The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-15
BOUGHT ON EAGAN'S ORDER.
SMITH TESTIFIES AS TO PUR-
CHASE OF CANNED MEAT.

10 he Responsible for the Meat
Twenty-FOur Hours From Issuing.
How the Meat Was Inspected.
Eaaan Made Some PurchnSes with
out Col. smiths Knowledge.
Chicago, March 14-Col o. NJ. Smith,
purchasing agent of the government at
Chicago since 1896, testified to-day before
the government court of inquiry that the
stores of canned roast beef bought by him
during the Spanish war were all bought
upon the direct order of Gen. Eagan, the
eommissary general. He also stated thab
some purchases of canned beef were made
without his knowledge by the commissary
general
Another Of the days important witnesses
was Gustavus f. Swift, head of the pack
Ing house of Swlft & Co. Mr.. Swilt salds
I'VE agreed to be responsible for ths
beef keeping twenty-four hours from issu-
Ing and II in refrigerator house, seven-
ty-two hours after being issued from the
steamer supposed there would be rea-
sonable protection just as for any other
commodity When we deal in beef we deal
in a perishable article 1t certainly should
be protected from the tropical SUM-"
In the preparation of your refrigerated
beef, what agent do you rely upon as pre-
servatve?" was asked.
Refrigerated air; nothing else" he re-
piled.
Have you used at any time in connec-
ton with the preservation of refrigerated
beef any chemical preservative OF any
xind?"
mo. SIR"
Time the Beef Must Keep.
Mai Lee read the following clause OF
the contract:
1.-THE beef is to be properly clothed for
it's protection and proper handling, and so
preserved by the refrigeration on ship
board and at the refrigerator building
that 1t shall be perfectly good and fit for
use seventy-two hours after being Issued
| from the ships refrigerator, or twenty
| four hours after being issued from the re-
| frigerator TO building on shore"
IF there were no refrigerating building
| on Shore" he asked, "aud ship should
get in at that place, under this contract.
| II seems to me there Is a guaranty here
that the beef Will keep seventy-two hours
after being issued from the ship Am
'ottgo' -, =.
| different Starting with our proposal to
| the government and leading on to that
| clause In the contract, my version Is that,
naNus ueeu ullis'Heo " pioN'oe s,s''o,i- s ~
sly . rellls.i ', aso,s ~ ~ .le ieqeesl ie % 'is'
s.,a,,,,, go -. a. o1I -. @
| able"
| Mai. Lee then read the clause In ques-
| tion a second time, and left the dispute
M &c W 'iie ''''iS " VIC N0''7''.si 49, - sAS
court
he "''lless a"lill'.eu . 'nat nis eo',ipans
nau pue IN 'ue co"',ac. a i'iuet s,ioi 49, esi
.e.I S1 ',lsi t".,', ~. ~.-.aa ~ ~.
,racts lor bhsiahd, pu' S'ateu sia' .l'9
'pol eoau''iohs WIZ 'ot az az slii'''"i' anu
scarceiy supJect 10 conparison
""eic"iS were NOT oseu'
The witness stated thet chemicals were
not In any way used as a preservatlve.
He had heard Of the Powell process and
other chemicai experiments put had new
er tired them Borax was usea' ne sa'o.
IN packing ana shlppihs cureu JOINTS OK
PORK, put not on peel. tie Salu ehas nls
company did no canning, pu. lutt'sneo tne @
beet useo py LipDy' NcNeih q Lippy ior
canning
MAJ. Lee asked II the largest pIoporto"
OF the poorest cat'le dio not go 10 tne
Gamers.
Mr.. SWIFT repled that IL ola not
number OF employees OF SWIFT 90.
were examined prlnclpahy as 70 .ile hllis
OF time tne nleat was 70 Seep taesn, ai.a ~.
they agreed with Mr.. swi1t. Two Oh .no
witnesses testlneu .lat zen, nasan was
mistaken 70 saying 'nal .ne .''pss ~ "as s~o ~
enty-tWo hours' Aney also ushieu sie uSo
OF cnehlcaIs' - ....,..
George H. van NORMAN, coiiihissio's
merchant WITH onlceS az MI" auAee NJ u,iA
Chleaso, testined IN oeuaii as 70 .ile 49, 49,
ernmental Htate ato huhlclpal inspeslioi'
OF cattIe ec 90 a. 'ls .s..io..
MAI. Lee askeu H. as IN, ~ pot ~ 'lo ~.
or the poorest class ol cditie A'ie" 10 H'e
used lot canning -, - a..
Yes, SIR but people haVe MiSus i"s@
ABOUT ehaciaieu Cows Sums ~ 40 a..
lNis' Ahey WIN ~ -, ts,-s s., -
aeeh .
InsnectIon Of the Meat.
:. 60. -. - ,..o,, ~ ,,,,r-
Coi " M. oilisn, VIZ aea .',,or, sl'e 49,,