The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-06
BEEF HAD GREEN MOULD
But it Didn't Injure the Flavor of
the Meat.
NO SPOILED BEEF ISSUED
Colonel Osgood Testified That the Beard
ed Meat Was Better Than That
Fresh Kil1ed-How the Chem
ical Story Started,

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Is. osgooo, comlmssary of subsistence,
who served at Tampa and at Camp
Thomas and Santiago was before the
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' N0A''i''i0'ioii ou1S
General Beaver asked many questions
as to the quality of the rations issued
drrine. the recent war T., hriaf c-o,o,a,
o..oa,z ;l, =, 80,
9s77 '"io 'iie ia'lois Throughout lIe
war were as good If not better, than
those usually issued to the regular
orn,v The haaf h, ,,t;a,,
was '"' .i~
iafiS sood' ana peter than any he had
ever eaten at an army post. 1t was the
first time. he explained that he had
ever seen the refrigerated haef issued
in the army, and if was FAR better than
the contract beef ha had aenarallv sem
at various posts. He said he had had
under him a butcher of % vears, ex-
perience who cut and issued tha haaf
and this man was under strict order.
not to issue a mound of had beef The
government he said had a vary eo,4
contract with Swift &, % wbeTehv
thew kept a SUNNY nf heaf an hand in
refrigerator cars and shins Each dav
witness called for what meat he wanted
and the contractor nl,t II out on tha
block. They were Responsible for if un-
til the meat cot ia the troons and r.
meat was bad when delivered If went
back on the contractor The contractor
made good wtateye1. r,eat was rejected
Colonel Osgood Aynlainaa thai tha,e
were many complaints as to the an
pearance Of the meat. If had the green
mould or abeard" on the surface as
had been explained by other witnesses
This was repulsive looking, the witness
said, but the meat underneath was ner-
feet, sound and was really prjme baaf
mitch better. in fact than any bpef
killed on the spot
Witness corr0hora+ed fha Testimony of
Major Duncan Harrison that after the
men who disliked the annearance of the
refrigerated beef had had short ex
perience with meat on the hoof thav
were glad to GET hack 70 the American
meat, Colonel CEaand cited ono in
stance where aeard off survey nf the
End ". S. volunteers had condemned q
lot of beef and renorted If rntten rba
contra ctor nrotested ~ Colonel osenoa
that the refrigeration heat was oood and
brought a. steak out from one Of tha
condemned orartars Tha ste,1r u.oe
kept "a hours longer off the ice ana rhen
served to the members of the hoard th,t
had condemned it. They did not<.know
the antacadants of tba r,aa+ .nd 80
nounced if fine. General Reayer said.
Colonel Oseood if has haan ai1eaaa
before this conn;ss;on ,nt -, l,,.ssr,. ~
testimony and NOT in a wav narhars
to demand anv great attention hut sill
it has been stated that heaf sent 70
Santiago was nrenared in eome ,,,t1
with chemicals to preserve if Can vo,,
tell us ANYTHING on that scora rr nhv
one should use oh ,micals On maot wba,,
if was annarantlv so aasv IN nraear,,, IL
in refripera tors 81
yes. I can tel Won q pood des, about
that. The meat traated in that n,a,- y,,as
NOT the nronerty of Tho aovarn,,a,t e os
anv of orr c0ntrantors ,,as ahn,'!, "a
the Comal one dav and Cnlonai Nes-
ton, chief commissarv showed mo fonr
quarters of beef hanging in the snn
which he said wera .nrnoass, haaf ~