Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-07
NO DISEASED CATTLE FOR FOOD
All Livestock Condemned Is Con.
verted Into Grease or soap Says a
Representative of the "rrust"-
Rooms Are Fresh and Clean When
Days Work Begins, tIe says.
(By Associated Press

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June G.
Thomas f. Wilson. representing the
Chicago packers. was heard by tn.
rouse committee OIL agriculture to.
day on the NeiIl,Reynolds report re.
earding conditions in Chicago pack.
ing houses. Mr.. Nrill was present
at the hearing.
Alr Wilson who is an cmployc of
the 'NesonMorris company, made a
general denial of the existence OF
conditions at the packing houses as
Set forth in the report.
Committee Invited to Chicago.
He began by inviting the commit.
tee TO come to Chicago and spend
week in personal investigation of
the conditions. That lie said. would
he the only way for members TO
gain proper idea of what the condi.
tons really were
Some of The suggestions made in
the report. he said. had already becn
complied with by the packers. such
as additional sunit,rry facilities.
Diseased Meat Not Used.
He denied absolutely that there
were any diseased cattle or hogs
butchered for food In every car
load OF cattle or hogs he said some
we're likely TO he dead and some dis.
eased. The dead or diseased hogs
and cattle were sent to the Standard
Rendering Company, which was a
very different institution from the
Standard Strengthening Company. al.
though the two were likely to be
confused in the mind. The rendering
company turned the dead and dis
eased meat into grease. which was
co-product In the manufacture OF
soap
Supervision Welcomed.
Supervision of every branch Of the
packing business was not objected
to by the packers. said Mr.. Wilson
me government may put on rs many
inspectors as it desires. he added. Sc
long as the packers do not have tc
pay for them. He said the packing
business would be benefited by the
inspection of the different branches
from the ''hoof to the can"
Good inspection is what the pack
ers want. he declared.
In addition to the question of who
shall be the Judge OF sanitation, Atr
Wilson said that the only other sug
gestion made by the Neill-Reynold.
report to which the packers would
have any objection is the require
ment that the date Of canning be
placed on all canned articles.
Canned Goods Injured.
He said that would serve no pur
pose except to injure the canned
meat business
Naturally, buyer will choose the
article with the freshest appearing
label" said Mr. Wilson. when as
matter of fact the canned meat
does not deteriorate with age" In
speaking of the return of goods, he
said that consignments are sometimes
sent back to the shippers because
a nail has been driven through a
can In fastening up a box. This, he
said. would cause that can te spoil
and the consignee would imagine that
the whole shipment had spoiled
Then it is possible in rare instances
for air to have gotten into the car
and caused 1t to swell He described
such cans as 'swellers," but sait
there is no danger of these ever be
ing eaten, and added with laugh:
"tNot the slightest"
No one asked him why.
zAp i" Of Course Hogs Died.
The Neill-Reynolds report spoke Of
ten dead hogs being found in on,
place and Is or 20 in another. Mr.
Wilson said some mornings from
10000 to 10000 hogs are received ant
that frequently dead one are found
In the. cars. He did not think Their,
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