The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-14

sible 10 take out meat from the tank when
1T would be possible. but don't think it
what would be the condition OF the
beef?''
1T would not be very inviting"
After once being thrown into the tank
what would be the possibility OF its being
used for food2"
4 don't think il could"
Where would 1t have to be taken TO be
worked up?"
1T would have to be taken to the sausage
room or TO the canning room"
What would be the chances or detection
in your opinion?
CHANCES OF DETECTION
The chances of detection would be in
some of the employees being around and see
Ing the meat in that condition 1 think it
would be easily recognized"
Have you ever had occasion to believe
or suspect that practice existed in any
registered packing houses?''
Not within the last four or five years"
How was il prior TO that timer"
II never had any positive evidence Of any
thing wrong at that time was stationed
at a house where there were rumors or re-
ports that probably such thing was done"
What steps, If any. were taken to pre-
vent it? Did you make any Investigation
This was merely a rumor. had no oc-
sort. After 1t was reported 1 used all the
vigilance 1 could"
do you make any investigation or re-
port with reference to the natter?
No. sir
who did,"
TT was reported to me. 1t got around TO
the inspectors in charge Of me"
But you made no investigation or par
teipated in any Investigations?
mo, IL was outside OF my duty. Some
cattle thrown out at the yards were driven
TO what are known as little houses houses
that had no inspection-and were Killed un,
der the supervision of the city inspectors.
DR.. Dyson said that cattle condemned at
the ante-mortem examination in the yards
for various causes. If they passed the post
norton inspection, might be brought into
the packing house and used. He had never
seen chemicals of any kind used except boz
rax and things of that sort around the hog
houses: he had never investigated the sub
tect of chemicals with reference to beef.
He said that case or lumpy jaw does not
necessarily condemn the meat unless the
disease Is generalized.
DIR. Charles +. Mcneil. bureau inspector
at the beef and sheep house OF Nelson Nor
ris e. Co, was the next witness. He was
not aware OF any chemicals having been
used in that establishment and had no rea-
son TO believe or suspect that they were so
used
NO CHEMICALS USED.
Charles II. Emory. superintendent Of the
Libby. Mcneil & Libby packing house.
testified next. "Our business is principally
canning" he said. I'VE do not do any
Strengthening directly. but animals are killed
for US by Swift & Co. The amount of canned
beef sold by US to the United States last
year was between 100000 and 100000
pounds. OF this we had on hand on the first
OF January, 1898. about 10000 pounds. No
chemicals are used or relied upon by US to
preserve canned beef A very small guam
tity Of salt is used. In two-pound can,
we use one-half an ounce of salt in solu-
ton
James s. Morrow assistant superintend-
ent at Libby, Mcneil az Libby, corroborated
the testimony OF the previous witness as to
the processes or canning roast beef. He said
there was scarcely any difference between
grades of roast beef and that the distnc-
tiOn was made mostly. he supposed. TO COM
pete with others I'm the business. There was
very little difference as to quality. He did
not know whether there was any difference
In the price to the government He said
that about % per cent OF cows were used
In canning.
The first witness at the afternoon session
was Arthur Meeker, manager of Armour &c
Co. packing house. who had previously
been questioned at Washington. He said the
accumulation of canned goods was held in
Chicago, but the firm had also large stock
IN Europe. They had on hand. at the out
break OF the Spanish war 100000 pounds OF
canned roast beef in Chicago and 10000
pounds in New York. They sold 100000
pounds to the government and also 10000
pounds Of corned beef.
The witness stated that complaints about
beef furnished the government had been re-
ceived at the minor agencies, but none of
them was OF sufficient Importance to be sent
10 the home office. Refrigerated beef had
been furnished to camps at Chickamauga.
Jacksonville, Tampa, Fernandina, Lakeland
and Port Tampa He said that no chemicals
were used to preserve the beef, either while
in transit or in storage I'm an agency.
The witness stated that two ounces OF
beef. but no salt. The jelly gave an at
tractfve appearance to the meat and added