Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
Their Preparation Explained to the
War Commission.
employees GIVE EVIDENCE
Claim That They Are Better Than
Any Other Kind.
DIR. SALMON'S LETT r

Timed meats and how they are prepared
occupied the attention Of the war investi-
cation commission this morning. The story
was told by Mr.. Ti.den, the secretary and
ore of the directors of the Libby. Mcneil
Libby Company timed meat packers of
Chicago. He gave an account of the
method of selecting the animals and the
inspection by government inspectors. He
sad the beef for canning was handled ex-
acIly refrigerated beef far as gov
eminent inspection is concerned. He then
detailed the process cooking it. and
stated that subsequently the bones are re-
moved. The beef parbolled by steaming
it for twenty or thirty minutes in bone.s,
and nothing comes IN contact with II eX-
cept water. he SAID, in reply TO ques-
ton, that DO chemicals were used.
Tut into Cans.
When the meat is taken from the boilers
it is put mo Inc cans, together win a
small quantity OF caves loot Jehy, winch
renuers the meat more pa4atao.e Inc
cans are lhen paced Al a Nessel ana me
meat rta stea he selid Ii Was uLilcu't IVf
cann,rs meet the DEMAND Ior 'A~f 5ooA7,
.neIe va, .lls,thet not ohIy al
ms cUuntrs, put elsewAeIe. ms nam httu
sulu 10 lIe EnS,Isn, tTehcu ana otHrf 100
e.sn goseInLuen,s. he uenIea that ne hau
SOFA 10 lnis government goods that hao
been nanu LOT some uinr, or mat any
Substance vas used TO preserve the meat.
IL properly canned the meat, he sald, Noalo
be good tor hunured years.
Other Witnesses.
The next witness was Arthur Meeker, the
general manager of Armour d Co. Chicago,
who gave some information about refrig-
Grated meat and It's PREPARATION Tor the
market, which dld not oliier waterway
from what other witnesses mad testliled.
he submitted letters from cummissary olii-
GERS at the VaIIuus caI,ps uuIIns lne war
with SPAN, MHlcn Commenced me quaIIty
OF the meat supplieu ny ms company.
Nlllam i. Is. NaIuIop OF th!ca-
go, representing the same company,
was The neXL witness. lie TESTIFIED
before the commission N Chicago, ana at
TINS time auamrIeu some questions IN re-
sard to the 1Crelsn marhet for timed
heels. lie denied That any chemical pfepd-
rauon was used TO preserve the meas. lie
sad that they hau never Received COM
pants III regard to the goods sod to tor
e.Su governments.
1 he eastern manager of Armour q Co. g.
j. Conner Oh New lork, was the next wit
ness. he tod ABOUT the contracts made 10
tulnlsh refrigerated meat at camp Back
Long lSlanu, camp A!Ser. THIS city and
camp Meade, PenESyIl ana, and said he
nad no'compiaint from any of these camps.
/ he witness stated that ne first heard of
efnbalnled beef when ms company began
using the process of refrlgerating beef,
and that was merely trade gossip from the
Wholesalers and based on their ignorance.
In reply to a question he SAID he thought
the recent revival of the same talk was due
TO the same cause.
Canned Meat Superior.
Another representative of the same COM
p&ny, Geo. j. Brine of Chicago also ties IL
fled. He cited the opinion of Dr. Atwarter,
whom, the witness said, was Il food expert.
that canned meat was superior in nutritivs
qualities to any other kind. He also read
a letter from DR.. Salmon of tn Agricul-
tural Department, stating that Il full IN
spection of the meat prepared by the COM
pany was made by government inspectors.
The board then went into executive sas-
sion.
DIR. SalmOn's Letter.
The letter from D. E. Salmon. referred
to in the testimony, is as follows:
January 10, 1899.
Messrs. Armour & Co, Chicago, ILL.,
Gentlemen: Referring to a conversation
held this morning with your Mr.. Brine, and
to certain ques tions submitted to ME in
reference to the meat inspection of this
bureau at your packing house, l would
make the following statement:
First. All cattle slaughtered at your
packing house at Chicago are inspected by
the inspectors of this bureau before slaugh-
ter. and again at the time the carcass is
dressed, and all the edible meat products of
your packing house must be made from
cattle and carcasses so inspected
Secondly. This inspection is made 10 as
certain If the animal is free from disease
at the time of slaughter and the meat
sound and wholesome and fit for human
food.
Thirdly. While the method of preserving
meat does not come under the jurisdiction
of this department, l may say that I have
never heard of any objectionable methods
being used IT, your house.
Fourthly The inspectors of this bureau
have free access to your abattoir and pack
ing house, and are ms tructed to remain
there at all hours while the killing opera
lions are i'll progress.
Fffthly. All canned meats put up al your
establishment are the products of animals
that have been inspected and passed upon
by the inspectors of this bureau. and / have
every reason to believe that all such pro-
duct is from animals free from disease and
that the meat is sound and wholesome at
the time of inspection.
Very respectfully,
D. E. SALMON. Chief of Bureau.