The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-02

in bid. He also stated that he had
more or less talk with General Eean
and with the agent of Armour G. Co.
concerning the use of preSerVatiVes.
This question was discussed in a gen
eral way with Mr., Eagan, who told him
that some Investigations were being
made in the South in that direction. He
had inferred that the experiment was
made in the interest Of ..oth The gov
eminent and the packers.
MI Simpson said that since tina! time
he had made a bid. which hal Deer ac-
cepted, for supplying beef N me tlocll
to the inland points in Cuba. AMI II at
he was now engaged satisfnc oily in
that work, securing his cattle ~ m
Texas. the United States of Colo noia
and Venezuela. He also stated ''iat he
had had considerable experience in
shipping beef abroad, and that refri. ger
ator beef generally brought ibout Two
cents per pound less in the London
market than beef from the live cattle
shipped over.
The witness did not believe it rncsi-
bic to keep beef in good condition cut
of refrigerator for "a hours. 1t would
change in appearance in two hours ord
mould soon afterwards. He thought the
proper way to supply the troops in
Cuba was to have refrigerated plants
in the island and kill the beef there
each day.
Lieutenant William B. Conrad of the
TWenty-third infantry, who had charge
of the cooking for the mess on the
transport Indiana. said the refrigerator
beef had kept good for about two
weeks, but that after this time it be-
came so badly tainted that any of the
men would not use it. A number cf
them also objected to the canned roast
beef. The Indiana carried fresh food
but much of them We're spoiled by the
heat The odor from the hold vas like
that from a horse that had been dead a
week or two, and was so strong that
the men would get out of the way wren
the door was opened. Eight thoItand
pounds were thrown overheard, bur the
remainder was issued to the ,leet,
though considerable of it was tainted
Thomas B. Henrik. a butcher a:
Lakeland. Fla. who delivered the Ie-
friSerator meat to the commissary Of
hcerS there in July and August, said
that the beef generally delivered was
in better condition than that generally
received by the general but cae"s. At
times the beef was glossy, Int it was
sound and fresh. The commissary he'd
rejected the entire consignment at cut
three times. On one occasi) IN lie lad
taken the meat and sold it. He had
never heard any conversation bAlWeen
Lieutenant CAMPER, who was far
time commissary, and Mr.. Morahouse
Of the Armour company, nor had he
ever seen them together No chemicals
had been used on the refrigerator teef,
and he had never heard the .apo-t of
their use until yesterday, when Re had
seen 1t in newspaper. Some &C the
troops preferred the refrigerator htef
to the native because the latter was
tough.
Major William Williams of the New
York state troops, who was commssary
at Ponce, said he was familiar with the
distribution of the beef from the trans
port Manitoba and that he had unCcr-
stood that the beef was perfectly good.
He had found the canned beef taste
less, but wholesome
Lieutenant CAMPER was then re-
CALLED to relate the particulars of his
meeting with Mr.. Henrik, who had lust
testified. Mr.. CAMPER said he had rae
ognized Mr.. Morehouse, whom lie had
met upon leaving the witness stand A
rev days since, as The man who he'd
stated in Lakeland that chemicals We're
used to preserve the meat He an
preached and spoke to Mr.. Morehouse,
but the latter declared he had no recol-
lection of ever having seen him before.
The court then adjourned until 1920
o'clock Monday morning.