Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-17
INSPECTS PLANTS
IN SOUTH OMAHA.
Board Of Inquiry Arrives from Chi
cage and Starts Work.
SEVERAL EMPLOYEES TALK.
All Maintain that No Chemicals Were
rscd In the Preparation
OF the uccf.


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VI INJURY "pPoih'eu ny tine fresldent
TO look Into the charges Of Gen. Miles
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rived this morning from Chicago. spent
the day In IN. city and tef, ,,r iean.,s
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hPeht w South omaha, where the plants
OF Cudnhy and swift were inspccted
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hNcrus"Noh was continued IN the
court-martini roomn at the hcndquur-
tiers OF tho dopartuont M Ni.gouri Al
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"o"' '""'H anu 'uuan"S inc N'hNoia
were given every opportunity to make
thorough inspection OF the plants.
Returning To the Office az tho cuaaby
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F'""' Wv ivan" '""N 'shh"hS i"i an
hour
The first witness called was Albert
Christian a.,,.,,,, .,,,..t,,o,,.n, a,
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'uunhayH pcct Impairment lie tcHu-
ned as TO the quality OF refrigerated
beef sent to the army last summer. and
said that no chemicals OF any sort were
used TO preserve the beef.
Dr. a. &. Aver. superintendent Of the
bureau Of animal Industry AT south
Omaha, testified to the inspection OF
the animals. lie stated that there were
two Inspections. the nnu-mortcm and
the post.mortcm. After the post --mor-
tenn examination the inspector had
nothing morr to do with the meat. lie
did not think II would b. possible for
amy condemned meat TO pass into the
house. Tho manner In which con-
demncd animals were gotten rid of by
the Inspector was gone lnto at length.
lie stated that the meat could hardly
be taken from the vat In which con-
dcmncd meat was placed. and n IL was
tnkcn out OF this vat Il would be too
filthy TO be used for food. He had no
knowledge Of the use OF chemicals for
the preservation Of beef.
Superintendent Cameron wan next
called lie stated that the meat used
particularly for canning were the
chucks and plates. and that the beef
was not ~ an Inferior grade. The COM
pany furnished this same quality u
roast beef 60 the Engllah army last
year. and had NO complaints. nor was
there ever any ~ the eases returned.
Boiled beef In slN-pound cam hnd been
furnished the English army and navy
In India. This boiled beef. he said. was
the same thing as the roast beef Tho
only difference In IN the label.
After leaving cudahy'n the party
took the ambulnncea and drove TO tho
Swift plant. where the department In
which the hams are cured was thor
oughly inspected. Or Christine 81
Philadelphia had testified that while
here he had been shown through the
Swift plant and saw some sort OF a
liquid being injected Into the meat.
Thomas Adams. foreman Of the de-
partmcnt. was called. ana testified that
the operation was one having reference
10 the curling OF hams. and was not
urcd In beef at any tlme. The liquid
injected was Haltpotcr ana water, and
Its only purpose was 10 cure the hams
more quickly.
The man who shows the visitors
through the house was next called. and
stated that he had shown Dr. Christine
through ON his visit here. and that the
operation as witnessed by the board
was the same witnessed by the doctor.
After hearing this testimony the board
adjourned and came 10 omnhn.
After luncheon II reconycncd at the
army headqunrtera and heard the testi-
mony OF soldiers who had been through
the canpaign AZ Santiago
cant. \. ~. Dunning of The sixteenth
Infantry said that after their arrival
nj Santiago the men complnlned that
they could moi eat the meat and ala
not like IL. They said the meat spoiled
az soon az opened. lie wa. not pre-
pared 10 say MnptnNr any NlNlnNNN Nfs
CURED nv reason ~ Inc use ~ the
canned b.ef complainta OF rcfrlgcr.
ntor beef were thnt A was spolleJ. and
the auartermnst.rn were 10th Ia take II,
Tho Command was insuiilclcntiy IA.
tinnod ,rnn I,,lv ri ,,ntil n icft t,uba.
M. rn,iona sonslSied Of besf hard
broad. ooff.e nnd sugar. and when the
hcef ,vns moi ,t..d n l.f, them short
Inauftielent Recommendation enuaed mart
~ thln ehortarc ON The yoynge back
from c,,b. canned beef WINS moi eaten
al nil by the troops. The cans OF beef
no saw In cuba had NO labels on.
They enm. frnm IN. hay in that con.
diiion'
Cant " n ueck netting inapector
General ~ the dsnartuent of the Mis-.
sonri saiJ ,he canned Meet ,Ised on Inc
ynyaee in cnha vvaa n new rattan 10
him The men s,Id the heef nnusented
them They use5 ether Things with IL
In nm attemnt 10 lmprnye h. Some OF
,ns n,n Vas so,. a"" m'r ,,,.n w,nt'