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cation made by Messrs. NELL and Rey.
holds Present at the conferences also
was George p. MeCnbe. solicitor for the
Department Of Agriculture. The text
OF the hrlef was discussed Thoroughly
and was welded finally into the form
In which II will be transmitted to Cons
gress next Monday.
* The Wadsworth substitute for the Bev.
Seridgc beef Inspection amendment to the
agriculture bill has been completedg ana
printed for the information OF the Com.
,nittee on Agriculture. II Will not be
made pubic.unt next Wednesday,. This
substitute Is said to follow tho lines OF
the Beveridge amendment. With the Vital
exception that II places the cost OF in
spectton Upon the government. II also
gprovlds court review OF the adrninls-
8tration OF the inspection and restricts
the 3urisdicton OF the Secretary OF Agr,-
culture IN the power to make regula-
lions given him In the BeverIdge amend.
kinent.
What Ryan Says.
Hon. John r. Ryan, OF Loudoun county
former speaker OF the Virginia House d
Delegates, and an extensive cattlc-raiser
while Mt the Capitol to-day, discussed th(
subject OF the Beveridge amendment, ant
governmental inspection OF meat product
generally.
I do not believe there is anything lik(
the necessity OF this inspection law that
people appear generally to believe hl
said. II am confident that conditions In
the packing houses are terribly exaRgcra.
4 ted am quite familiar with the methods
in use In the meat packing establishments;
j know from observation that the packers
are extremely careful. and require clean.
illness in every department. OF course,
1t occasionally occurs that n diseased
n hi tsrk
will happen under any conditions, no
matter how rigid the inspection. A rot
ten pumpkin is sometimes used in making
pies. The iple-maker has only to cook that
pumpkin with hundred others and no.
Z body Is tho wiser as to the suite Of all
those pumklns before being boiled.
K Do you want governmental inspection
5of all pumpkins proposed TO be baked
Into pies?
Extravagant Language.
THE cattle-growers will suffer enor-
mously as a$resut Of all this sensational
talk about the Impurities of canned
meats. It plays right into the hands OF
the European farmers. especially those
OF Germany. where they have been try
Ing to shut out American meats for a
long time. believe too, that there
has been a great deal OF extravagant
language used about the beef trust.
Everybody has known for years that there
was an oil trust. and n steel trust, and
80 on. but the fact that certain meat
packers controlled tho price OF beef and
extorted tribute from consumers has
never been clearly established. The re-
tail dealer is getting meats at a very
fair price. He often puts UP the prizes
on the consumer. and the trust gets this
blame"
Mr.. Ryan believes. however, that since
the agitation for meat Inspection has
been started. and so many stories Of
impurIty have been circulated, It woule
be best to provide for its inspection by
the government. But he believes The
government should pay for the inspection
Instead Of putting the cost upon the
growers or consumers.