The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-15
STANDS BY REPORT
Mr.. Neill Is Closely Questioned by
Members of House Committee
on Agriculture.
He REFUSED TO MAKE A DEAL
Treatment He Received from Con-
gressmen Was StrilsingIy Differ
ent from Tint Accorded the
Packers Representative.

Washington, June S.-The house
committee on agriculture continued its
hearing on the ll-Reynolds meat in
spection report Thursday Thomas b.
Wilson, manager for Nelson Morris &
Co., and representing the large Chi
cago packing houses continued his re-
marks on the Beveridge amendment
providing for meat inspection.
Mr.. Neill was then put on the stand.
He said he had worked in a Chicago
packing house for six months in I,
university settlement.
you are specialist along economic
lines?"
"Modesly forbids me to say" re-
piled Mr.. Neill. He said he was and
had been for year and half COM
missioner of labor. Mr.. Neill then re-.
lated a parting interview with Dr.
Dyson, consulting veterinarian in Chi
cago, representing the packers DR.
Dyson, he said, suggested that Neill
and Reynolds go to Washington, make
no report, but inform the packers of
the conditions found and suggestions
for remedies, then to wait 30 days and
come back and see if conditions had
not been bettered. This, he indicated.
was to prevent injury to the trade.
Mr.. Neill said he replied that he
was not authorized to make any trade
or deal, that he did not know what
the presidents plan was, but believed
it was to secure adequate legislation.
Mr.. Neill followed this statement with
a letter he had received from DR.. Dy-
son in which was suggested santa
ry committee, and that it be given 30
days to accomplish improvements
pending which no reports should be
made.
Mr.. Neill denied the statement Of
Mr.. Wilson that the floors were
scrubbed daily The dirt in some OF
the rooms was caked on the floor and
had not been washed for weeks.
'"You say other diseased persons,
also, what other Diseases
81 am not willing to state"
"Well. DOCTOR" said Mr.. Lorimer,
"you have made these statements to
the world in report which the pres
ident has sent to us, and which has
don incalculable injury to this industry
and we want to know the facts"
81 have made this report and am
willing to stand on it, replied Mr..
Neill.
When other questions to draw out
details were asked Mr.. Neill, he re-
marked: ''If you will pardon me,
think, you Mr. Chairman, and MI Lor-
inner are quibbling."
Mr.. Neill here asked permission to
make a statement. He said that 1t was
six weeks ago that he was in Chicago.
He saw hundreds of things that did
not go into his report AS to the rub
Dish that went into the meat he did
not specify rubbish" nail; rubbish
a piece of rope.
81 saw rubbish go into the meat and
said So" AS to tuberculosis, he had
made observations and had also in
terviewed physicians who had told
him the work tended to produce that
disease.
When Mr.. Lorimer asked the witness
If he had any complaint to make as
to his treatment as witness, Mr.. NELL
replied that the treatment OF The wit
ness (Mr. Wilson, Wednesday by GER
tain members of the committee and
the treatment of himself, Thursday
by the same members was strikingly
different, especially when the testi-
mony of Mr.. Wilson tended to raise
direct question of veracity between
himself and Mr.. Reynolds and Mr..
Wilson.