The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14


on agriculture. President Roosevelt
Friday forwarded TO Representative
Wadsworth. the chairman Of that com
mtttee. the report made TO him by e
committee Of the department Of agri
culture regarding conditions in ne
Chicago meat packing houses. Accom-
panying the report was a letter from
the president In which be points out
that there is no conflict In substance
between the Neill-Beynolds report and
that Of the agricultural department
experts.
Following Is the text Of the letter
Of the president to Chairman Wads.
worth:
MY Dear Mr.. Wadsvorth: In &C.
oordance with your request / send you
herewith the two reports OF iuspe,-
ton by the committee appointed by the
department OF agriculture on April
and 18th. This committe had already
been appointed when I notified the
secretary that I desired thar such a
commission should be appointed 90
order 10 make the investigation. Sub
~rAaHaH 'tNA-EaaAANH NN AAi AAA Nae CUE
sideration OF complaints already made
showed that the charges were not
only against the packing houses but
also TO @ certain extent reflected up
on the action OF the government in
spectors and 7 came 20 the conclu-
sion that IL was best 90 have an in
v]estigation by outside individuals who
could not be charged with being I'm
any way interested I'm the matter
Accordingly before the completion o.
the Investigation by the department
OF agriculture I directed Mr. NELL and
Nr. Reynolds TO make an Intestiea-
ton, the first report OF which has
been laid before congress Much
testimony has been offered t1 us which
has not been considered iu this report.
for Mr. Nell and Reynolds iu this BE-.
port couhne themselves 20 stating la
non pr less summary way the facts
as 90 which they bad been eye-wit-
nesscs: and what they h8ve saiI cam
not De successfully controversial. .
Some of the ground traFrr.ed hy
Messrs Nelu and Reynolds IS nor
touched upon ia the report Uf the COM.
mittre % che agricultural department.
As t0 the ground covered l0 common
by the reports 90 the two iar=etieat-
ing committees there ls no conflict iu
substance as goo the important wlrtara.
although there b n marked difference
in emphasis This being partially due
20 The Lretfer leEEfh and detail of
The report OF the committees Of fhe de-
Uar'meut OF agriculture Ia ms fulr
meut the emphasis ~ the reuort ot
Messus EeilI and Reynolds .s adgud-
emily Justified by the facts
To show the immediate and extra
ordinary change for the better which
the mere fact of their Investigation
Is already bringing about iu ,he con.
difinn % the packing houses .n Chi
Cacu. Ar is only necessary 90 instance
the following portions of q letter 90
ceiyod from "a most competent and
trustworthy wItEess iu ChIra-1 whose
name { viii give Jhs committee 10 It
So desires
on Monday : began a tour % aI
the great packing houses. puiur FIRST
20 Libby fhen SwlftE
Tuesday al the morning discussed
changes shat ought 90 Dee made and
caught q glimpse of tho awakening az
Arm1ur'E lH the afternoon visited
tho plant with the superintendent
"Wednesday Z rested and c1utem-
plated the avaEeuIaF ~ packing
town D. is miraculous. Thuraday
did Nelson Morris. with che superiu
teHdaut Nelson Morris has done
much Or make things better Hy me
time the next Inspector arrives they
will have still more new l~ayai0rIcs.
toilet rooms. drea ing rooms. etc.
Cuspid1rs every here. and signs pro
hibitlng splitting. Iu most. The awak
ening seemed 20 come by force from
without
at Armours. az my suggestion.
made no preteuse 0f making an In
yesuEauou. but frankly announced
my desire 90 see things for myself
and 90 get "a fresh impression OF c1u-
dltiOus as I had not seen the plants
since before the strike On every
there was indications 90 au ll-
most humorous haste 90 clean up. re-
and even Co plan for future
changes New toilet rooms. new
dressing rooms. new towels. etc etc.
and Arm1Irs were both 30
cleaned up that ! was compelled 20
cheer them on their WY by express
inE my pleasure az he changes The
sausage girls were moved upstairs
where they could get sun and light
they too have dressing rooms etc
! asked FOR showers and lockers Tor
tho easing workers at Arm0Urs gnt
got a promise that they would put
them 90. The canning and Etuniug ]
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