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port. ice was furnished at the company kitch-
ems, and,presumably there was a full supply Of
paulins or canvas for protecting the meats
from, the suns heat while IN transit. it would
refr fSsa1a pB Bee, t aonI ISG he q t. II to sH sSgo ct chat Shas
or. Porto Rico. and under the exigencies OF n
military camraiRn. for more than a few hours
assume. and intact it IL asserted on behalf Of
the. contractors, that 1t was understood In
keep for twenty-four hours after It. left the re-
;rixerators. that this could only be expected
the direct heat Of the sun could be- Afforded
In view of The foregoing 1t is hard to recon
lie with the facts the testimony given by Com
ing Of. the contracts which he had made with
swift 4 CO, IN the course OF Gen. EaCau's eX-
cation VI the. conduct " the War Department.
IA the war with Spain. the Glowing testimony
o. understand you to state in the testI-
mony which you gave when you we're before
US the other time that YOUR contract with
in good condition for seventy-two hours after
delivery, provided it was covered and put in a
Q.-l have the contract here. and / want to
ask you. after, looking It over. II You do not
way it reals They shall Keep not less than
two experts with each cargo on shipboard and
af1sr ,a oflaeIs u 6f H. me so Sser rs ee,iv sb,db to sbSsssS
not be more. than seventv-two hours from the
time OF storing same IN such reirigeratois !.
"-iANA .Hn''.i ~ NAV WV GuiND "a 10y us
part shall furnish locations for such refriger-
ators under military projection ard as near
eral can designate and at which ships carry
ing the ref.igerated meat shall Be landei IL
seems ses "''f heps that at tn, s"s" be sn'f u tn Be- ]o NSs II
clothed. by the party, OF tn. second part-that
Is. Swift 4 Co.-iIr its protection; and 80 pre-.
the refrigerator buildings referred to in Article
II. hereof. as that It shall be good for seventy
retrige rator or twenty four hours after being
issued from the. retriE, rator buildings 70 the
10 state that that contract contains an error.
The intention was to make that saw good for
sevrntv-two hours after delivery to the troops.
whether from the refrigerator or from the
-,Q.-But as It exists Al wish to say
d dsma sSGa that tRs F Psef Should u ' BE- saod ,y TH se 70
whether from the ship or from the refrigera:
tor ashore. | sha- have to modify that. I
thought my, ideas We Q from the contract.
Q.-Please state whether or not. from the ex-
P~erience you have had and the knowledge You
have gained As tn the time that beef Will keep
in a tropical climate-whetner II would rot be
imnossible for beef to keep seyenty-two hours?
Keen seventy-two. hours II l~roperly handled;
believe that I'll, VI Is troperIy handed bo and
S S;4sS being .aTi II TAKEN KEN s 6ss p, I'll the ss fsi4ir.r,tSr hours
Q.-Without any iceT A.-Ies. sir; without
BY DR.. Copnor-what do YOU mean by being
properly banded? A.-To he kept constantly
IN the shade and covered. So ;hat :,!es cannot
ported to me~-dumped into a ,art with the
bottom covered with manure and men -ittine
S OF : s2n O. 81 that, It; IAN I in,s Ssfe too to maze 5sR:at he So ny
tract so that the beef should he good and TT
Tor use seven'y.two hours after being taken
part. Swift kCo., should cover it with cloths 70
+ lin in the shade. W reason Tor chat l. This:
When commenced looking at me n-Hspset ,,
s sppaIle9 q. t The srmg Ti'A 7 fF naa rt ees5i | to has Se'
iieve there was no fresh bnetin Cuba. This
timed roast beef Irecosnized as Eoot for a
SITUATION. When .%it.com-s to supplyinG the
a.. s,my vow NIT i Z = aeT nai or = cSs''es ever! SI Then f fRe
question with me was how long Till ret,igsr.
and the dt6er command!nr oSScers Would not
keep their troors In the town. hut six. eight.
ten, twelve or fifteen miles away. had in
would he. When 1 first asked the hackers.
How long wou d YOU guarantee this 70 ken az;
objected 10 any such condition and wanted 70
deliver T. q. me on the ships. said. won't
4. 'fa' vii f faaTnpI.h 'h tra mTaat a IL rnNf but Se'g you ~
must be responsible for its good condition MP
TO The :, p Pom sts Of is d'ss 6r esysntr 70 t He b fFSTrs
finding re detsrminsd or II. question looked
man named Garduer. q very bright Young man.
To- me and he said Il would not have the
slightest doubt about undertaking Il r., 'ortv-
eight hours, but not seventv-two.' The Ar
mour Packing Comrany sent. 70 Tampa, not
process beef. hut refrigerated beef and beef
E-rt'in Ice boxes. TO see how long beef treated
with ire and refrigerated beef would last. Nv
impression Isl can look II up; I have got a
rerort, I think-mv impression Is that his
refrigerated beef hung up In Tampa eighty
hours or more.
O.-You mean without ice? Ayes, sir; In
the shade without Ice. Tho report stated that
the beef kep. nv ice spoiled frat.
! Q.-Have you been able to m AXE q contract
with that provision-seventy-two hours-vet1
I Al thought I had made It. Which contract
IL this. the Cuban or Porto Rican? Major