The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-06-14
REYNOLDS TEsTIFiES.
Confirms Or. NeiIrs Statements Before
the Committee.

| Washington June 9.--James n. Rey.
nolds. the co-author with DR.. Neill OF
the beef report, was questioned by the
house committee on agriculture In
continuation of its beef inspection
hearings. Mr.. Reynolds was asked his
previous experience to qualify him to
make the meat report. II have no Off
cial position now" he replied. and then
stated he had had eight years expert
ence in university settlement work In
New York, had been two years secre-
tary to the mayor Of New York, and
in the last few years had been travel
ing. His profession was that of law
yer. Twelve years ago he had Incl
dentally visited the stock yards in Chi
cago. and had also visited the stock
yards In Berlin.
In the latter place he said the work
was done under city regulations. He
was impressed by the absence of wood
and the constant cleaning going on.
They were cleaning even the cars
which brought in the stock. There was
no canning going on. He did not re-
call any superiority In actual killing
over Chicago. He said he had received
no notice Of the first hearing and had
not heard Mr.. Wilson's statement. AS
to DR.. Neill's testimony there was
nothing In It he wished to modify. In
particular he wished to substantiate
DR.. NeiII regarding the shoveling OF
pieces OF meat from the floor of Mel
son Morris Co. He saw the operation.
At this point Chairman Wadsworth
made a somewhat heated statement
setting forth the reasons for question.
ing DR.. Neill, and he said he should
feel free to question the present wit.
ness.
II may be called friend of the
packers" he said. II am a friend of
the packers, and friend of all other
American industries. | do not believe
in fouling our own American nest. We
are here as members of the agricul-
tural committee of the house of rep
resentatives to promote American az.
riculture. not to injure II nor to cast
aspersion on 1t. This report has cost
the agricultural interests of this coun.
try millions and millions of dollars,
and IL our foreign demand decreases
In the next two weeks as II has In the
past two weeks the value of American
live stock will decrease anywhere from
so to 80 per cent. a hundred pounds"
But for the publication of this re-
port continued Mr.. Wadsworth, "the
foreign demand would have gone on
az II had In the past. There was alb
no complaint. Now I claim
as an individual member OF this com.
mittee. the right to find out from these
| don't mean In any
offensive way-absolutely whether
these statements are facts from per,
sonal observation. as they claim they
are. or whether they are made on as.
sumption"
Continuing. he said the questions he
had asked DR., Neill Thursday regard.
ing that unfortunate hog had shown
that he did not know
the hog was afterward clean.
ed or not.
Representative Brooks (Col.) brought |
out that. according to the census, the
fresh beef was substantially 92 per |
cent. of the product of the packers.
II covers practically all the mutton
and so per cent. OF the hog product |
In view II these statistics Mr. Brooks
got the assent Of the witness to this,
but DR. Neill seriously objected.
The committee authorized the chair |
man TO telegraph to Upton Sinclair
that the committee found 1t unnec-
sary to give him hearing. The com
mittee also adooted resolution not to |
go to Chicago.