The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-15
EGAN HIT HARD
Testimony Yesterday Gave the
COmiss Try General the
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TIE NOuAA OA INJURY AlltL NIlf NlNlNa OF
canned roast beef bought by him during
the Spanish war were all upon the di-
rect order of Gen. Eagan. the commes-
airy general lie also stated that some
purchases Of canned beef were made
without his knowledge l0 the commits
eary general.
Another of the days Important vIt-
nesses was Gustavus IT, Swift head Of
the Swift Packing co. Good progress
was made by the court today.
MIR. Swift was questioned at length as
TO his Interpretation of mis- firms contract
with the government. and his questioning
developed marked difference of opln-
ION between Mr.. Swift and former COM
missary General Eagan as to the length
of time that the beef was guaranteed to
keep after being removed from the re-
frlgerator ship.
Gen. Eagan had testified that the beef
was TO keep. under normal conditions. re-
manning sweet and proper food ~ hours
after 1t was removed from the refriger-
ator ship. Mr.. Swift maintained that his
firm had contracted to furnish beef that
would keep q hours in the refrigerator
ashore after it's delivery from the ships.
or "a hours after being Issued from the
refrigerator buildings on shore, and ne
maintained that the contractors were not
liable for meat condemned after having
been % hours away from the ship.
Whore there were no refrigerators on
shore he maintained that contractors LA
bility ceased after q hours.
Tho next witness was Horace q. Gard
ner, the manager of the construction and
the mechanical department Of Swift and
CO. He repeated the incidents attending
the closing Of the contracts between Swift
and Co and Gen. Eagan.
''what conversation was there as to the
application If your practice OF keeping
meat in CIDa and Porto Rico 70 refrig-
orator plants?' he was asked.
Il told him that It would be necessary
% NEE he eXigencies OF that climate TO
erect refrigerators on shore that I did not
think ina. 81 would be safe In any other
way. but that SO TAR as treating beef
with any process with chemicals Go pre-
serve IT,. We would not do % al an; that
81 we could not get the business ana do
St according to our regular process of re-
frigeration We would not take g."
Were shore rcfrigerators provided
ror?"
"Yes. we contemplated that iu our or
isinal proposal"
The witness denied that any chemicals
whatever We're used in the beei business.
Refrigeration was the only thing relied
upon
"If Gen. Eagan testihed that the limit
was 72 hours how do you reconcile this
conflict with the testimony"
"Gen. Eagan Is mistaken"
William Van WidI.c, refrigerator on
gineer in the employ Of Swift and Co..
testified that ne had charge Of the meat
on board Of the ship Port Victor which
reached Port Tampa July 81 The meat
was loaded on the ship there from re-
frgerator cars and was in good condition
when received. No chemicals we're used
in the preservation Of the beef. The shir
went to Santiago, taking refrigerator
plant, but was ,<ept waiting 43 days be-
fore the plant could be taken ashore IN
eight days # was in working order
Mr. Il. w wilder general surperlntend-
ent OF Swift and Co. was asked about the
use OF chemicals He said that none were
used and could not be used al the pack
ing house without his knowledge
George r. Van Norman a commission
merchant testified IN detail as to the gov
ernmental state and municipal inspection
OF cattle slaughtered at the stock yards.
Jesse Sherwood said that the term "can-
ners" was a misnomer. II canning
house bought cattle the cattle were call
ed Gamers, but If a dressed beef house
| bought the same cattle, they would moi
| be termed Gamers
Major Lee tried 10 show from the wit.
ness that the lowest grade OF cattle wer,
used for canning, but the witness would
not make any such admission.
! Col Smith who has been purchaslnl
| commissary OF the government al Chi
cago since 1895 was the next witness u,
| said that he purchased between May j
and July 10, 1888, 1853 .272 pounds Of can
ned beef. The orders for purchase cam,
from the commissary general IN ever,
/ case.
At tho request OF Col. Davis the wit
ness produced copies Of the orders. IL
said that the orders were all rush orders
The recorder read a large number o
kilograms between Gen. Eagan and othe
officers OF the subsistence department a
Washington and Col. Smith with refer
ence to the purchase OF canned roast bee
last year.
what inspection were these purchase
subjected tor"
They were only inspected by sample"
I'm some cases ] see the price Of m
deliveries on the sam day varIs ono O
two cents pound. what IS the reaso
OF that?"
"These were not my purchases. The
We're made from Washington"
did you make any purchases Of Lbb,
+ Mcneil ana Libbys second grade. know
as the Emory brand2'
II my self never bought any OF the SEE
ond grade Of the Lbbys meat, this va
purchased direct from Washington"
did you buy any canned meat Of u
second grader"
We'll. the Hammond company submi
4 ted TO me somes which seemed good a.
1 bought them not knowing until afte
ward that II was what they call the
I second grade"
/ did you purchase any ra.rigerat
beef?'
mo cir, but paid for a good deal
I It,"
\ Oncross examination Major Lee sal
7 you speak Of purchasing this by samI
under these rush orders What course
+ methord was pursued as 20 compar
z these samples brought 30 you with {
! stores purchasedG"
4 "Noue ! took 81 for granted that m
: supplied the same stores that they rs
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