Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-19
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Frank Hastings Was the PRINCIPAL
Witness-COurt Adjourned to
Leavenworth.

"Une03-COof8 A0JO0fDe0 10
Leavenworth.
When the afternoon session opened Mr..
Antoine produced some statements that
showed two cars had been returned from
Mobile on June II. 1888. and that two cars
were returned ON July q. 1888, from jack
sonville. Fla.
The report for the first shipment returned
from the government showed that out of
the two carloads there were but thirty five
cans rejected. out of q total number OF
3s"S.
Would any additional cans be rejected
at subsequent inspections?" asked Major
Lee.
1T is not improbable
rs any reduction made In the pay of em.
ployes when cans are rejected?"
NO. the number of reflections makes no
dimsysnee i!ysas !, in ,h the R;y;..,, pay" ,.. ,o.,
THE difterenee @ Is s. in h the process The
boiled beef is not cooked as long as the
uss called boiled beef wa. sold to tn the gov sSS-
There was no boiled beef sold to the
DO you know of any dates that were
II believe that the cans prepared for the
government were the only ones that were
''The printer who made the LABEL
Then all roast beef that was sold to
the government was dated except in the
that was already on hand?'
Yes" replied Antoine.
DO you know how many bad cans were
IN each lot that was returned?"
I'm the Mobile car there were twenty
eight bad cans and thirteen 'buckled' cans.
In the Jacksonville lot there were 276 bad
car there was not q box that had been
opened. but in the Jacksonville car a case
had been opened and the cans fell out
Major Lee asked:
Who shipped the cars back?"
y do not know"
Major Leo said that he desired to suggest
that Colonel Wood. of the army, was the
| inspector at Jacksonville and had rejected
the cars.
''! do not see the necessity for making
such statement here. AZ this witness does
not know Colonel Wood" ..-,,,. 49,. ,.ll
Frank Issstines~ On TIE Stand:
At this point the testimony of Frank
Hastings. of the Armour Company, was
1 introduced and Major Lee attempted to
show that Mr.. Hastings dfd everything in
his power 20 induce the conu,issarfes to
purchase canned bacon instead Of canned
roast beef.s Major iee desired to score
this point IN order to substanttate General
Miles charges that canned roast beef was
Mr.. Hastings explained that as-, hs IS
employed solely in the provision depart
! ment he naturally would attempt, to push
| his provisions. such as bacon. on the mar
Mr.. Hastings testified that he had visited
| Tampa.
1 Mr.. Hastings. by stating that have beer
| trying TO discover a method Of canning raw
bacon for the purpose OF using II as ar
| emergency ration for several years. l have
sent samples to many army ofhcers and
| visited Tampa TO learn what rations wouit
| be used by the army. The ration that wa!
| finally adopted was the regular bacon"
I Gould you state the price that yos
! realized from the canned bacon?' asked
! Major Lee.
..The prias was. regulated by the price o
pork and also the class of bacon that wa
| wanted. The price varied from 10 to j
cents. according to the fluctuations OF tn
did you say anything to army officer
! to the effect that canned roast beef WA
not suitable for an army ration In III
tropics?"
NO. 1 did not
.'Cnder what army contracts did the AR
mour company supply fresh beef TO tn
81 know nothing about the fresh bee
| department"
Are any chemicals used?"
4 ..None that l know Of"
1 The witness was then excused. ana, as n
| was the last witness that the board de
| sired, the court adjourned at 2 o'clock (
| meet axain at LeaHelworth at p m.