The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-06-15
SAYS PACKING HOUSES
ARE VERY DIRTY PLACES
commitsloner Neil sticks TO His Re.
port When Examined by House
Committee on Agriculture.

Washington The house committee
on agriculture continued its hearing
on the NoIlIRoyuoIds meat inspection
report ON Thursday Thomas T. VII
son. manager Tor Nelson Morris Co,
and representing the large Chicago
packing houses. continued his remarks
ON the Brvoridgo amendment proyId.
ing for meat inspection
Aside from the objections he had
previously pointed out Mr. Wilson
said the only other serious objection
was the provision placing the cost OF
Inspection ON the packers
Mr.. NELL was put on the stand and
he related O. parting Interview with
Mr. Dyson. consulting veterinarian In
Chicago representing the packers. Mr.
Dyson, be said had suggested that
Nell and Reynolds go 10 Washington
make no report. but inform the pack
crs Of the conditions found and sug
gcstlons for remedies. then 10 wait
thirty days and come back and sec u
conditions hal not been bcttcrcd
This. he Indicated. was 10 prevent In.
Jury 10 the trade
Mr. NELL said he replied that he was
not authorized to make any trade OF
deal. that he did not know what he
presidents plan was but believed II
was 10 secure adequate legislation Mr
NELL followed this statement with n
letter he had received from Mr. Dyson
In which u was suggested q sanitary
committee be appointed and that Il b.
given thirty days 10 accomplish I'm
proycmont pending which NO reports
should ho made
Alr NELL rather discouraged visit
NJ the committee to Chicago A. this
time as many Of tho conditions com
planned Of were due Ia negligence and
could have bcCn romedIcd immediate
~ Mr. NELL denied the statement Of
Mr. Wilson that the floors were
scrubbed daily The dirt In some Of
the rooms was cakod ON the floor and
had not been washed for weeks
Mr. Neil said he at nHt began max
ing notes Of the conditions. but after
several days. seeing no change In con
dirong from day io dny %" abandoned
the practice Ne felt Justified In say.
ing that he dirty floors was a common
condition There were some dirty
and some clean rooms but q clean
room seemed 10 b. accidental and
gave tho impression that sanitation
was not a matter that was looked
After In those plants
Mr.. NELL said he remembered Ia
particular one cooking room was dirty
and he remembered walls. particularly
Ia the entrances. that were sticky with
dirt and a pillar that you could Bctapo
ART from with your knife There were
rooms with raftcrs from ceilings
which had not been whltewashed In
months
In the bonlng room Mr. NELL said he
had seen dirt, In this connection he
took issue with Mr. Wilson's state.
mont One instance he remembered
apeoihcaily la tho Nelson Morrin'
house. He saw one Of the men who
had Just finished his boning walk over
the dirt floor 10 pile Of meat on the
floor climb on the pile with his feet
knees and hands, pick mp piece and
throw II nteen feet on the floor "a
His bench and as the dinner signal
sounded at that time he saw men
climb upon their tables. got their
lunches and slt down on their tables
TO eat This he said WIS directly un
der the eye Of the superintendent
Mr. NELL said The papers heraldod
their arrival In Chicago and their pres
oncc In the packing houses was known
daily.
Asked again about the bono con
Npyur hy Mr. lurimpr MIR NELL said
the cuuycyur was covered with grease
black with dirt lie was not prepared
10 say that that particular couycyor
was uHcn In particular place.
The slipping Of hog into n prlyy
was made the subject Of collOquy be
tween the witness and Representative
Brooks Of Colorado.
Mr. Nell said he saw the hog fail.
and Identified q picture of tho privy
The hog was pat mp on the rack. and
he believed the hog was never
cleaned
As 10 the tendency Of the work In
the packing houses 10 lower the
morals, Mr. Neill said he believed that
Us the case
An instance" he said. "a young
glrl 10 or n years old had 10 walk
across a long room filled with men 10 |
go into a water closot-this does not /
tend 10 morality. especially when |
some OF those men are Of the lowest |
iypc-I will not say the workers are |
immoral"
MIR NELL commended the govern. |
mont inspection, but would not com. |
init himself on the state inspection.
lie then described the hog sticking |
process and said
One man sticking hogs was nearly |
ls clean as ! am; another was covered |
with blood" lie described one room .
where girls were packing dried beef,
in which the girls looked well and
clean.
Every suggestion made 10 correct
he absolute brutal Indifference"
with which tho employees, especially
tho young girls. were treated. he said.
was mot by the statement, "Oh, they
don't mind that
Afraid Of American Meats