The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-06-12

eign MarketS-Mr. Neil on the
Stand Reiterates Many of the State
ments Made in the Report and Says
He Will Stand by All He Said.
Washington, June THE house
committee on agriculture continued its
hearing on the NeillReynolds meat n
spection report today. Thomas E. VII
son, manager for Nelson, Morris &
Company, and representing the large
Chicago packing houses continued MS
remarks on the Beverage amendment,
providing for meat inspection.
Aside from the objections he had
pointed III yesterday, Mr.. Wilson said
the only other serious objection was
the provision placing the cost of in
spectiOn on the packers.
We are now under an expense ag-
gTegating 81, 900, 900 a year for con
demnatiOn of animals" he said.
Representative Scott, of Kansas.
suggested that it was generally TN
NCIOCOOu Liz ltdChCIS % clICN TIC
6neat market that they would be able
to recoup themselves the cost Of in
spectiOn.
I'VE could not" replied Mr.. Will
son. The large packers kill only 80
per cent of the meat supply of the
country, and do not control the mar
ket.
Representative Henry suggested that
thn dolinn11nnniQc of rho nanZQrc 1aH
placed them in the present position,
and inquired why should the packers
object to paying if the government is
to pull you Out of the hole"
MI. Wilson declared it was not The
fault of the packers. The packers
were willing to comply with any new
requirements, out they feel this to be-
an unjust burden and n they ought
not to be called on to bear.
What is the result on your foreign
market of the present agitation" ask
ed Mr.. Wadsworth.
The result is very disastrous" re-
piled the wines Our foreign DE-
mand for fresh meats and manufdc-
tured product has been practically cut
IN two. Our foreign competitors are all
making the most of this, and are get
ting the benefit of agitation and We
are standing the loss"
Representative Hugen, of Iowa. said
it was we'll known that congress in
the past had not made adequate ap-
preparation for the inspection, and ht
wanted to know if it would not be
better for the raisers and packers to
pay, say four cents a head for the IN
spection of cattle, and two cents for
the inspection of hogs.
1T would be better for US to divIde
up all we have, | uppose rather than
20 out of business" replied Mr.. Viii
son.
Representative Henry, of Connect
cut, took Mr.. Wilson owe the amend
ment again for the reorganization OF
his objections.
Mr.. Wilson made this statement:
We feel it is going to be a Difficult:
matter to create a law covering rhe
necessary sanitary regulations regard
ing the packing houses that will te
constitutional. We feel that such c
law would be useful as applied to the
products which they enter into inter.
state trade. We do not wan to raise
a single question. We want a Ian
enacted. We want Il good law and {
stringent one. We want the SANITARY
inspection anu We "duJ II ~DHolOuSi.
co not want the impression to Obtain
that we contemplate any attack on ny
law that may be passed
Representative Adams, of Wiscon
sin, summed up the objections Mr.
Wilson had made to the Beveridg'
amendment. The first was the ob;ec
ton to placing the cost of inspection
ON the packers; the second requiring
dates on labels; third. the senitary re
duirement which leaves discretion t
common carriers to reject shipment!
if it regards the packing house from
which they come as unSanitary
fourth, the use of adjectives describ
ing meat unfit for food; fifth, the re
striction on preservatives, in such form
that any inspector might put his Owl
Interpretation On what was injurious
and sixth, the requirement that tn
contents of canned products shall b.
set forth on the labels.
Representative Henry, of Connect
cut, complimented Nh. Wilson for III
showing ne had made, saying: L"
don't think the Chicago packers mad
any mistake in the selection Oh tn
representative they did to plausibl.
present a somewhat dubious case.
Mr.. Neill was then put on tn
stand.
Mr.. Scott, of Kansas, wanted t
know the training Mr.. Neill had pre-
vicusly had, to prepare him TO max
the inquiry.
Il simply claim to be a man Of av
erage intelligence" he replied. II
Haad he had worked in q Chicago pack
ing house for six months in a univer
Hdty settlement.
You are a specialist, along eco
Ronic lines?"