The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-04

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beef, or not?
Ave make no soup from the water
after cooking the timed roast beef.
"Q.-whether Or not the timed roas;
beef IS cooked as much as the timed COTE
beef?
Ayes. it is even cooked in higher
temperature.
Q.-Are any chemicals used in the pro-
cess OF timed roast beef?
A.-NO; none whatever.
Q--Have any OF the packers ever used.
and If 50. why. any scraps in putting up
this meat, and where did they &c; the
are used?
Ave have never used. and DO 10: use.
scraps IN p1tting up this meat We cut
up certain cuts Of meat. paris OF the car
cases and use such parts in the making
OF timed roast beef
Q.-Whether in the course OF processing
or packing this timed roast beef, talIow
IS afterwards poured in. or whether IL Is
the fat that properly belongs TO and IS
part OF the meat?
, Ave never pour IN tallow OF any kind.
az any time. We cut up with the meat
when IL Is raw. the fat that properly be-
longs to and is part Of the meat.
Q.-Do any OF the packers at any time
use any chemicals whatever with refrig-
Grated beef. IL so. why?
Ave do not and have not used any
chemicals whatsoever with refrigerated
beef. and see no reason why any should
be used
Q.-Has any packer who has furnished
refrigerated beef TO the subsistence de-
partment ever. or anywhere or TO any
extent, used any chemicals OF any kind
whatsoever in the treatment Of refrigera-
ted beef?
Ave certainly have not al any time
or under any circumstances whatsoever
used any chemicals and do not believe any
other packers have.
Q.-Whether any chemicals whatsoever
touch the meat itself?
A.-No. we have never used chemicals
under any circumstances.
Q.-Has the meat ever been treated by
any chemical process OF any kind what
ever?
A.-No. never.
I'VE trust that our replies as above are
clear and exhaustive enough for the pur-
pose intended and will be glad to furnish
you any further information in our power.
Yours truly.
(SlgneO NELSON MORRIS & co.
per Welfner."
EAGAN-MILEs CONTROVERSY
Commissary General Eagsn. gave out
for publication some additional correspond
ence relative 70 thes criticisms passed by
General Miles upon the quality of the
meat supplied TO the army during the
war
First is a letter from Major Black. who
was General Miles commLssary officer dur
ing the Porto Rican campaign. In view OF
the regulations forbidding the destruction
or condemnation of any supplies except
upon the finding of a properly constituted
board OF survey. he was asked as to the
correctness Of the statement attributed 20
General Miles that 100 600 pounds Of canned
beef had been condemned in Porto Rico.
His reply was as follows:
Replying to your communication OF De-
cember 81, relative to board Of survey
hav ethe honor 20 state that I find no
report OF boards of survey on refrigerated
papers"
Following up the inquiry into the ale
cations against the quality OF the roast
beef furnished the army. General Eagan
says he directed a special examination
70 be made of all the meat the minute he
heard the first complaint The first report
to come TO hand was the following:
once Purchasing and Depot Commissary,
Tampa. Fla, Dec. 81. 1893.
Commissary General Eagan. Washington:
sir-It has just occurred to me that. with
the intensely unjust things that have
been said about the beef business con-
nected witt the commlssary generals de-
partme7t. IT might be gratifying to you 70
remember that. under your direction. I
examined A very large number OF cans
Of beef both roast and corned. represent
ing hundreds OF thousands Of cans. and
found none bad. You viii remember that
1 did this with 4 great deal OF care. and
It occurred 70 me that. inasmuch as I went
through the war OF SIS from beginning 10
end and issued this kind Of beef 70 both
brigades that was connected with - this
war and having made this examination
as referred TO- that twould be crafty
ing 20 you to know personally that I nave
never seen in this somewhat extended ex-
perience better beef in cans than you have
furnished.
trust you viii pardon this seeming in
truslon. but cannot refrain from testify
ing from personal knowledge. as TO the
good quality of this beef.
am very respectfully.
E P HCTCHTNs.
Captain and Q. s. I. & V.