The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-10

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bring the stock men. the packers and
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gross every year and they would 80 that
there was i sufficient appropriation
MrN isabelle W. Rail was heard Oh that
part ~ the bill providing for stamping
tho date Of packing on The label on ,he
cans She made n ~ with the committee
Nv saying that sometimes en- hiaratlon Of
sentiment gives Our judgment delirium
tremens and ahe thought that was tho case
with respect 70 the present agitation. hhe
maintained that canned goods kept per-
feutly sealed would remain In good condi:
ton indefinitely, but that they would spoil
soon after being opened She said she spoke
from her experience with canned goods.
She inbtanced that foods and even butter
had been found pure and sweet In the ruins
Of Pdinpeii when the air had been kept
from them for centuries.
Fred. p. johnson, secretary OF the Colo
RADIO Cattle and Horse Growers Assocta-
ton, was next heard. He said the stock
men wanted TO hasten In every way action
in the matter, because a continuation Of the
agitation was costing them Thousands OF
dollars. They we're not particular as to
what the legislation should be, hut that
they wa nted TO end the discussion and stop
this eternal agitation He estimated that
the depreciation already caused was 70
cents TO 81 a hundred on live cattle during
the past two weeks. They were almost In
the face OF a panic, and a loss of foreign
trade would mean Immense injury. Al
ready contracts for cattle were being can
celled and men were offering a bonus to get
ant ~ ftRlAUtrn NnnfrQnta ANY hill whInh
the President would sign, he said. would be
satisfactory. The people would trust him
and any legislation he would approve would
restore confidence.
Discussing. the question Of stamping
labels. DR.. Melvin, chief Of the Bureau OF
Animal Industry, said that canned goods
Theoretically sealed would keep indefinitely.
Mr.. Scott asked what percentage OF stock
Slaughtered was inspected, and DR.. Melvin
said he had been unable TO get the figures.
On an average there had been from eight
70 twelve applications for inspectors, which
the department was unable to supply,
owing to lack Of appropriations.
Mr.. Wadsworth-How would you inspect
the small butcher shops, especially along
State lines?
Dr.. Melvin-The only way that could be
done would be to say that they should
slaughter only on certain days and then
assign travelling inspectors for certain
districts. An emergency fund Of half q
million dollars would be required for this
work.
MIR. Wadsworth-Do o think that sort
Of inspection is necessary?
DR.. Melvin-Not as to calves. but l am
inclined to think that cattle shipped in
carcass should be inspected.
Continuing, DR.. Melvin said one-third OF
the, cattle slaughtered in Germany where
there was a good inspection law. were not
inspected, because the slaushtering was
don't in small towns by small butchers:
About Is per cent. Of all cattle slaughtered
in the United States were inspected. Argen-
tina and Australia have no general inspec-
tion"lAws. In England the inspection Is not
general, but is done by the municipalities.
DR.. Melvin said that a tax of s cents each
on cattle and calves and 3 cents on swine and
sheep, based upon the killings Of last year,
would yield a revenue of 81 SAB oil, but he
thought the provision Of the Beveridge
amendment would mean an increase in the
amount Of work done, which would bring
the cost up to 81 $50, 2l5, which he estimated
was the amount necessary.
the committee, Mr.. Wilson, the representa-
tive Of the packers, said that the Japanese
Government at the time Of the Russo
Japanese war had sent a committee to the
Chicago packing houses and that 1t had
examined into he methods employed
ment accepted the goods for the Japanese
army on faith and purchased many hum
dreds Of dollars worth Of meat products.
Mr.. Wadsworth-Have you ever received
any official complaint from any foreign
governments against our canned meats?
- DR.. 'Melvin-No, sir; not canned meats.
Mr.. Wadsworth-Any complaint against
dressed meats2
DR.. Melvin-None except in one instance,