Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-06-08

Export meat has to bear the
Government inspectors stamp in Or
der to be sold abroad. All of this trade
is in the hands Of the Trust, and they
do not want to be interfered with.
Now they know and everyone else who
has had anything to do with appropri-
ations from Congress knows, that it is |
a good deal easier to get an appropria-
tiOn cut down than it ia to get it in
creased. Congress might appropriate |
$4,000, 900 this year to pay for full
force of inspectors, but next ear there
would be multiplicity of good reasons
why the appropriation was entirely
too large and as the extent of the meat |
business is growing steadily 1t would
not be long before the force OF inspec-
tors would be utterly Inadequate and
conditions would be just the same as
they are today.
There is a deal OF real sorrow over the
death this week of Representative Rob-
ert Adams of Pennsylvania. who CON-
mitted suicide in his apartments at the
Metropolitan Club Berthe Adams
as he was generally known WAS promi-
nent figure in society. He was club
man and while not what is popularity
known as high roller, was supposed
to be wealthy. The last work of his
life was to steer through the Diplomatic
and Consular Appropriation Bill which
he did on Thursday. 1t seems that he
had made up his mind some time be
fore to kill himself and had only walt
ed to get the bill from his committee
out of the way. 1t was thought that
it would be side tracked ON Thursday
in favor of the Pure Food Bill, and
Mr.. Adams went to the Speaker and
made strong personal plea not to
have the bill postponed. He said that
he had most important engagement to
keep the next day. And SO apparent
ly. he had, for he was found In his
room at the club in the early morning,
shot through the mouth and died a few
hours afterward at the hospital.
The Announcement of the Bureau of
Corporation that it has under way a
searching investigation of the tobacco
business, appeals to good many peO-
pie as a thing that has been needed for
a long time. But the subject is so
large and varied that it is doubtful If
Jimmy" Garfield, with all the best
Intentions in the world will be able to
make much of it. The Bureau has
undertaken to go into all the ramifica-
tions of the tobacco business, the buy
ing of the various sorts of pipe, chew
ing and cigar leaf, the relations of the
independent companies and the rela-
tions of the subsidiary companies with
the Trust. the companies controlling
the licOrice industry, which is of
course an essential factory in the plug
tobacco Dusin So, the control Of the
Cuban tobacco crop by the Trust and
the relations of the Trust with the
British American Tobacco Company
which is an international offshoot.both
lOf the American Tobacco Company of
the United States and the Imperial
Company of Great Britain. The Bureau
has been at work on the investigation
for months and if it does anything like
a thorough job it will be at work for
several months more. But Mr.. Gar
field says cheerfully that he will get
through in few weeks. and then for
some more revelations.
During all the recent excitement, the
rate bill has been almost but not quite
lost sight of it. 1t is well to recall,
however, that it is still in conference
and is likely to come out some time
next week. There are several import
ant features yet to be settled by the
conferees, among them the provision
declaring pipe lines common carriers.
This is supposed to be q blow at the
IStandard Oil Company. Also the ex
press companies are TO be brought
within the scope of the bill if the House
Conferees will agree to it, and some
relief is promised to shippers
by the provision for side tracks and
for railroad connections with factories
and switches. These three provisions,
all seemingly important, are still I'M
agreed upon, but as soon as they are,
the bill will be ready to report.