The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05
DIR. SALMON'S CONDUCT
SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
has ANOTHER SCANDAL ON
ITSHANDS.

Chief OF Animal Industry Admits Tint
He Was Business Partner of George
e. Howard When n Certain Label
Was Patented for Which the Depart
ment Gave Large Orders-SaImOR De-
cIares He withdrew After First Com
tract Was Awarded by Government.
Washington, Aug. 4.-Dr. D.. E. SAL
mon, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the department of agricul-
turf, to-day admitted that he was the
business partner of George E. Howard
OF this city when the gelatine meat la
bel was patented, and also when in
June, 1901, the first contract for the
label was awarded to Mr.. Howard S
printing establishment by the depart
ment of agriculture. After the first con-
tract was secured from the department,
DR.. Salmon withdrew from his partner
ship, having, he said, already practic-
ally withdrawn before that. His inter-
est in the printing establishment then
was appraised.
DR.. Salmon had a talk to-day. with
Secretary Wilson, who is Investigating
a number of matters in the bureaus Of
his department DR.. Salmon's partner
ship with Mr.. Howard lasted about
six years. After that time the Howard
Printing company, which was thus
financed, did large amount of busi-
ness with the bureau of animal indus
try, of which DR.. Salmon was chief,
ataH AL of 1o,,, -,
DR.. Salmon said tonight that when he
met Mr.. Howard the latter had no
money.
Il advanced the sum necessary to
publish The Feather, a poultry journal
in which he was interested" said DR..
Salmon. We continued in the printing
business and he became aware of the
needs of the department of agriculture
for meat label. Being an ingenious
young man he met the conditions, and
the patent was taken out as his inven-
tion. l offered suggestions from time to
time told him what the requirements
were. 1 also urged him to perfect some
device as did companies that made a
business of dealing in tags. We were
anxious somebody should be able to
furnish a device that would be accept
able" %AD 3
Or. Salmon added that he has had
absolutely no interest In the meat Ia
bel" directly or indirectly since July /,
1901, THE Howard Printing company,
| understand, has done printing for the
department in recent years he said,
but with this have had nothing to
do Such matters go through the hands
of the disbursing officer. It becomes
simply question Of who is the lowest
bidder 'r.t.
Mr.. Howard to-day said that in 1901,
on the goth anniversary of the bureau
of animal industry he had prepared a
suitable souvenir for which practically
all in the bureau subscribed. It en-
braced write ups of officials and en-
ployes. The cost varied, the price rang
ing from 81 to 50 approximately, ac-
cording TO the size of the pictures used.
Secretary Wilson said Tonight that
DR.. Salmon had explained his connec-
ton with the printing company sub
stantially as as related by the doctor
in his conversation with newspaper
AleIi. ne dlSo Salus LndC Mr. howard
had come to the department bringing
with him the books of the firm and
showed to him that no one in the de-
partment had any connection with the
company since DR.. Salmon had with
drawn.
Regarding allegations of favorftism
to the great packing houses in the as
signment of government meat inspec-
tors, Secretary Wilson and DR.! Salmon,
chief of the bureau Of animal industry,
to-day expressed the opinion that there
had not been any discrimination, al
though conceding that there had been
more or less complaint from small meat
packers because of the departments in
ability to send meat inspectors to them
promptly.
Dr. Salmon says that the number of
inspectors is not large enough and
that the department is required under
the law to consider the fact that the
small companies are not engaged in
slaughtering for the export trade.