The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
Sesldant Requested by Com;
fKress TO Divulge Contents
OF Special Reports.
EAT MEN IN QuANDARs
they Ask for Hsarsnu, othsr sids
viii Have 20 % Presented, and the
Much Feared Puhlieity Would
THEA Result.

IA ;nblic Interest" to send to the mousse
81 his earliest convenience h reports
III 7 Charles II. Neill and James B. Rey-
III Bid Tin connection with their tnvesti-
III alton of the meat trust, stock yards
u s1d meat packing houses of Chicago
" "a other pdaces, and all data, exhibits
u nd correspondence In any way relat-
~ t tie same"
1T Ii understood Finley of South
arolina win introduced similar reso-
Il Stion At thessuegestion OF h minority
y sader. Williams.
s cDu3yrsncesAtsNhite House.
L An observation-disclosures was held at
4 40 White House regarding the meat
4 h~Dnectdon amendment of Senator Bev-
4 ridge or Indiana to h agricultural
/ pprnx1riation bill.
TIE president discussed the question
/ nth Senator Carter o Montana and.
( Professor Charles p. .Neill, commits.
1 aoiSMs OF labor, who Investigated GER;
Mia packing houses, and later talked
1 gver THE matter With Senator Bever-
lhge.
LAT the conclusion OF the conference
haenator Carter dictated the following
|2taxement bearing upon the presidents
Ssttttude:
s.AThe meat inspection amendment
(b1Adedson the agricultural bill has met
NTH the opposition OF the packers and
Their friends. who seem to be ending
s&Very.effort to defeat 1T. The president
||tAys that IL the amendment is enacted
INTO law he will be content to remedy
HI evils complained of there through
b law.
Would Then Publish Report.
I'LL. however, the amendment is de-
8S4ted. he will feel constrained in the
#ascharge OF his oficial duty to the pub
Atc to send to congress the reports In
his possession relating to the abuses
existing In the packing houses. He feels
EhAk 1t 10 better to refrain from making
gard for the beef packers particularly,
but an oficial statement of the facts
would injure the stock raisers of the
E1ountry. thus making them innocent
victims OF a line OF abuses for which
were noteprimarily in n sense
k~eaponsible.
only answer hat can be made
bo@the OF u meats at home
and abroad will be the enactment Of a
,acW through which an efficient n SUI
ncient inspection shall be made"
Carter said that h packers
asked for more time In which to
11nsider the amendment.
Paying for Inspection.
Zone OF the principal questions which
they are cOnsiderfng," he said, lis
whether they or the government shall,
pay for the Inspections. 1t seems a fore
rome conclusion that they will decide
that Uncle Sam shall pay them for the
works
Senator Beveridge points out that the
Expense will not exceed 5 cents on a car
u Of beef, and 8 cents on a carcass OF
h04. While the aggregate of expense
be probably $1,000. 600 a year, IL
be 90 widely distributed that It
not fall az q burden on the packs
era.s
The packers interests In Washington
ne deeply concerned to know to what
extent the live stock raisers of the
We6t are going to stand with them in
thn1r tight against meat inspection
regulation.
Western congressman say they do Lot
hat h eastock growers will be
very enthusiastic in their petitions for
for the beef trust.
steekmsn Won't Interfere.
they point out that the stock raiser
hA1 nothing to gain by continuing a
c0Hdition under which the big packers
have been able to utilize much mater
tal that under rigid inspection would
lbe scondemned. Moreover. they add
that the stock growers are none too
the most Intelligent view OF the stock
man 10 likely to dictate that they keep
ont Of the present fight.
The matter has created a tremendous
0~enaaE1un all yer the east. One phase
u It u likely to be. Of great advantage
that packing plants ION the Missouri
river are In better sanitary condition
than those In Chicago: that a great
popular prejudice is being raised
against products from the Chicago
hOueea, and that this will very soon
have the effect of a~ugnenting demand
tor the products OF h plants at the
Western ctties.
g ~ i'm THE HOUSE,