The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
quoted from the proposal Of the CemRisssEy;


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andsr tax u 10 y dsiIvS Sw The 5fsa eef so tRSt P Il viii HP Be
perfectly good and a. for use seUenty:t,o9 hours
e. sssTantes;d to carry out ali requirement.;
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Der Of q court Of inquiry; e SiviGpS q , THE p New
elude that inasmuch as It was known to the
Commissary- General that meat would not re-
livery In the tropics. he must aiso have known
that any ooptraotoT proposing to deliver meat
Of time s must Of necessity be- compelled to Use
some process other than cold air to enable him
to carry out his contract2
No fresh meat was supplied to the subsistence
RI% Pep 81 en, for Sha use & in 4 CuS Sno lT94 9si H iysrsd 1 To
very mi msn ng' instances Mnen u was iG did pIh'l NOT 'f kSop ion e
enough, to reach the, camps OF troops four or
ays miles n IS dist 81 Nv without u out C a great at los loss .o SEErs.
The Commi.sary DEPARTMENT has recognizes
the mistake OF is experiment. and = now sup.
hooi or beei, on the block, cu,tie being shipped
to the island and slaughtered there Ths Coy
tained at, least in Porto Rico, and den. Miles
requested On Aug z by eablegram to the SEQ,
sent. as it cannot be used more than a day
from the coast, And on July % Gen. Miles ad-
fSiSe eab ie sr seEfe"aeTFE Ee % Ea an 'a abun SSnee' Of eat eat:
tle" Eotwithstandipg this, three days after
toba was despatched from Newport News to
Porto RieO with 100000 pounds Of refrigerated
after receiving tangible Information as to tho
set on foot the usual methods for investigation.
and promptly sgbmItted his reports to The
the war was commendabie from whatever as
pect it is viewed. and had it not been, in my
certain subordinates for his deposition, and the
instatement OF one OF them ohls place, and the
pernicious Introduction OF politics into the War
Department, these unfortunate complications
Mould not have arisen; BSt t notWdthstnndinS
the even tenor of his way, and regardless OF
whatever may have been his personal views
served his duty as a. a soldier by making no criti-
cism Of the finding OF this court. but his silence
d aPs 81 nat iSc PrG 81 ,Ss s g .tie ROM SO aH esprss witn al Il
opinion CONCERNING, the findings Of the court.
CINCINNATI. May 10. Il. X. PRpBAsCo.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Probasco says In the above
communication that the contract contained
some things that it does not contain, and
would have tho public believe that the meat
supply was regulated by unofficial remarks Of
with him, THE SUN herewith gives the pas
snges Of the contract that apply to the case.
The contract. OF course. governed.
THE CONTRACT.
Articles Of agreement entered into this LIST
day OF July. 1898. between Brig. Gen. Charles
p. EaRan. Commissary-Genera Of Subsistence.
United States Army. Of the first part. and
Swift 4 Co, a corporation existing under the
laws OF the State Of Illinois, doing business in
the city Of Chicago. county OF Cook and State
OF Illinois. Of the second part.
]. The party OF the second part shall furnish
to the United States such quantities OF refrig-
Grated. chilled or frozen fresh beef in bulk, de-
livered at points on the seacoast of Cuba occu-
pied by the army of the United States, as shall
from time to time be called for by the Com
missary-Genera OF Subsistence OF the United
States Army. The party of the second part
shall be required to make shipments only at
such ports Of the United States as have tracks
connecting railroads with docks. whereby ship
ments Of fresh beef may be transferred directly
from cars to ship refrigerators.
III. The party Of the second part shall also.
at their own expense. provide and operate
refrigerator buildings at such ports in Cuba
occupied by the army of the United States
as may be necessary for carrying out the OBJ
Ject of this contract. and shall move the same
from point to point on tho seacoast as may
be necessary for the support Of moving
troops. They shall keep not less than two ex-
perts with each cargo Oh shipboard and after
landing. until the hecfis delivered to the proper
officers OF the Government, which shall not be
moro than seventy-two (72l hours from the
time Of storing same in such refriGerators
III. Inc beef Is 10 De properly clOtneu Dy the
party Of the second part for its protection and
proper handling, and SO preserved by the re-
frigeration on shipboard and at the refrigerator
buildings referred to in Article ii. hereof as
that it shall be perfectly good and fit for use
seventy-two lT2l hours after being issued from
the ships refrigerators. or twenty-tour t24)
hours after being issued from the refrigerator
buildings to the proper officers Of the Govern
ment.
VII. Whenever the fresh beef presented at the
steamships or at the refrigerator buildings in
Cuba for delivery under this contract is, in the
opinion Of the receiving CommisSary. not Of
the kind. quality or condition stipulated for.
he shall Immediately apply to the commanding
officer at the point OF delivery for a board Of
officers, to consist Of as many members. not ex.
ceedinG three. as can be assembled. The board
shall at once examine the beef presented, and
its findings. when approved by the commanding
officer. shall be conclusive in regard thereto.
CHAs. p. EAGAE.
Brigadier-General. Commissa General OF
Subsistence.
SWIFT & COMPANY.
By GUsTAvUs i. SWIFT. President.