The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-09
MOREPbCGINGH OUSERVVORHS
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Hermit aFfile PressdeHt atts W. was
Vet vet tiWissed 49, iHtestlna'lUu,
wAsaiHdfos, June . A. The rrdneat n
Chairman Wsdsworth ~ the ilo,iar tom.
mtttep on Aafic,hi tfs. Whtch Il conducting
hen n on tha HNvetldsc meat Inspection
Amendment Ia thu Agricultural ApprJpria.
tlon BILL tho rfpsilen, today transmitted
10 he COMMITTEES . copy u the report upon
condtioar In M Chictgo p4tkihR hD'iss~'
made 20 tho Department - Agriculture ly
apecial Inspectors from tho Hufe ~ ~ Animal
Industry tha report ia In tSo sectiots,
boil ~ which arr slgiad ly Iohu " Mohlcr,
chef Of, th- Pathological Division. Rice p
Eteddon. chief inspector ~ the Bureau Of
Animal Industry, AMI unptGe e. Motabe.
solicitor Of The Department ~ Agriculture
Both ~ ths4a reports wefn made prior to
the Investigation made by Messrs. NELL
and Reynolds, Ths more important of
che two Ia dated April . ieD9. and dells with
actual conditions found IN the various
shushterina houses in Chicago Tho second
report 10 n reply to the published criticisms
OF conditions in the packing houses In vari-
ous magazines and newspapers. attention
being largely directed to an article In the
London Lancet, and tending to how that in
many respec.s the criticisms were un-
warranted.
The principal report is very exhaustive
and goes into great detail in describing
the methods of inspection and especially
the sanitary conditions prevailing. IL
takes up each nbattoir separately and
tells the condition in which IL was found
and the circumstance under which the
employees work. Ii differs materially from
the Neiil Reynolds rvnnrt. in that II COM
mends where commentator is due and
things were found in proper shape. and
makes criticism only upon conditions which
were actually found to exist. In COMPARE
son with the Seill- Reynolds report its
extent Of detail and specific reference
shows first Of all how superficial was the
Eeill- Reynolds investigation and report.
Instead Of dealing with generalities culmi-
mating with a picture Of horrors and fault
finding, the Departments official report is
specific and presents actual conditions,
which il describes. Each abattoir il taken
up by itself and the report tells what was
found in each department and in each room,
both with respect to the product and the
workmen. 1t also treats exclusively Of
the matter Of inspection and makes a series
Of recommendations.
The President, in a letter to Chairman
Wadsworth. transmitting the reports, con-
tends that there is no conflict in substance
bet ween the Agricultural Department ex-
perts and Messrs. NELL and REYNOLDS;
although "a marked differences in emphasis"
He maintains that the emphasis in the
N~eill-ReynoIds report is abundantly justified
by the facts.
The Presidents Letter.
MY DEAR Mr.. WApswoRTH; In ac-
cordance with your request | send here
with the two reports of inspection by the
committee appointed by the Department of
Agriculture of April 5 and IS. This COM
mittee had already been appointed when l
notified the Secretary that I desired that
such a commission should be appointed
TO make the investigation. Subsequent
complaints to me and the consideration of
complaints already made shove that the
charges were not against the packing houses
only but also to a certain extent reflected
upon the action of the Government inspec-
tors, and I came to the conclusion that it
was best to have an investigation by outside
individuals who could not be charged with
being in any way interested in the matter.
Accordingly. before the completion OF the
investigation by the Department Of Agri-
culture I directed Mr.. Neil and Mr.. Rey-
nolds to make an investigation, the first
report Of which has been laid before Con-
gress.
much testimony has been offered to Us
which has not been considered In this re-
port. for Messrs. Neill and Reynolds in this
report confne themselves to stating in more
or less summary way the facts asto which
they had been eyewitnesses. and what they
have said cannot be successfully contro-
verified.
"Some OF the ground traversed by MessrA
Neill and Reynolds ia not touched upon in
the report Of tho committee OF the Agricul-
tural Department. As to the ground COW
cred in common by the reports Of the two
investigating committees there is no con-
Hict In substance "a to the important mat
tiers, although there is a marked difference
in emphasis, this being partially due TO the
greater length and detail OF the report Of
the committee OF the Department OF Agri-
culture. In nv Judgment the emphasis
OF the report OF Messrs. Neil and Reynolds
u abundantly justified by the facts.
TO show the imrnediate and extraordinary
change for the better which the mere fact
Of their investigation Is already bringing
about in the condition Of packing houses
in Chicago it is only necessary to instance
the following portions Of a letter received
from a most competent and trustworthy
witness in Chicago, whose name l will give
the committee IL IL 90 desires:
CHICAGO. Friday. June l.-On Monday I
began a tour OF all the great packing houses
going FIRST 10 Iibby's. then Swifts. Tues
day, all the morning discussed changes that
ought 10 be made and canEat a glimpse OF
the awakening at hrmonr's. In the after
noon visited the plant with the slperintend-
ent. Wednesday I rested and contemplated
the awakening OF PRcklnRtown.- Ii Is
miraculous. Thursday. did Nelson MorrIs's
with the superintendent.
Nelson Morris has done much to make
things better. BY the time the next inspec-
don party arrives they will have still more
new lavatoTies, toilet rooms. dressing rooms.
DC. cuspidors everywhere and signs pro-
hibiting splitting. In most the awakening
seemed to come by force from without. There
was the slightest Indication that the still
small <oice" was at work also.
At Armour 5. at my suggestion. i made no
NrefaDca of making nm inyRafiVation hut