The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-15

nias4xy general HE also stated lhai
some purchases Of canned beef were
rnisaary general.
Another OF the days important wit
nessea was Gustav r. swift. head of the
packing house Of Swift a. Co Good PROS
ress was made BY the court today. DEL
the end of the list Of witnesses 20 ne ca
anined ia Chicago Is not yet in sight.
Capt. Homer Testines.
Capt Homer, OF Aspsnwaii, assistant
Quartsrmaster and acting commisSary CT
volunteers during the Spanish war, IN
command Of the transport Manitoba. test
titled that he took on board at Newport
News 10 quarters Of refrigerated beef.
Tn. Manitoba left Newport News August
s and arrived at Ponce. Porto Rico, Aug
ust 10 Witness said no beef was landed
ut Ponce. ard the Manitoba proceeded 10
Mlowa where large quantities OF meat
were issued and gave good satisfaction.
with the exception Of a few cases, where
IL was taken a number Of miles into the
interior. August q the Manitoba returned
10 Ponce where the beef also proved sat
isfaetory September the Manitoba was
ordered To take some troops 10 New York.
The refrigerator ship still had on board
"a large quantity OF beef taken at Newport
News. During the voyage the meat be-
gan 10 spoil The board OF survey was
convened on arrival at New York and the
meat condemned and taken away BY a
lighter. which the witness understood was
hired by Swift L. Co. 1ne witness said
further that when the beef was taken
OF on the lighter at New York 1t had
WHISPERS ON it and was mouldy on the
outside.
The board OF survey had several quar-
ters examined and the beef inside was
perfectly good bur the beard felt as there
a .k4zs- 81 Ia he aaf
was had. and IL would be unsafe TO issue
10 the troops.
did you have any occasion to suspect
that the beef had been treated with
preservatisef'
NE sir"
Ibid anything of the kind come to
your knowledge in conversations"
NO SIR
q. f. swift, president OF Swift & Co.
then testified. He denied that his COM
pauy used chemicals In preserving beef.
Refrigerators and nothing else were used
swift Contradtcts EaEan.
Mr. Swift was questioned at length as 10
his interpretation of his firms contract
with the government and this questioning
deyeioped marked difference OF opinion
between Mr.. swift and former IoHhiissas
Gen f.agan as 10 the length or time the
beef was guaranteed To keep after being
removed from the refrigerator snip. j.
was /, keep, under normal conditions, re-
naming sweet and proper food, seventy
two hours after II left the refr gerate.
ship. Mr. swift mainta.ned that ms nrn
had contracted TO furnish beef that would
keen seventy two hours In the refrigerafors
ashore after its delivery from the retr'Ser-
ator ships. or twenty-four hours aiter De
ing issued from the Refrigerator buildings
on shore and he maintained that the con-
tractors were no. liable for meat condemn
Ell after having been seventy-two hours
away from the ship
When there were no refrfgeratoss on
shore he maintained that the contractors
liability ceased after twenty -four hours
The witness stated that chemicals were
not in any way used as preventative He
had heard Of the Powell process and other
chemical experiments, but had never tried
them. Borax was used, he said. In pack
ing and shipping cured joints OF pork. but
not on beef He said that his company did
no cannrtnE hut furnished the beef used
BY Lshbes. McNeiE & bshbev for canning.
MAJ Lee asked IL the larger proportion
of the poorer beef did not go 10 the can
ners.
Mr. Swift replied that 1t did nor.
Would Not Use Chemicals.
The next witness was Horace c. Gard
ner. the manager of the construction and
mechanical department OF Swift T. Co. He
repeated the incidents attending the clos
ing OF the contract between Swift 4 Co.
and Gen Pagan.
what conversation was there as 20 the
application of YOUR practice or keeping
meat In cuba End Porto Rico as TO re-
friserator plants.' ne was asked.
~ told him II would b. necessary to
meet the eNigencfes OF that climate. Ia
erect refrigerators on shore; that dl9
not think IL would be safe IN any other
way. bat that So far as treating beef with
any process with chemicals 10 preserve H.
NE would not do II al all, that II We could
rot ges the business and do II according to
our regular profess of refrigeration We
wol'la not take IT,"
Were shore refrigeraseys provided
fore"
YES. We contemplated thar in oar orig
tnai proposal"
The witness denied that any chemicals
whatever were used sa the beef business
Refrigeration was the only thing relied
upon.
'.If Gen rasan testified shat the limit
vas scxenty-tUo hours hox to you rec
cncsle shls conflict With tae testimony 80
Gen Eaaan was mistaken"
slow In Putting vp Refrigc~ators.
william xan Wade a refrigerator en-
giaeer IN the employ 81 Swifs & Co,
testified shat he had charge 81 the meat
~ TIE ship rart Victor wFIgh reached
Port Tampa Jgy e. The meat VS. load
81 an the ship there from refrigerator
ears Ard 50 soos condition when received
No chemicals were uSess 81 the pTessrva~
tiou ~ BEEF Tire ship went 30 SantiAKn
taking a refrigerator plant. box kept
waiting fefft~tcFee tays before tSo plaut
in wnekiag order. lie ala not know
vhss ~ used fhe DELAY.
Witness weat hsussEt so cot fmrny.h.
gcss tNa - th-ee t{saes ana C8} HHmrh-
reys Ksf3 be eouia set around Ia Il "a
tfTas.
Ms Y " Wilder. general supertnsend-
cnt 0f Safe & 60 Whn hAf testified sr
" ashfuAtew. xas rs~s}'e al am4 asked shsst
ttT Use - chemicals. he SAID thar neae
Wafa u-es} and F0aia H0f aE usvH AZ ths
packing b1sIse wftAeaf hSz Gu.sxIefg@
George E. an Normal. a commission
merchant. wsta Gfttces at AslsAakess tss
t'h}eAxo testified sn dssAiI ~ 20 shs xax~
ee0n7e1f. ssass and rauNt-ggsa} ;HsFet: tesg
81 rAstl@ slaughtered 81 the stock sar&s
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fes csansn@
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tsst sfs@set n<ef Sass=n fssl.rH- sAe
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