Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-06
NE|LL.REYNOLDS
REPORT ANSWERED

Washington, June 6-The house COM
mittee ON agriculture today decided 10
comply with the request Of the Chicago
packers to be heard on the Nelll-Rey-
nolds report regarding conditions in he
Chicago packing houses The request
was made by Thomas Wilson. who saii
he was an employe OF the Nelson Moe
ris company, but IN this instance vas
authorized 10 speak Tor all tho Chicago
packers. Before hearing Mr.. Wilson
the committee notified the department
Of agriculture, and Mr.. Nell secy.
Wilson, DR.. A. d, Melvin Of the depart
ment. and Mr. NELL at once came to the
Capitol and the hearing began short
ly before noon.
a SWEEPING DENIAL.
Mr.. Wilson made general denial u
the existence Of conditions IN the pack
laghouse as set forth IN the Neill-Rey-
nolds report He began by inviting The
committee 10 come 20 Chicago ana
spend "a week IN personal investigation
OF conditions. That. he said, would
be the only way for members 10 gain
proper idea Of what the conditions re-
ally were. Some suggestions mcde ~
the report, he said had already been
complied with by the packers. such as
additional sanitary facilities.
CANNED MEATS.
"A 10 the charge that canned meats
we're boiled IN water 20 'fresheu then
10" Mr.. Wilson said there was abs1-
lutely no truth I'm this. Canned meat,
he said. was as good Ave years after *
had hetn put up as Il was FIVE minutes
Afterwards. providing no air had GOT
10 II. II air had reached the meat "
would he spoiled beyond being fresh
ened 10. What the cans were put n
hot water for was 10 soak on the old
label which he said. was an injury 10
The appearance Of the goods on sale.
He denied absolutely that there were
any diseased cattle or hogs butchered
for food In every carload or cattle
OH hogs. he said some were likely 70 be
dead ana some diseased. The dead or
diseased hogs and cattle were sent 10
the standard Reuering company.
which was a very different Institution
from the STANDARD Slaughtering COM
many. although the two were likely 20
be confused In the mind. The render
ing company turned the dead and dis
eased meat into grease which was a
co-product In the manufacture Of soap.
OPERATIONS DESCRIBED.
Mr. Wilson described IN detail the
operation OF preparing canned meats.
and when asked by Representative
scott Of Kansas. member Of the
committee. How about the rope and
other foreign matter found with the
scraps on the Hoor3' Mr.. Wilson eg-
planned that what was probably seen
In this instance was the string on the
knuckle end of what had been dried
beef This string was used with which
~ hang the beef in the smoke house.
and when the beef was sliced of this
kuuckle end was 'efi, There was
bone BOO % and no said IL was impossi-
bic 90 use 90. The bone would smash
the machine II au attempt was made
10 Use &c.
1 do not believe Mr. NELL got any
statement from any one that they were
going % chop these pieces up. II he
asa n was from some one who did not
know or he did not get the whole
statement
FLOORS SCRUBBED DAILY.
Representative Haskins asked about
the dry floors
These floors replied Air Wilson.
are scrubbed every night as clean as
wood can be scrubbed. They are as
rleap IA any Kitchen H