The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1906-06-23

makes the assertion thai the govern.
ment inspection OF the beef trust
slaughter.houses Is an imprsgnabls
wall protecting the public from i'm
pure meat. and that not an atom OF
diseased meat nnds its way into the
products Of the Armours. Mr.. Up
ton Sinclair. author Of The jungle"
{ q terrific statement Of packing house
conditionsl. studied the meat industry
fer two ysars. including much time
spent In the Chicago stockyards -
workman: he 10 the bsst equipped
outside authority on stockyard condi-
lions. In Evsrybody's Magazine for
May Mr.. Sinclair makes . startling
and convincing answer to Mr.. Ar.
mour's assertion. Commencing with
the statement that J. Ogden Armour
Is the absolute and not the nominal
head Of the great packing house In
dustry which bears his name Nj. Sin
clair says: II know that in the state
ments quoted. Mr.. Armour willfuliy
and deliberately states what he aoso-
lutsly and positively knows to be
'falsshoods."
That he might be properly equipped
to describe conditions In Packing
town" Mr.. Sinclair worked for .
period - laborer In the plant Of Ar
mour Z Co. and he tells Of sights OF
9th and horror such ~ he hopes
never to see lgain. but the strongest
coincidence OF the truth Of the claim
that meat unnt for human food II put
ON the market comes from . man for
years superintendent At Armour 4
Co.'S Chicago plant. Thomas F. Dolan.
Of Boston. Mr.. Sinclair In his article
says:
AT the time Of the smbalmsd. beet
scandal at the conclusion Of the Span.
ish war. when the whole country was
eonvulssd with fury over the rsvsla.
tions made by soldiers and omcsrs
(including Gen. Miles and President
Roosevelt) concerning the quality Of
meat which Armour 3 Co. had fur.
nished TO the troops. and concerning
the dsash-sats which II had caused
the snoFmity Of the 'condsmnsd-mea
industry became suddsaiy clear "a
one man Who bad formerly super
vissd II. Mr.. Thomas r. Dolan. then
rssiding II Boston. had. up 70 . short
time previous. been . sspsrintsndsni
ct ArDour q Co.'S, and one Of Mr.
Philip D. Arnours most capable and
trusted mea. wAsn ~ read Of the
death.rats In the army. he made IN
a@davit eoocernins the thinGs which
were done IN the establishment Of Ar
mour . Co.. and this amdavit he took
TO the New York Journal. which pub
lishsd II ON March I. 1888. Here are
some extracts from Il:
There we're many ways Of gettinl
around the inspsctors-so many. Ia
fset. that not more than two or thrss
cattle out Of 1000 we're eoadsnned
I ksov exactly what an writing
Of In this connection. % ny particular
Instructions from Mr. ". e. Pierce
sapsriatsadsnt Of ths bssf houses fos
Armour = Co.. we're very explicit and
ts1sits.
"whsnsvsr Q bssf got past the yard
Inspectors with . eass Of luapy jaw
aaA eaas into the slaughtsrhouss Of
The 'kiling.bsd.' vas authorissd b
NJ. Pisrcs 10 take his hsad OF. thu
rsasviag the svidsness Of iunpy jaw
aad afsss casting the smittsn portion
into The taak where refuse goes. "a
sad tAe rest Of the carcass On III
way 70 marriott.
II have sssa % much - 20 pounds
Of essh a@icted with sAnsrsns Gu,
from the carcass OF . bssf. In ordcl
that the rest Of the animal might h
utilised In trade.
'Oas Of tie nost important rsguis
tions - the bsrsau Of aaioai indus
try 10 that 10 cows 10 calf are 70 b
placed o. the market. Out Of Z
siaugAtss Of 5000 cows. or Q day'a
kiiiias. perhaps eaehsR ars viii
calves. Ny isstruetieas from NJ
PSsses we're 70 dispose Of tie calves
b. hl1lag then satil nisAt. o. uatil
the isspsetess isft u duty. Tue ~
lie cafeassss were thea broaght from
oil over The peekias.houes aad skinasd
By boys. Who rsesivsd two cests sos
rs1oviAs each psit. The pslts wsrs
seid Tor 70 esats each 70 The kid-giovl
manufactures. THIS oecun svsry
sigAt q NJ. Arnour's coucsrn at Chi
saso. q aftsr each kiiiias Of cows.
n nov propose 70 state here exact
" what nysslf have witnessed ID
Philip d. AS0ese's packing houss With
cattle hat have besa conasnnsd b.
the goveeansat iasDectoss.
"A workman. eas Nicholas Nsvsee
during NJ tt0s. infesns Tie inspse
W that tie tAaks an pesparsd for ~
sscs0eiea ee ths eeaAs0AsA cattle an