The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-10
II THE PACKING HOUSES.
Court OF IsogIRT LOOKS INTO
THE MANNER OF CANNING BEEF.
Big Chicago Embellishments TO
See Exactly How the sssG 10 Pre-

CHICAGO. March s-The court Of In
gGiry 70 examine inre the seer question 30
day seEan a{s .oFk n this c.sy. where are
loeatsd tire plants os the packers whsca
as39 the contracts for supplying the army
with Animal food Two of The members,
Brig. Gen. George W. Davis ard IAeat
CO.. George r. Davis the Judge advocate
AID recorder, reached here "Wednesday
night. ard the other two members. MAJ.
Gen James W. WAGE and Brig. Gen
George !. Gillespie. arrived tbs morning.
A sa0rs executive session was held az
the army headquarters II the Pullman
building. and il resulted In a decision 10
defer the taxing 81 testimony untll after
AZ lisp. ctsoa had been made OF the packing
houses a. the stock yarcs where the re-
frsgsrated beef and canned beef are pre-
pared. The court began IN the killing
roam. The next place visited vas the coo.-
Ing room Here were found several halves
Of b.aef which had been condemned either
becaGse the beef was badly bruised gave
evidence Snat the animal had had tuber-
esaos.a- This condemned bsef rad been
Placed by Itself ard while the court was
preHea. men came IN 70 remove Il 10 t1e
rendering tanks, preparatory 10 turning II
into fertilizer. The court examined these
tanks carefully. possibly n view Of the
statement that carcasses passed through
inera- There certainly was no evi1ence II
vas taken 20 the one in which the meat
Is prepared fer canning. aar saw men ar
work cutting Up tie meat The nsxt room
visited was the canning department Here
the cooked meat was brought ii huge
caiarons. deposited CT platform and put
into cans By machinery. the cans removed
ard sealed, only a pinhole being left
open ii the top. Next the cans were put
under an iron tank. where they were sub
Jected 70 hsat Of 10 degrees-sne sfer-
HIKING process. While the court was il
this room a number OF cans Of roast beef
which Rad o.d appearance. and which
Il was said had been in Porto Rico. were
opened The meat inside was good and
the members or the court tasted II. Suisse
cuentiy the court was SHOWN through the
printing. pacain. and other branches.
Barring the killing room. everything
ahou; the establishment was visited.
After leaving the yards the court went
70 the bureau OF animal industry branch
Of the agricultural departmenf--and OBJ
talned some information from Mr.. w $.
DaIoe, VINO is in charge. They read tie
law governing the inspection OF animals
and inquired as 10 the details OF the work
Of inspection. Inspectors are stationed in
the yards proper and they condemn any
diseased animal they see. The inspectors
at the packing houses supplement their
work by examining the carcasSeS after
slaughter aud throw ous any bearing evil
deaes Of pulmonary trouble.
Tomorrow morning the court will go 10
the stock yards and spend the entire day
there In going over three ether packing
houses. L. Is not likely that any testimony
viii he taken before Saturday morning. II
lis quite likely that the evidence taken will
be confined TO that ~ the foreman or work
men who had personal knowledge OF the
preparation u refrigerated beef ard canned
roast beef for consumption.