Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-07
TO Be PACKING
HOUSE STENCIL
president Requested by Con-
gress to OivuIge Contents
Of Special Reports.
MEAT MEN IN QUANDARY
" They Ask for Hearing, Other Side
Will Have to Be Presented, and the
Much Feared Publicity Would
Then Result.
MEAT MEN IN QUANDARY

Washington, y. G., May 3f.-Rop-
rcscntative ~u!zer of New York today
introduced Il resolution calling upon
the president. If not Incompatible with
public interest,"" to send to the house
at his earliest convenience the reports
of Charles z. Neill and James Il. Rey-
lolds in connection with their investi-
CATION Of the meat trust. stock yards
II meat packing houses of Chicago
and other places, and all data, exhibits
n correspondence in any way rclat-
ing to the same"
1t is understood Finley of South
Carolina will introduce IL similar reso-
ution al the suggestion of the minority
leader. Williams.
Conference at White House.
An important conference was held at
the White House regarding the meat
inspection amendment of Senator Bev-
eridGc of Indiana to the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The president discussed the question
with Senator Carter of Montana and
Professor Charles =. Neill. commits
sioner of labor, who investigated GER
tain packing houses, and later talked
owe the matter with Senator Bever-
idse.
Al the conclusion OF the conference
Senator Carter dictated the following
statement bearing upon the presidents
attitude:
1.-The meat inspection amendment
placed on the agricultural bill has met
with the opposition of the packers and
their friends. who seem to be bending
every effort to defeat it. The president
says that If tf.e amendment is enacted
into law he Will be content to remedy
The evils complained of there through
The law.
Would Then Publish Report.
eff. however. the amendment is de-
feated. he will feel constrained i'm the
lie. Ia, r &C ,fr ofySa;n dat =, To f1n vyt1
lie In send to congress the reports in
his possession relating to the abuses
existing in the packing houses. He feels
that il is better to refrain from making
the reports public, not through any re-
gard for the beef packers particularly,
but an official statement of the facts
would injure the stock raisers of the
country. thus making them innocent
victims of a line of abuses for which
:hey were not primarily in amy sense
responsible.
The only answer that can be made
to the of our meats at home
and abroad will be the enactment of a
law through which an efficient and suf-
ficient inspection shall be made"
Senator Carter aid that the packers
have asked for more time in which to
consider the amendment
Paying for inspection.
one OF the principal questions which
~ ~ 'AisiNiC iIiS HC SdId, Is
whether they or the government shnli
pay for the inspections. 1t seems a Tore
gone conclusion that they will decide
that Uncle sam shall pay them for the
work"
Senator Beveridge points out that the
expense Will not exceed 5 cents on IL car
cass of ocef. and 3 cents on II carcass of
hog. While the aggregate of expense
will be probably 81. 800, 900 a year, il
will be 50 widely distributed that it
VIII not fall as a burden on the pack
ers.
The packers interests i'm Washington
are deeply concerned to know to What
extent the live stock raisers of the
west are going to stand with them in
their fight against meat inspection
legislation.
Western congressman say they do lot
expect that the stock growers will be
very enthusiastic in their petitions for
clemency for the beef trust.
Stockrnen Won't Interfere.
They point out that the stock raiser
has nothing to gain by continuing a
condition under which the big packers
have been able to utilize much mater
jail that under rigid inspection would
be condemned. Moreover. they add
that the stock growers are none too
friendly to the trust at best, and that
the most intelligent view of the stock
man is likely to dictate that they keep
out of the present fight.
Tho matter has created a tremendous
sensation all over the east. One phase
of it is likely to be of great advantage
10 western packing points. 1t is said
that packing plants on the Missouri
river are in better sanitary condition
than those in Chicago; that a great
popular prejudice is being raised
against products from the Chicago
houses. and that this will very soon
have the effect of augmenting demand
for the products of The plants at the
western cities.