The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1906-06-16
BEEF EXPOSE MAY
SHAKE UP CABINET
PRESIDENT SAID TO BE DIS
PLEASED WITH AGRICULTURE
AL DEPARTMENT.
FILTH is HASTILY HIDDEN
PRESIDENT GIVES HOUSE COM
MlTTEE MORE FACTS ON
THE SUBJECT.


Washington, June s. - A thorough
reorganization of the bureau of ami
NAL industry will follow closely the
disclosures of the unsanitary condl-
ton existing in the packing houses at
Chicago. There are rumors, more
over, that cabinet changes may follow
the incident.
The president is not at all pleased
that he had to go outside the depart
ment of agriculture to learn OF the re-
voting state of affairs. He has com
plete confidence in the integrity OF
Secretary Wilson, but that the secre-
tary has been imposed upon by his
subordinates or has a force of incom-
petent employees is emphasized by the
fact that the conditions which Messrs.
Neill and Reynolds so severely con-
demned, and which in the opinion OF
the president necessitates remedial
legislation, have existed under the
noses of 900 government inspectors.
Costs Packers Dearly.
Kansas City, June 8.-The journal
says:
It is estimated that the business
done by the pasking houses located
here will suffer to the extent of $1O,-
0OO,O 900 as a result of the agitation in
connection with the presidents cru
SADIE against dressed" meats. Rep
resentatives of the various liants
seen yesterday agreed with the esti-
mate in the Geographic dispatches
that the business of the whole country
would show loss of at least $150,G0O,'
600.
Beef Cents Pound?
Washington, June $50 persistent
and hostile were the attacks made on
Commissioner of Labor Neill yester-
day by members of the committee on
agriculture because of his charges
against the beef packers that Repre-
sentative Bowie of Alabama protested
against the manner in which he was
being treated.
1t has been predicted that if the
agitation continues much longer and
the foreign demand continues to de-
crease, cattle will soon be down to 2
cents a pound on the hoof, instead OF
from to cents as at present. The
representatives who have cattle-rals-
ing constituents are urging the COM
mittee to finish its work and stop the
agitation.
President Not Through.
Washington, June 10.-In response
to a request from the house commit
tee on agriculture, President Roose-
welt yesterday forwarded to Repre-
sentative Wadsworth, the chairman
of that committee, the report made to
him by a committee of the department
of agriculture, regarding conditions in
the Chicago meat packing houses.
Accompanying the report was letter
from the president, in which he points
out that there is no conflict in sub
stance between the Neill-Reynolds re-
port and that of the agricultural de-
partment experts.
Humorous Haste to Clean Up.
It is said in the latest report that
the packing house proprletors are
almost humorous haste
to clean up, repave, and even to plan
for future changes" New toilet rooms
are being provided, with additional
dressing rooms and clean towels. The
report says that the haste toward re-
form would have been amusing, if it
were not so nearly tragis."
The president says his investiga-
lions have not been completed, but
that enough has been developed in
my judgment to call for immediate,
thorough-going and radical enlarge
ment of the powers of the government
in inspecting all meats which enter
into interstate and foreign com
MERGE"
Armour Flies Into Wild Rage.
Paris, June 10.-Ogden Armour lost
his temper yesterday when inter
viewed about the revelations of the
Chicago packing house investigators
appointed by President Roosevelt.
AS soon as the subject was mentioned
he flew into a rage, stamping his foot
and gesticulating wildly as he spoke.
He denounced President Roosevelt
without stint,
81 say that no sane man, nobody
with the slightest knowledge OF the
packing trade as it is conducted in
Chicago. can believe the horror stories
in the newspapers, said Mr.. Armour.
Many Hurt in Wreck.
Norton, Kan, June 1O.-Eastbound
passenger train No. 6, on the Chicago,
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