The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-07
PACKERS DENY
TRUTH OF RPE0RT
General Denial Made as to Con-
ditions Reported by Com :
mission. ri
IRREPARABLE INJURY
TO GREAT INDUSTRY
Want Inspection Made by Mep
of Broad Business
Experience.

u comply Win the request OF the Chi
cago packers to be heard on the Noill-
Reynolds report regarding conditions in
| tho Chicago packing houses. The re-
quest was made by Thomas Wilson. who
said he was an employee OF the Nelson
Morris company, but In this instance was
authorized to speak fer all the Chicago
packers. Before hearing Mr. Wilson, the
committee notified the Department OF
Agriculture and Mr.. Neill. Secretary VIII
son. DR.. A. d Melvin OF the depart
rient, and Mr.. Neill at once came to the
capital and the hearing began shortly
before noon
Makes General Denial.
Mr.. Wilson made general denial OF
the existence OF conditions in the pack
ing-house as set forth In the Neil- Roy.
nolds report. He began by inviting the
committee to como TO Chicago and spend
week In personal investigation OF con-
ditions. That. he said, would be the only
way for members to gain a proper idea OF
what the conditions really were. Some
suggestions made In the report, he saie
had already been compiled with by the
packers, euch as additional sanitary IA
cEities,
No "Freshening Up"
AS to the charge that earned meats
we're boiled in water TO ''freshen then,
up, Mr. Wilson said there was abso-
lutely nothing In this Canned meat he
said. ives as good five years after 1t had
been put UP as 1t was 1--WE minutes after
wards. providing no air had got TO II,
II air had reached the meat II would be
spoiled beyond being freshening up What
the Guns were put H. lot water Tor was
TO soak of the old label. which. he said
was an injury 10 the appearance of the
goods on sale
Made, Into Sap.
He denied absolutelyNtnat there were
ony diseased cattle or hogs butcherc6 for
tocd. For In every carload OF cattle or
hogs. he said, some were likely TO be
dead and some diseased. The dead OF
diseased hogs and cattle were sent 10 the
Standard Rendering company which was
very different institution from the
Standard slaughtering company. al
fused In the mind, The rendering com
pany turned the dead and diseased meat
into grease. which was co-product In
the manufacture OF soap.
No Rope or Scraps.
Mr.. Wilson described in detail the oper-
when asked by Representative Scott OF
Kansas. a member OF the committee
How about the rope and other foreign
G,atter found with the scrapS on the
f1oor2" Mr.. Wilson explained Yaat what
was probably seen IN this inytance was
the string on the knuckle end Of what
used with which to hang the beef In the
smoke house, and. when the beef was
sliced Off. this knucke end was left
There was a bone in II. and he Said it
was impossible to use IT, The bone would
smash the machine II an attempt was
made TO use II
statement from anyone that they were
going to chop these pieces up. If he did.
1t was from someone who did not know
or he did not get the whole statement"
As Clean as Possible.
Representative Hasklns asked about the
dry floors.
These floors" replied Mr.. Wilson. ARE
scrubbed every night as clean as wood
can be scrubbed. They are as clean as
any kitchen"
Taking up the recommendations OF
Messrs. Nell md Reynolds. looking to
the Improvement Of conditions, Mr.. VII
son said the packers did not object to
COY ernment regulation of sanitary condi
tions, but they did object to the Secye.
tary of Agriculture being made the judge
OF what Is sanitary.
No Objection to Experts.
why, he might call in outside talent
houses. and the business of slauGhtering
just as has been done recently" contin-
ued Mr., Wilson. Certainly. we should
object 10 that There are experts on the
question or sanitation and we have no
objection 10 the closest scrutiny from
these"
Want Good Inspection.
Supervision Of every branch OF the
packing business was not objected to by
the packers. said Mr.. Wilson The Gov
crnment may put on as many inspectors
II desires, so long as tho packers do
not haH9 TO pay for them, He said the
packing business. would be benefited b.
the inspection of the different branches
from ''thc hoof to tho can Good in.
spection Is what the packers want. he
declared.
In addition to the question Of who
shall be the Judge of sanitation. Mr.. VII
son sand that the oply other suggestion
made by the Neill-Reynolds report 10
which the packers. would have any OBJ
Jection is the requirement that the date
OF canning be placed on all canned arti-
cles- He said that would serve no pur-
pose, except to inJure the canned meat
business
Naturally. buyer Will choose the
article with the freshest appearing Ia
bell said Mr.. Wilson, when, rs mat
deterioratc with age
Would Not Eat "Swellers.'
In speaking of the return of goods. he
said that conSignmente are sometimes
sent back To the shippers because a nat
had been driven through a can in fastcn-
ing up box. This, he said would cause
that can to spoil and the consgnees
would imagine that the whole shipment
had spoiled. Then. It is possible, in rare
can and caused 1t to swell He described
such cans as "swellers." but said there
Is no danger of these ever being eaten.
ond added with laugh. mot the slight
est" No one asked him why
Bad Meat Never Used.
Would II be possible to put In cans
meat which has begun to putrifyH' asked
Chairman Wadsworth.
Not unlesss the meat were accomps-
MED by chemicals such NJ II would be-
scicide TO eat" replied Mr., Wilson He
declared that the use OF bad meat has