The San Francisco call., 1906-06-28
ARMOUR SCORES CRITICS.
Says San francisco Would Have
Starved without Chicago Meat.

StaEVeu WI OnlCaZO Meat,
NEW YORK, June 27.-J Ogden Ar
mour, head of one of the largest of the
Chicago packing houses, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, Lolita, who
has been under the care of Professor
Lorenz in Vienna, arrived here yester-
day on the Kronprinz Wilhelm Ar
mour made public the following state
ment regarding the recent packing
house exposures:
On summing up what has been said
about the packers and what has been
a y 70 nH Khaf haT become 9ns Of
our boasted American fair play?" One
of the largest Arr erican industries has
been attacked and attacked without
American goods of all kinds abroad.
All over Europe there is open agita-
tion for a boycott on American pro-
ducts.
The entire export trade of this
country has been badly damaged. TO
estimate the total loss now would be
merely me b4n Guess " work. It may run into
lean industries are slandered by per-
sons who pretend to speak as Ameri-
cans, It is to be expected that foreign
But the American meat industry
cannot be destroyed by Socialist agi-
tators, political revolutionists, stump
ming amuck. 1t has existed for forty
years. It's products have made their
way into every quarter of the earth on
merit. They speak for themselves.
They are as good today as they were
yesterday. If they can be improved
they will be better tomorrow Siander
may retard, but cannot stop good mer-
chandise from finding market. The
public has been ignorant or malicious
ly Informed on two of the most i'm
portant phases of the whole question,
namely: The character of meat in
SnartiOn II is and has haan q
attitude of the large packers toward
proposed legislation.
the larger packing houses makes the
sale of diseased meat from such houses
impossible. The Government, which is
responsible for. the inspection. has
larger packers believe in Government
inspection. They asked for 1T in the
first place. They want it continued and
1 believe all of the large packers
are heartily in favor of the purposes
which the pending bill is Intended to
tion of all animals before slaughter;
thorough inspection of all animals
after slaughter: thorough inspection of
the sanitary conditions of the packing
houses: thorough inspection of the pro-
ducts that go to the consumer in other
than in bulk.
Everything provided for s in the pro-
complished without any of the damag
ing sensationalism we have had, If the
cooperation of the packers had been
desired or had been accepted when
proffered.
As the report to the National Asso-
citation OF Manufacturers, which 1 have
just read. we'll puts it, the purpose OF
the reformers seems to have been to
kill the industry first and then reform
1t.
There is some satisfaction in the
way users of Chicago meats, and par
ticularly canned meats, are now testi-
flying 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 Health
Department says that period was the
healthiest in the city's history. Eng
lish army officers and inspectors are
giving similar testimony. 1t is crafty
ing that developments are proving the
unfair character of the Neill-Reynolds
report.
Lolita, the ten-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Armour, showed but a
slight trace of lameness and looked the
picture of health.