Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-15

FIXES THE RESPONSIBILITY.
colonel smith says that the Late Com.
missary General Gave Or
der. Himself.

qulry that the stores OF canned roast
beef bought BY him during the Spanish
war were all upon the direct order OF
General Eagan. the commisaary gem
cral. lie also stated that some pur.
chascs Of canned beef were made with.
out his knowledge by the commlssary
general.
Another of the days important wit.
ncHscH was GuAtaVus y. swift. head of
the packing house OF Swift q co. Good
progress was made by the court today.
but the end of the list Of witnesses to
be examined In Chicago Il not yet In
sight.
Captain Homer y Arplnwail. assist
ant lunrtcrmnstcr and acting commits
Hary Of volunteers during the spanish
war In command ~ the transport Man
itoba. testified that he took on board at
Newport News i,iss quarters OF rcfrig-
Grated beef, II arrived In good condi.
tion and gave satisfaction TO the
trOopa.
II remained ut Mlowa until septcm.
her I and then was ordered TO take
some troops 10 New York"
The witness stated he had appruxi-
inntcly on board when he left Newport
News 100000 pounds " meat. About
10000 pounds were Issued.
by whose orders did you make the
voyage To New York;
II received my order from the depot
quartcrmnHtor."
WAS It known to him that there was
ntill refrigerated beef on board and not
isrucdg"
Yes. SIR"
The witness stated that when the
Manitoba sailed Tor New York. Sept. Z,
the beef was In good condition. lie had
used some ~ II for his own and the
officers table during the voyage"
what was done with the beef"
II reported itH condition Co the depot
commlHHary. Colonel Woodruff. and
board OF survey was subsequently APP
pointed. There was some argument
about the ownership Of the meat. but
the board proceeded In the regular way
and made their report. I applied 10
the chairman for copy Of the pro-
cccdinga and he told me the proceed
ingr had been stopped. hut obtained
copy and learned from II that the
beef had been condemned and ordered
disposed of In about ten days
lighter came alongHide the nhip ANA
took the beef away. I received u tcle-
gram from SIR. barry Of Washington,
who, Understood. was n representative
~ swift a CO.. to deliver II 20 the
lighter"
Did you have any occasion 10 uus-
pcct that the beef had been treated
with q prcfcrvatiycg'
mo, SIR"
EAoAN MADE THE CONTRACT. e.
The recorder thon called Guatnvus y.
Swift. president OF swift n co. lie
testified TO two contracts entered into
by his company and the United States
government with reference to the sup
plying OF refrigerated beef 10 the
troops In Cuba and Porto Rico.
ny who were those contracts made
on the part of the United states2'
asked Colonel Davis.
ny General Eagan. Advertisements
Were issued ana proposals received IN
the usual form. We agreed to be- re-
rponFiblc for the beef keeping twenty
four hours from issue. supposed
there would BE- reasonable protection.
as for any other commodity. when
We deal In beef We deal In "a perish.
able article. II certainly should be
projected from the tropical sun"
'ln the preparation ~ your rcfrlgcr.
ated beef. what agent do you rely upon
aH n prcacryatiycf'
Refrigerated air. nothing else"
Have you used at any time Ia con-
ncction with the preservation " re-
frigcrated beef any chemical prcserya.
tive OF any kind7"
mo, sir"
Mr.. swift was questioned AZ length
aA 20 his Interpretation ~ bis firms
contract with the government, ana this
questioning developed a marked DIFF
ference of opinion between Mr.. Swift
and former commlnHary General Eagan
aA 10 the length Of time the beef was
guaranteed To keep after being removed
from the refrigerator ship. Gen. Eagan
had testified that the beef was to Keep,
under normal conditions, remaining
sweet and proper food, rcventy-two
hours after II ioft the refrigerator ship
MIR. Swift maintained that his firm had
I.sI H.. laA hu
keep aeycnty-two hours In the refrigcr-
atora ASHORE after itH delivery from tho
refrigerator ships, or twcntysfour hours
after being issued from the Refrigerator
buildings on shore, and he maintained
that the contractors were not liable for
meat condemned after having been sew
enty-two hours away from the ship
Where there were no rcfrigcrators on
SHORE. he maintained that the cunttnc-
tors liability ceased after twenty-four
hours.
The next witness was Horace @.
Gardner, the manager NJ the conHtruc. .
ton and mechanical department OF
Swift n Co. lie repeated the Incidents
attending the closing OF the contract
between Swift 4 co, and Gen, Eagnn'
What conversation was there as 70
the application of your practice 81
Keeping meat In cuba aud Porto l,ico
-nA 10 refrigerator plants3' he was
asked.
II told him II would be necessary 10
meet the cxlgencies OF that climate, To
erect refrlgerntora ON Shore that ! did
not think II would be safe In any other
way, but that 50 far ms treating beer
with any process with chemicals 20
preserve H. We would not do n at avs
that II we could not get the business
and do II according To our regular
process OF refrigeration we would not
take IT,"
Jesse Sherwood commission man NJ
the stock yards, said the term can,
ners" was n misnomer. lf a canning
house bought cattle, the cattle We're
called 'cannerH," but II n dressed beef
house bought the same cattle. they
would not be termed tanners"
Major Lee tried TO show from the
witness that the lowest grade of cattle
We're used for canning, but the witness
would not make any such admission
col. SMITH CARBOHYDRATES.
Colonel o. NJ. Smith, who has been
the purchasing commisaary OF the gov
eminent at Chicago since 1893, WAS IN,
next witness. lie said he purchased
between May l and july 70, lt9s. s'iss'-
212 pounds OF canned roast beef Tht
orders for purchase came from the
commisaary general In every case
Al the request of Colonel DAVIS tht
witness produced copies OF orders ne
said the orders were all rush orders
The recorder read a larEe number oi
kilograms between General Easnn ana
other officers u the subsistence depart