The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-06-14

eaoo Packing House Business Meth
ods.-The Document Consists Of t43
Closely Type Written Pages and
Deals Win Eight Subjects Fully
Washington, ID. c. in response
TO request from the house commit
| tee ON agriculture. President Roosevelt
! forwarded to Representative Wads.
worth, the chairman of that commit
| tee, the report made &c him by com
mittee from the department of agit
culture regarding conditions In the
Chicago packing houses.
Accompanying the report was a let
| ter from the president, in which he
| points out that there is no conflict In
substance between the NeillReyuold'
report and that OF the agriculture de-
pertinent experts.
The president says his investiga
lions have not been completed. but
that enough has been developed. Ia
my judgment. for immediate, thor
Oughgoing and radical enlargement
of tie powers of the government in
inspecting all meats which enter into
interstate and foreign commerce"
Following is the text of the letter of
the president to Chairman Wadsworth;
Presidents Letter
'"rhe White House. Washington. u, c,
June 3, 1896
my Dear Mr. wadsworth:
In accordance with your request
SEM YOU herewith the two reports ot iu- I
spection by the committee appointed by
the department Of agriculture oi April Nth !
and 18th This committee had already /
been appointed when 1 nountd thc seer I
tary that / desired that such commit I
tee should be appointed in order 10 MAKE /
the investigation.
consideration of complaints alrt ABLY made /
showed that the charges were not only /
against thu packing houses bat also. 10 /
a certain extent, reflected upon the action /
Of the government inspectors and came !
10 the conclusion. that II was best Co. have !
an Investigation by outside lndlNlduulr /
who could not be charged with being iu 4
any way interested In the matter. Ac- /
cordingly. before the completion ct the i
culture / directed Mr.. NELL and Mr.. Rey-
nolds 10 make an investigation, the urst I
report Of which has been laid before con-
'''To show the Immediate and tNtraor /
binary charge for the better which ths /
mere fact % their Investigation is az
ready bringing about In the condition 81 /
The packing houses IN Chicago * So ouiN ]
necessary 10 instance the toloWlnE pof- /
tiols Of letter received from mo-
competent and Trustworthy witness lh
Chicago. whose name 1 will give the CONF
mittee if IL so desires;
Chicago. Friday. June J.
ION Monday / began tour OF all The
great packing housekeeping nrst 10 LID
Tuesday. al The morning discussed /
changes TINT ought 60 be mhde aho /
Arinour's In the afternoon visited the /
plant with the superintendent
&c "Wednesday l rested and contemplated /
the awakening Of Packlngiown. :, IS
miraculous. Thursday did Nelson Morris. |
with the superintendent. Nelson Morris Z
has done much 20 make things better.
rlVes they VIII have still more neW lava !
tories toilet rooms. dressing rooms, etc.
There viii be cuspidors every where, /
and signs prohibiting splitting. ln most
the awakening seemed 10 come by force 4
from without There was the slightest /
indication that the still small voice Wls ]
ST work also.
AT Armour's. al my suggestion. 1 |
made no pretcnse Of making an inNest- i
cation. but frankly announced my desire /
10 see things for myself and To get q /
fresh impression 0f conditions. as 4 had /
not seen the plants since hti"fe the /
strike. On every hand there was inoica- /
tion Of an almost humorous haste 20 ]
clean Up. repave and even to plan Tor /
future changes. Brand new toilet rooms /
new dressing rooms, new towels, etc., exc. /
q" Swifts and AImours were both 20 4
cleaned up that ] was compelled TO cheer /
pleasure at the changes The sausage /
girls were moved up stairs. where they /
could get sun and light They, too, have |
81 asked for showers and lockers for |
the casing workers at Armour and got /
a promise that they would put them in. /
The canning ana stufhng room. chip beel /
and beef extract room az Armour : seem i
ed really quite good, In All o. these
rooms girls work.
into q blue calico uniform. which they /
will buy at half price. They are putting !
IN toilet rooms. which they say are tenn /
porary. and that when the building is 1
remOdeled they will have these put In Z
better place. Tie haste towards refoI M i
would have been amusing, II II we're not j
They tried to win my help on the /
ground that loss Of foreign trade would Il
mean hardship for, the workers IN my !
neighborhood, and / must gay / DO share I
this fear. but / can not see the wisdom /
OF my coming out publicly and saying /
that I saw indications Of an awakening, |
for / want the changes 20 be radical /
and permanent although We all have 10 /
suffer for the present
unfortunately the misdseds Of those /
who are responsible for the abuses We /
design TO cure viii bring discredit and /
damaRe not only upon them, but on the /
innocent stock groycrs. the iaaehm ars |
only way permanently 10 protect and /
benefit these innocent stock growers, the /
farmers and ranchmrr H. 10 secure by l
law the thorough and adequate inspec- /
lion for which / have asked. sincerely /
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Hon James W. Wadsworth. chairman /
rommittee ON agriculture, house ~ rep |
rssentatiyes.'
Long Report Submitted.
The report consists Of i43 typewrii- !
ten pages. The committee began its
work at Chicago March y, last. and |
continued the work until March % /
All abattoirs in Chiacgo having gov
eminent inspection and two others |
were inspected. The report deals with |
eight subjects:
"The ante-mortem meat inspection |
service: the federal post-mOrtem. in !
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