Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-08
ie Says the Large Houses Do Not Control
the Trade,
R. NELL APPEARS BEFORE COMMITTEE
Presidents Inspector Worked Six Months
in One Chicago Plant
STANDS BY PREVIOUS STATEMENTS
Packers Agents Attempted 10 Get
Him 20 walt thirty Days
Before Making HE
Report.


WASHINGTON, June 1.-The house eom-
mittee on agriculture contnusd It's hear
ing on the Neili liReynolds meat inspection
report today. Thomas u. Wilson, manager
| for Nelson Morris Co., and represen-
ting the large Chicago packing houses,
continued hts remarks the BeveridSe
amendment providing for moat inspection.
Aside from the objections ne had pointed
out yesterday Mr.. Wilson sald tho only
other serious objection was the provision
placing the cost Of inspection on the
packers.
Before discussing this objection Mr
Wilson was questioned closely by Rep
resentative Henry Comm and HaslSins
Nt) about the sections intervening
between those he found fault with last
night and that regarding the cost Of
inspection.
Have you been advised since we ad-
journed yesterday not to make further OBJ
jections? asked Mr.. HasSins.
mo sir; il so happens that most Of the
objections are in the first sections" replied
Mr.. Wilson.
As to cost. Mr. Wilson said the packers
had very serious objections TO having this
expense placed on them.
I'VE are now under an expense ag-
gregatlng s., 100000 a year for condemnation
OF animals he said
Neither the raisors or producers bear
any of the loss on condemned stock. II
all falls the packers asserted Mr..
Wilson.
Denies Control of Market.
Representative Scott CKan.) suggested
that it was generally understood the pack
ers 30 controlled the meat market that
they would be able to recoup themselves
the cost of inspection.
I'VE could not" replied Mr.. Wilson.
"The large packers kill only 90 per cent Of
the meat supply of the country and do
not control the market"
5 Representative Henry suggested that
I the delinquenoies of the packers had
t placed them in the present position and
inquired why should the packers object
to paying II the government is to pull
you out of the holeT
3 Mr.. Wilson ebiected to this view sf
; the case 1t fnot the fault of the
3 packers The packers had sent men into
{ every hamlet of the world to create a
n market The packers were willing to com
ply with any new requirements. but thev
were now losing money on their English
2 market. but were carrying it to develop
> the trade
!, But we feel this to be an unjust bu.-
den and one we ought not to be called
on to bear" he added.
: plant had ever been made 10 the quail
Il ity of the goods shipped abroad.
We'll" replied Mr.. Wilson, II could not
: say no to that question. Occasionally
: we have a case OF goods sent back but
we always try TO get hold OF the goods
4 that are the subject OF complaint"
"what is the result on your foreign
market OF the present agitstiOn? asked
Mr.. Wadsworth
THE result is very disastrous" replied
the witness.
v Foreign Demand Cut in Tive.
l. "our foreign demand has been praoti-
o cally cut in two. Our foreign competitors
n are all making the most OF this and are
& are standing the loss
e Naturally" suggested Mr.. wadsworth,
& IF your foreign demand falls on your
d purchases of live stock will be less"
ID 'I do not see where We are to nnd
s. markets II our foreign trade In cut on, -
ID answered Mr.. Wilson
IN We'll" continued Mr.. wadsworth,' -
n you will not have TO buy the stock"
10 No but cattle raisers are accustomed
to ship their stock TO Chicago and get
their money for t. II this should stop
h don't see how we are 10 avoid terrible
calamity I'm the west responded Mr
required TO pay for this inspection II
would be a reasonable position for ths
packers to take that they would not buy
the stock that has been condemned I'm.
y der the Beveridge amendment. Mr. VIII.
- son said IL would be possible for the sScre-
n tary OF agriculture 10 put an inspector al
the elbow OF every workman and charge
the cost to the packer"
presentative Lorimer Ul) suggested
= that the Beveridge amendment would put
out OF business thousands Of slaushtererl
- doing an interstate business and would re
'h suit In creating a beef trust" in reality
H. DR.. Melvin, chief Of the bureau Of ami.
&c NAL Industry. was asked incidentally e
state the number Of government inspec.
tors in Chicago. He answered seventy.
seven, hfty- nine stock examiners and atty
- FIVE taEgers, making 1s1 in all. In tn,
whole service he said there are 7s3.
r Representative Henry OF Connection
Z complimented Mr. Wilson for the shown,
he had made, saying:
- Il don't think the Chicago packers mad,
any mistake in the selection OF the repre-
sentative they made to plauSibly present
somewhat dubious case"
O. NeIn Replies 20 Wilson.
n Mr. Nein was then put the stand II
81 said he had worked IN Chicago packing
II house six months, in a university settle
oi ment.
re You are a specialist along seonomi,
y lines?
'e' "Modesty forbids me 20 say" Fspliot
ms Mr.. Nsin. He said he was and had bsel
OF for a year and half commissioner q
ey labor.
ay Mr. Neil then related a parting inter
IN view with Dr. Dyson. consulting vetoTlnR
he riRn in Chicago, representing the packers
I'll Dr, Dyson. he said. suggested that Neil
and Reynolds 20 60 Washington. make ~
report but inform tho packers ot tn
conditions found and suggestions for rene
A. dies then 70 walt thirty dhys and com
back and n conditions had not bee,