Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-09
President Tells of PaCkingtOwn'S
Awakening Miracles at Beef
Trust Plants.
MAKE MANY CHANGES.
Extraordinary Work Going On in
the St0ckyards in ChicagO--0n
Every Hand Is An Almost
Humorous Haste to Repave
and RenOvate.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-In response
to q request from the house committee
on agriculture President Roosevelt for
warded to Representative Wadsworth,
the chairman of the committee, the re-
port made to him by a committee Of
the department of agriculture regard
ing conditions in the Chicago meat
packing houses. Accompanying the re-
port was the following letter from the
president:
In accordance with your request
send you herewith two reports of in
spection by the committee appointed
by the department of agriculture
Some of the ground traversed by
Messrs. Neill and Reynolds is not
touched upon in the report of the COM
mittee of the agricultural department
AS to the ground covered in common
by the reports of the two investigating
committees there is no conflict in sub
stance as to the important matters, al
though 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 depart
ment of agriculture. In my Judgment
the emphasis of the report of Messrs.
Neill and Reynolds is abundantly JUS
titled by the facts.
ITO show the immediate and extraor-
dinary change for the better which the
mere fact of their investigation Is al
ready bringing about in the condition
Of the packing houses in Chicago it is
only necessary to instance the follow
ing portions of letter received from
most competent and trustworthy wit
ness in Chicago, whose name l will
give the committee if it so desires:
"'On Monday | began tour of all
the great packing houses, going first to
Libby's, then to Swift's.
Tuesday all the morning discussed
changes that ought to be made and
caught a glimpse of the awakening at
Armour's. In the afternoon visited the
plant with the superintendent.
"Wednesday l rested and contem-
plate the awakening of Packingtown.
1t is miraculous. Thursday visited the
Nelson Norris plant with the superin-
tendent. Nelson Morris has done much
to make things better. BY the time the
next inspecting party arrives they will
have still more new lavatores, toilet
rooms, dressing rooms, etc. Cuspidors
everywhere and signs prohibiting spit
ting. In most the awakening seemed
to come by force from without. There
was the slightest indication that the
"still. small voice" was at work also.
"'At Armour's l made no pretense
of making an investigation. but frank
ly announced my desire to see things
for myself and to get a fresh impress
sion of conditions. as | had not seen
the plants since the strike. On every
hand there was indication of an almost
humorous haste to clean up, repave
and even to plan for future changes.
Brand new toilet rooms, new dressing
rooms. new towels, etc. Swift's and
Armour's were both so cleaned up that
[ was compelled to cheer them on their
way by expressing my pleasure at the
changes. The sausage girls were NOV
ed upstairs, where they could get sun
and light. They have dressing rooms,
etc
81 wish to repeat that my investiga-
tions are not yet through. l am not
prepared TO make a final statement
either as to so much of the complaints