product will be taken by Germany Moreover,
these city exporters object TO having the names of their
customers In Europe put the packages.
ave have taken steps said Bernard J. C. Abel, an
exporter OF meat products, whose Office is in the
Produce Exchange. TO present the facts to Secretary
Ruk and seek to less stringent regulations and
we have sent representative to Washington 10 taIk
the matter over with the Secretary We think the in
spection demanded will great delay and incon-
venience to the packers who would In reality nave 10
give up their packing to the inspectors so tat
the profits obtained from the German trade would
hardly recompense them for the loss occasloned by
delay. Then there is the matter Of putting the names
OF our customers In Europe the packages That
would be revealing business and enable the packer
to step in and cut us out 1t scarcely Just to make
do this. 1t IS unbuslnesslike.'
Interviews obtained by Tribune reporter with sew
era Of The leading packers OF this country showed no
ground for the exporters assertion that the packers
Object 10 the new law and Will not take orders under
It. " don't believe there is packer in this country
VI any importance said II .. Armour, VINO Is not
preparing 10 do business under the new Law" But IL
Is law and It IS going TO take time to get IL
working smoothly. I have not even seen copy OF
the regulations yet But II will he thoroughly tested
We shall help Secretary Rusk all we can We nave
set apart rooms for his men TO do their work IN at
our houses IN Chicago and Kansas City, As for taking
orders at current prices that IS ridiculous, for how can
we take orders when we have not even Killed hoR
under the new system 1t will take sixty days to
cure the meat This question Of prices VIII be DETER
mined BY the cost Of the Inspection 1t VIII have
to gradually hllng small orders at first until
we know what are doing. Twenty inquiries about
the effect Of tile new law in here the day 1t was
announced that the German embargo had been raised.
We ieegaphed TO Chicago get the desired mIOrlna-
ton and the returned that nothing uemIte
oOuld bc stated until tile new system was tried IL
takes little time. but the packers VIII do their part
Tie matter of putting names on the packages uoeS
not affect the law It's practicabilty We VIII
brand the packages
Fowler BROTHERS who have packing houses at CHI
cagO Omahu. st. Paul. Kansas CITY and Hutchinson
Kan, was asked what he thought OF tile cfIcSms
of the exporters. LIS all nDniense. As soon as we
heard that Germany had lifted the embago we tele-
grabbed TO secretary Rsk to send his men OIL to our
hoses and gave orders at our different places To get
ready TO do business under the new law. We shali
have all the meat products that Germany can Jake ID
fl short time by October and there will be no DELAY
And If the exporters object 10 the names OF Their Gus
TONERS Oh the packages and won't do the business
why we will the business ourselves direct WIN te
German importers. ii Is unreasonable, however, W
expect packer to take all order at current prices Will
he cannot iii Il with meat cured under lasb Whler
system New prizes will 10 with the meat prouuo's
Tie Tepresenative sent 70 Washington by the eX-
porters IS Henry GOulaId son VI the senior hieh9er
OF the firm OF Goulad Rouse IL Co, the 0fncal III
spector, Of meat products for the New-1O?k ITOduce
ENcange The exporters say that the present custom
Of inspecting meats In use nv Goulald, Rouse W.
wOuId be satisfactory TO tleh' lIns custom - "
NJ Hector agent at Antwerp Tor exporters Oh ulls
civ is I'm This country visit. lie has lusl Ieutle1
from tour Of the great packing mouse district OF
Chicago lie said to the reporter tlat ne thouonI ,e
little by little great trade would be bum up IN
Germany. lie thought the exporters uhhet essaflly
alarmed over the rule requiring their customers hames
10 be stamped the package. . -,
1--WE expect 70 have a horrible time In Europe TINS
winter said NJ. Hector, and every thing ought 10 be
done IN facilitate the export OF American meat products
and breadsuifs to the Continent 1t ought not 10 be
said on this side that the law cannot be enforced i0r
the German people might be lilsndeneG uercDS int 9
putting on the embargo again. Plenty OF men ana
newspapers in the Kingdom are willing to scare them
into this action for by doing so they get better prices
for their own meats"