The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-09
Packing Town is Taking
 a Bath.
THE PRESIDENT IS DETERMINED
Says Developments Demand Radical
 Congressional Action.
Tn Report Made By Experts of the Ag- ricuItural Department, It Is De- cIared That Conditions Are
 Not So Had.

Washington. June s.--In response to request from the House Committee on Agriculture, President Roosevelt to- day forwarded to Representative wads- worth. the chairman of that committee the report made to him by commit tee of the department of agriculture regarding conditions in the Chicago meat packing houses. Accompanying the report was a letter from the Presi- dent. in which he points out that there is no conflict in substance between the Neili- Reynolds report and that of the agricultural department experts The President quotes letter from "a most competent and trust worthy witness in Chicago" that the packing house pro- prietors are manifesting almost Thu norous haste to clean up, repave and plan for further changes" New toilet rooms are being provided, with addi- tiona1 dressing rooms and clean towels. The Presidents correspondent says that .the haste toward reform would have been amusing if it were not so nearly tragic.
 The President says his investigations have not been completed but that enough has been developed in my Judgment to call for immediate, thor ough going and radical enlargement of the powers of the government in inspecting all meats which enter into interstate and foreign commerce"
 In the Presidents letter to MT. Wads- worth, the Chicago correspondent, whose name Is not made public, is quot ed as follows:
 Chicago. Friday. June 1.
 ''on Monday I began tour of all the great packing houses, going first to Libbys, then Swift's.
 ,l1 dteNnEead changes that ought to be made and caught glimpse of the awakening at Armour's. In the afternoon visited the plant with the superintendent.
 Awakening of 'Pacsingtown.
 "wednesday I rested and contem town It is miraculous Thursday did Neison Morris with the Superintendent. Nelson Morris has done much to make things better By the time the next inspecting party arrives they will have still more new slavatories, toilet rooms, dressing rooms. etc Cuspidors every where and signs prohibiting splitting. Tn most, the awakening seemed to come by force from without There was the slightest indication that the still small voice' was at work also.
 "At Armour's, at my suggestion, on every hand there was indication of ai- most humorous haste to clean up, re- 
 change Brand new toilet rooms, new dressing rooms, new towels, etc. etc. Swift's and Armour's were both so cleaned up that was compelled to cheer them on their way by expressing my pleasure at the changes.
 The sausage girls were moved up stairs, where they could get sun and light" they. too, have dressing rooms etc I asked for showers and lockers for the casing workers at Armours and got a promise that they would put them in. The canning and stuffing room, chip beef and beef extract at Armour's seemed really quite good. In all of these rooms the girls work. At Libby's the girls are to be put into a blue calico uniform, which they will buy at half price. They are putting in toilet rooms which they say are temporary, and thought when the building is remodeled they will have these put In a better place. The haste towards reform would have been anus ing if 1t were not so nearly tragic"