The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-10

Of the foremost veterinarians in the
United States who, for many years,
had charge of government inspection
IN Chicago, to give US the benefit of
his skill and experience in safeguard
| ing the wholesomeness of food mater
ials passing through our packing
houses.
The testimony Of results is all in
our favor. Chicago packing house
products have won their way by merit
in every quarter Of the earth. General
Lord WolseIey, when commander in
chief OF the army OF Great Britain,
declared that Chicago canned meats
were the backbone Of the Sudan cam
paign- The Boer war and the cam
paign Of the allied governments in
China were fought on Chicago canned
meats. Before the outbreak OF the
Russo-Japanese war our packing
houses. our methods and our prod
ucts, were personally inspected by rep
resentatives Of the Japanese govern
ment As a result Of their inspection
and they may be presumed to have
known their business, since their army
organization made the best record ever
known il feeding and preserving the
health Of troops in the fieId-we sold
and delivered to the Japanese army
hundreds Of thousands Of cases of
canned meats from our regular stocks.
Our own army and navy have been
regular customers Of Chicago packing
houses for thirty years, without a word
Of complaint except on one occasion
At the close of the Spanish-American
war the wholesomeness Of these prod
ucts was questioned by certain Of
ficers in an attack similar to the one
now made upon US. After a thorough
investigation. covering several months.
a court Of inquiry made up Of eminent
officers Of the army found that the
allegations against our products were
utterly unfounded. Our army and navy
are using the products Of these pack
ing houses today. as are the armies
and navies Of England, Germany and
other foreign countries.
I'VE respectfully submit that a rec
ord Of this kind gives us the right to
deny the correctness and fairness of
any conclusion that subjects our bust
ness to sweeping condemnations.
Packers were quick TO make reply to
the charges in President RooseveIt's
message to congress- and to the report
or his commissioners on the conditions
they have found at the stockyards. The
message and report had no sooner he
come public than conference was
called in the offices of the National
Facklng company, in the Rookery
building, at which representatives Of
eight leading packing concerns assem-
prepare n answering
for the public
accompanying the statement sent out
at the conclusion Of the conference was
q report by two experts IN reply to the
detailed allegations Of the NeilI-Reyn-
clds report This report has been made
TO the packers by Professor T. J. Bur
ri, VIce-president of the University Of
llilnols and professor of bacteTioIogy
there, and Professor H 6. Gri1dIey
p oh -Fcs4-. l. -
VeFSlty. Their investigation Of condi-
ions at the stock yards lasted two
Gays. and, according TO the packers,
was made at the initiative Of the uni
Versity men shortly after the govern
ment experts had finished their work.
Bad Meat Sales Denied.
In their statement the packers accuse
President Roosevelt Of absolutely ig-
nOrtng If his message the question
whether diseased meats are sold from
the packing-hOuses. The same CUES
ton, the packers declare, is all but
omitted from the NeiII-ReynOIds report. /
With this complaint the packers ex-
press themselves in favor of q more
efficient inspection at the sIaughtering-
houses, and Of IN extension of the laws
to cover the sanitary conditions. While
insisting that their methods are good, /
the packers profess their readiness toi
adopt any practical suggestions in tbs
line of improvements.
A general denial is made Of the
charges Of unCleaniinesS and insanitary
conditions. 1t is declared that the pack /
lighthouses are kept clean: that the
methods Of manufacture are sanitary: /
that the products are wholesome. and
that there never has been any secret
about the methods Of manufacture
Following is the packers statement:
Stories Hurt Trade.
For weeks newspapers throughout
the country have fairly reeked with /
SANDER, all tending to create the belief /
that the large packers Of this country !
ere In the business Of selling condemned
and diseased meat to the public These
ISLANDERS have done incalculable harm
TO the meat industry, to the entire live !
stock industry and TO the general pub |
&c, which has been prejudiced with sUs-
piciOn Of its daily food.
The question raised by these Sian /
ders as TO whether diseased meats. are
sold from our pac1ing-hOuses is the
question On which the whole world
wants the facts The truth must be 1
told and told eTnphaticaily II the entire 1
meat and livestock industry is to have
q square deal and escape further dan
ger. Yet this vital side Of the whole |
question is absolutely ignored in the
Presidents message, and all but omit |
ted from notice in the NeiIl-Reynolds /
report.
Every pound Of meat IN our pack |