The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-06-07

~. - AAAANAAiG
persons from all parts Of the country
are writing their senators and repre-
sentatiyes in congress demanding that
the Nell packing house report be given
20 the public. A well known senator
Is quoted as saying that the people
lave a right to know how the food
sold 70 them is prepared and If the
public generally make the demand
strong enough the report exposing the
horrors Of the packing houses viii be
published.
Representative Sulzer Of New York
has introduced a resolution calling up
on the President. If o Incompatible
with the public interest" 70 send TO
the house at his earliest convenience
the reports Of Charles p. Neill and
James B. Reynolds in connection with
their investigation Of the Meat trust,
the stock yards and the meat pack
ing houses Of Chicago and other places
and all data. exhibits and cOrrespon-
dence ia any way relating TO the
same"
Almost without e~xce~titn the Eastern
newspapers demand the publication OF
the report on the ground that greater
damage and distrust viii be occasioned
by the presidents failure 20 do so than
could possibly result from the pubhca-
ton.
one New York paper printed inter
views with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Blow
OF Washington Crossing. Pa. who. 70
Is alleged, went 20 Chicago q week In
advance Of the commissioner Of labor
and obtained for him the essential
facts presented in his report Blow
is a detective and his wife is an inves-
tigator OF child labor conditions. The
conditions pictured by Mrs. Blow are
so revolving as to be almost imprint
able.
How Bubbiy Creek was Skinned.
Chicago. III. - How Bubbly
! creek. an arm Of the Chicago river.
was skinner by the employees Of the
packing companies was related By Or.
I William X. Jaques. who has been
named as one OF the authorities for
the charges made against the stock
wards management Ga the Reynolds
NELL report. DIT. Jacques was city
chemist OF Chicago from 1896 20 1905.
and during that period had charge Of
the meat inspection work for the city.
"Upou invitation Of Mr. Reynolds,
he said. Il showed him some sights Ia
the stock yards that he declared were
worse than anything De could have
imagined. and simply sickened him
Together we watched employees of the
packing houses az work s6imming the
grease on Buhbly creek. the slip into
which the refuse o. the slaughter pens
Is permitted 90 end its way Nj
REYNOLDS asked The wurkmen what g.
was that De skinned from the water.
and the workman answered in Lam
guaee that was truthful. but imprint
able.
What IS done with it? said Mr
I Reynolds II il made into grease.
the workman answered My God
I doctor. S. e. possible that such filth
can Hud Its way into grease OF lard
Z that IS used for any sort of cooking,
or otherwise I'm the preparation ~
foode' said the commissioner, address
NNA NiN. ] NuN hN N"NaANNH NANHHA AN Ct"
I Of tho keen competition IN the matter
I Of showing profits 10y IN" various com
panics. &c was very possible the stun
finds q way into cooking condiments
and especially as cooking lard brings
a much hlsher price that axle grease
| or other lubricants. which can be pro
duccd much more chcaply from pc
troleum
Kansas Cts'. Inspector TsIkS
Kansas city. Mo-, Eastern
newspapers are ~bombardlng their
Kansas city correspondents for infor-
nation regarding the local meat In
sDcction regulations They suppose
said Meat Inspector Cutler. that the
| packing houses are IN Kansas City and
that we govern the method of iEspec
I ton As q matter Of fact. We make no
inspection here. and across the line
they do not seem 90 make much more
that IS effective a the NELL report Is
to De credited.
RererrlnE 60 the handling OF meat
on the killing beds and on the counter.
Inspector Cutler said;
THE packers In Washington are
protesting that n the government
forces the packers 20 pay for the in
l spcction OF meats, it win drive the
small packer. the independent packer.
/ out Of business. There Is q chief I'M
spector detailed 60 Kansas City. whose
salary. paid by the government Is
/ 81. S00 a year, He has ten deputies
who get $1,000 a year. and 60 lnspec-
tors. who get $40 a year. This brlnrs
the governments pay roll up 90 sou
600 a year There are 10000 cattle
Soldiers' Fead Protested
Washington. May Stu an 0f tho
storm raised over the alleged practices