The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-27
Export Trade Damaged.

The entire export trade Of this coun-
Try mas been badly damaged. To esti-
mate the total loss now would be merely
guess Work. II may run into the hun
dreos Of millions. When American indus
tries are siandered by persons who pre-
tend to speak as Americans, it is to be
expected that foreign competitors will
take advantage Of it.
But the American meat industry can
not be DESTROYED by socialist agitators
political reVOlutionists, stump speeches
sensational Journalism running amuck. 1t
mas existed for forty years. Its products
nave made their way into every quarter
OF the earth on merit. They speak for
themselves. They are as good today as
Jney were yesterday If they can be i'm
proved they will be better tomorrow.
'Slander may retard but cannot stop
good merchandise from finding a market
The public has been ignorant or maIici-
ously informed on two of the most i'm
pOrtant phases Of the whole question,
namely, the character of meat inspection
as il is and has been and the attitude of
the large packers toward a proposed leg
islation,
No Diseased Meat Sold.
''rhe inspection now in force in all the
larger packing houses makes the sale of
diseased meat. from such houses fnapoSsi-
bic The government which is responsi-
bic for the inspection has failed to state
the facts about it.
The larger packer believe in govern
ment inspection. They asked for it in the
first place They want it continued and
improved. If it can be improved.
Il believe all Of the large packers are
heartily in favor of the purposes which
the pending bill is intended to accom-
pl1sh, namely thorough inspection of all
animals before slaughter. thorough in
spection of all animals after slaughter:
thorough inspection Of the sanitary condi-
ton OF the packing houses; thorough in
spection of the products that 20 to the
consumer in other than in bulk.
How Scandal Started.
L have seen it stated that the scan
dalOus attacks upon the American meat
industry were precipitated by the opp
sition Of the packers to PROPOSED Iegis-
lation- That is not true and could not be
true Ny information is, and the news
paper files viii bear me out, that the
z suggestion of legislation was heard. We
never heard of the sO-called Beverage
amendment bill until it was. introduced:
Everything provided for in the proposed
legislation could have been accomplished
without any Of the damaging sensation
alism we have had. if the cooperation of
l the packers had been desired or had been
/ accepted when proffered-
'As the report to the National Asso-
/ cation OF Manufacturers, which 1 have
/ just read. well puts It the purpose of the
/ 'refoFmers' seems to have been to kill the
industry first and then reform it.
Practical Illustration.
There is some satisfaction in the ~av
users Of the Chicago meats, and practi-
caly canned meats, are now testifying to
their quality in the face Of what has been
said. San Francisco would have starved
to death after the earthquake and fire If
Chicago canned meat was not at hand.
and the .-eslIh department says that per-
iOd was the healthiest in the city's his
tory. English army officers and inSpeC-
tors are giving similar testimony. 1t is
gratifying that developments are proving
the unfair character of the Ne.n-Rey-
noids report
4 am personally much gratifled by the
way these subsequent developments bear
on Armour & Co. The comment of the
Nohler-Steddom committee of the United
States agricultural department experts
and the report by the Chicago health de-
partment show that our plant as d whole
is clean and sanitary. 1t ought to be.
We have always tried to keep il so. We
were doing il before this agitation was
dreamed Of For five years or more we
have spent an average OF more than 500
900 a year on new buildings and improve
ments on our Chicago plant alone
Lolita, the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Armour, showed but slight trace
of lsmeness, and looked the picture of
health.
I'VE were very much hurt. said Mrs.
Armour. 'over the reports circulated here
that our daughter had not improved I'M
1 der Professor Lorenzs treatment. Any
one who looks at the C1i.d today will see