The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-10
AMONG IRE PACKERS
Beef Court PurSues It's In
quiries in Chicago.
EVERY DETAIL INSPECTED
No "Embalming" Has Been
Discovered Thus Far.
EVERY DETAIL INSPECTED

Chicago, IL, March s.-The court Of in
quiry to examine Che beef question. today
began its work in this city, where are
located the plants Of The packers which
held the contracts for supplying the army
with animal food. Two Of the members.
Brigadier General George ". Davis and
Lieutenant Colonel George r Davis, the
Judge advocate and recorder, reached here
wednesday night and the other two mem
beers. Major General james F. Wade and
Brigadier General George L Gillespie ar
rived this morning. short executive
session was held at the army headauar-
ters in the Pullman building and il re-
suited in a decision TO defer the taking Of
testimony until after q ninspection had
been made of the packing houses at the
stock yards, where the refrigerated beef
and canned beef are prepared.
The court began in the killing room. The
next place visited was the cooling room.
Here were found several halves Of beef
which had been condemned, either because
the beef was badly bruisrd CT gave evidence
that The animal had had tuberculosis. This
condemned beef had been paced by Itself
and while the court was present, Men
came in 10 remove it to the rendering
tanks, preparatory 10 turning i into
fertilizer The court examined these
tanks carefully, possibly in view Of the
statement that the carcasses passed
through them. There certainly was no
evidence Of such passag &c.
From this room the court was taken TO
the one in which the meat is prepared for
canning. and saw the men az work cutting
10 the meat The next room visited was
tls canning department. Here the cooked
meat was brought IN in huge caii.11s.
deposited on a platform and put into cars
BY machinery, the cans removed and
sealed. only a pin hole being left ope,: in
the top. Next the cans were put under
an iron tank where they were subjected
u a heat Of % degrees. the starilizing
process While the court was IN this
room a number Of cans of roast beer witch
had an old appearance and which, L WIS
said, had been in Porto Rico, were opened.
The meat inside was good and the p.aT1-
bers OF the court tasted 1t. STos9 lucrtly
the court was shown through the pr.hi'r=.
packing and other branches. Barring lhe
killing room. everything about the estab-
Nshment was very c-ean
After leaving the yards the SQUIRT went
10 the bureau OF animal industry-a
branch Of the agricultural Department
and obtained some information from Mr.
". S. Devoe, who is in charge. They read
the law governing the inspection IF ami
mails and inquired as 10 the details Of the
work Of inspection. Inspectors are sta
toned in the yards proper and they con-
denim any diseased cattle they see. The
inspectors at the packing houses supple
ment their work by examining the car
cases after slaughter and throw out any
bearing evidence of pulmonary trouble.
Tomorrow morning the court will 90 10
the stock yards and spend the entire day
there in going over three other packing
houses. It is not likely that any testi-
mcny VIII be taken before Saturday morn
ing II Is quite likely that the evidence
taken will be confined TO that Of the fore
men or wOrkmen. who have personal
knowledge Of the preparation Of refri-er-
ated beef and canned roast beef for con
sumption
New Haven. Conn. March e.-Prof. Rus
sell H Chittenden, OF Yale, has received
notice OF his appointment by the war de-
partmert as one Of Two chemists who
have been asked TO analyze specimens OF
the beef furnished 70 the American troops
in the Cuban campaign. Prof Chittenden
has accepted the appointment