Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-02
"EMBALMED" BEEF INQUIRY.
Representatives "s the Big Packing
Houses We're On the stand


kSliiN,;TpN. March Tho rolIr; Of
iruuiry into the beef charges held a long
session TODAY. examining officers ans! en-
listed men and representatives, OF Western
nn.st firms. rh. meat hackers represent
ati,cs gave practically the sam. testimony
th,.v had previously presented TO the war
investigating commission. hut 1, Is under
stood that this is only TO ge, their general
statement "n the court record and tna,
their examination to-day will he followed
hv u Inurh more detailed examination into
specific tn'i'i.n;S connected with meat fur
Iished tv tuba and Porto Eico during the
MaI.
Major Jesse l."e. who has attended the
'"Gst Tor some .iaNs. ii !"'ing generally mn-
n'tSt"ci mat he WAS urs"rt in behalf "t
'"Hrfai Mics aprcared again to-day, TAX
llS hni's aad formulating ut!"Stions. lie
MAS allowed 10 Question inc men vi his own
l'Sim'hi 'uj his questions 10 other wit
''tsS"s w"r. taken under a,iyiScm"ut hy the
court. ara II was endcrstood a decision VIII
bc reached tu-m"Irow 10 Ma Ior Lee :
siLn,inS before tne court.
Arthur M-"k-T. general manager for
SiiI'"Hf * GO. described a general way
a." l.nsaE the pr"'rs> ui purchasing.
- ..i"t.hs @ am packing meats prepared
,,..lH ',rG fufnist t!iES dressed beef TO th.
t:nittd States army posts for seven or
.ishI years past. nurlns the Spanish war.
i"-t.fs1 pounds
Colonel Davis then turned to the chem
80 f'''. y VI wv INJURY anu asked. w max
;is.nt 90 you depend ON for the preserva-
N"N OF dressed i.-f?''
,L"ld air replied witness: absolutely
AZ Nerk.r said he knew that one Powell
h;'d nsadr some experiments at Tampa with
uA,iiiir.'iy preserved beef hut he knew
Hptiilhs "i the details Of this experiment
anu mon" OF the heef was sold TO the gov
ergmcnt. " ' e'>
ksEardins canned roast beef. witness
SaId there MAS no distinction between th,,
pa'kinS cattle and those for refrig.raiing
SNtept ihat the Gamers ard hackers were
@ iea,"f: so as not TO get ~ much IA, in the
selected Tor packing.
M; Win. :: sali his company turned out
1,,r i,""" ~. pounds Of canned meats last
iedI. NJ only by-product ot the canned
ne-i WAS the water in which the meat
wa " b.ilrd, which furnished AN intini,es-
mn amount of beef extract
Pressed 10 say how much beef .xtrac,
, MomiG lie made in packing Il hundred
bounds OF beef. witness pleaded ignorance
thorltirS agreed thar il was Impossible. 10
eN,ract ilor- than IL or = per cent of nu-
trmsnt by boiling meat. lie said In this
So!!ttc t4'l that the beef extract business
done by his GO mpnny WAS fnconSiderai!e
Witness sa! hi. firm had sold a great
many million pounds of canned roast beef
vas used IN India. Egypt and South Africa
No NO complains had been received. France
Tor years. Under :. three year guarantee The
armour company had been un.lerbid I'm re-
cent years by French Madagascar COM
pahS whose products came into France
free of duty. Japan and Germany also used
canned meat with good results
certified copy of Il letter from Lord
Wols'i.y of the British army was pre-
senl-d 10 the court in which he spok.. i'm
very favorable terms of timed meats and
Ves"'hhieS for practical use in tropical
campaigning.
REGARDING contracts with the government.
witness said the governments order for
canned beef came TO his company unsoicii-
ed that they hitd made no effort TO get it,
General Superintendent Wild of Swift a.
Co. was then called. His testimony cover
ed practically the same ground. except that
ms company did not do any canning
Edward rilden. treasurer of I.ibiy Nc
Nellt n Libby. OF Chicago. meat packers
testimony agreed substantially with that
of Armours representative. He said from
ms company the government sometimes got
different grades of canned meats in filling
orders, but the purchasing officers always
knew what quality they were getting.