The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-31
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SINCLAIR THREATENED
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Gets Letters Warning Him Against His
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New, York, May 31.-Upton Sinclair
yesterday received letters warning him
that his life is in danger because of
Neill- Reynolds report on the condition
Of the slaughter houses in this city and
Chicago: The writer's are men whose
acquaintance the author Of The Jun
gle' made during his stay in Packing
town gathering material for his book.
The letters told Mr.. Sinclair that the
packers were desperate over the revela-
slaughter houses, that they were ready
to go to any length: to, stop further. dis
closures, and that 1t would be advis-;
able for him to cease his efforts to have
the eill-ReYnolds report made public,
as the packers would not stand further
attacks upon their, business. T.,
Mr.. Sinclair laughed at the letters
HWhile I am appreciative Of the in.
terest Of my friends II. my welfare, I
am not alarmed at the threats,' he
said. "This crusade, must go on, and
the Neil report must be placed in the
hands Of the public. The packers can can
not brighten me. .~.a.;;4.,es .........
'sIf> the packers don t get me out of
data" to- fill their columns. for week:
I will: give them all the information I
gave the commissioners
Mr., Sinclair said that friends of his
were at work making an investigation
IF e., conditi oRs IN the 81 skiing houses Of
'A' ~ Substance 81 Report ~. ~. =:
Startling evidence las to = the. exact
tenor Of the Neill- Reynolds report I'M
patiently awaited by congress and the
American public, was disclosed yesterr.
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Mckee of what he witnessed in Pack.
ingtown while seeking facts to corr
roborate T'The Jungle.' y - NJ:
His report has been seen and ap-
proved in all its essential features by
Commissioners Neill" and Reynolds,
whose report to President Roosevelt
will be along lines identical with those
Mr.. Mckee was sent to Chicago by
the publishers Of 'tThe Jungle" Their
acceptance Of the novel was contingent
upon what this New York lawyer dis
covered and reported;
His report shows that hogs afflicted
with cholera and tuberculosis were
chopped up for lard; that the condil.
lions which existed in the Departments tt
sanitary, while those in the canning
rooms were disgustingly dirty. This
rats, which destroyed large Quantities
of meat in the cooling rooms. The mer
had deathly pallor and there was al
entire forgetfulness Of sanitation, anc
} the ordinary decencies Of cleanliness
Report Finds Support.
REPORT, Commissioners NELL and Rey
p9lds haye been in eommunicsatiiqq1n y Tit]
Washington that his disclosures are b,
A@9ng the Chicago .Y packing sTd {nh house
swift, Armour, Libby, McNeill & Libby
Nelson Morris and the Standard. Il
9EAt the Armour plant I saw six hog
: hung in line which had been condemned
A truck loaded with chopped-up. cor
=, demned hogs was in my presence. 70
l lowed it. Tt was placed In one OF tn
r tanks from which lard comes, | aske
men inspector as we'll as Superintenc
J, ent Hull stated that lard and fertilize
8 would be the product Of that tank.
''The tanks are in a long room, tn
n east side being, lined with tanks for tn Il,
0 manufacture Of lard and feFt1hzer, IN
T grease and fertilizer. The grease j:
+ FOR soap lubricators. Here is c!!es
; infraction of the law, which require
o that such condemned meat be nike
with sufficient offal to destroy 1T 6
food. The excuse probably is that tn
. Inspector has not found the animal uni
I for one kind Of human food-to WI
lard. W.
E: uOf the six condemned hogs, tN
a. were afflicted with cholera; the skin b
ing red as blood and the legs scab p
Ia appeared normal to a layman. II
4, sixth bad an ulcer on its side, Whif
IN was apparent. Two men were cho
:, ping up hogs from this line.
"a ttThe truck load prepared while
IN stood there was deposited In a la
at tank. T asked psrtic ularly about Il
line Of demarcatioh between the ca
Y, Y; casses used for lard and those +
I'd I'd + all depends upon, how bad ne IS, W
to the answer. 7 gathered that not We
es many carcasses were placed IN grea
II then looked, over the sansage-,na
ing department which was fairly c!ea
but lacked very much OF being IN
a. sanitary condition. The. hoors g y we e
no. cleaner than an ordinary 1actO
x floor, while the walls and ceilings we
re-. re decidedly bIackened and greasy lookIn
caps and. aprons shown il, swift's a.
Armour s. pictures, : / 5.,a:p
ne sThe department.. where beet,
" cooked for canning is extremely Ga
IN and dirty. The walls, pillars and &c
al ings are dingy with accumulated sps
r, terings. Of years, dust and grea
,as nil except for electric lights. tt
hnt ana steaYny from The boiling cal