Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-16
BACK ROOSEVELT
President Vel Supported IN the
Meat Investigation,
GELS MANY LETTERS DAILY
Outrageous Methods OF the Packers
Has Greatly Reduced Sale Of
Canned Meats in Country.

Canned Meats in Country.
Washington, D. c., June 9-That
the people Of the country are standing
squarely at the back Of President
Roosevelt in his efforts TO obtain from
congress legislation that will provide
for necessary and adequate inspection
Of meat products intended for aomes
tic consumption is evidenced amply
by the letters and kilograms which
are being received daily at the White
II use They come from all sources
and from all conditions Of people.
/ Many of them are vigorous in tone
and indicate clearly that the country
S aroused over the disc sures thus
FIR made.
No legislation that has been pro
j cted thus far at the present ssion
OF congress, not even the railroad rate
bill has created so much popular in
| terest as has the proposition TO pro-
vide thorough inspection of the meat
products consumed by the people OF
the United States. II is a suhjest
which appeals to every home in the
lard so directly that the people uni
veisally are making a personal matter
of it.
The president is being strongly
urged tn insist upon necessary and
even drastic legislation. This insis-
lance is being brought to bear not
only on the chief executive, but also
upon members of congress. Members
of both the senate aud the house Of
representatives, particularly the lat
ter. before whom the proposed legis-
lation now is pending, are hearing in
no uncertain way from their consti-
tuents. The kilograms disclose an
earnest demand On the part of the
poodle for the adoption of such meas.
ures as will insure the preparation Of
meat products under Clearly and san
itaIy conditions No halfway legis.
lation will satisfy this demand and it
is being made perfectly plain TO con
gressmen that the people Will hold
them personally responsible at the
polls for their action III regard to the
proposed legislation.
One effect of the meat inspection
agitation has BEEN to reduce the sale
of meat products, especially canned
goods. One large wholesale dealer
writes that his sales of canned meat
products during the past week have
fallen eff to practically nothing.
This, be says, is the very height of
the picnic season when. ordinarily,
lie would have a tremendous sale for
canned meat products. but now he is
not selling a case where formerly lie
sold a score.
The president is pressing the inyes
tigation urgently. The information
he is receiving daily indicates that
the packers have gotten very busy
since the disclosures of the Neill-key-
nolds report were made and now are
trying to lock the stable door after
the horse is stolen. The disclosures
have created a furore in congress and
the indications are that the necessary
legislation called for by the president
and demanded by the people will be
enacted, despite the efforts of the
hackers and their friends to stem the
tide. Neither the president nor con
gress shows a disposition to accept as
genuine the eleventh-hour repentance
of the packers and they will insist
upon the enactment OF such l~eeisla-
ton as will afford in the future
ample protect on to domestic as we'll
as to foreign consumers of meat pro
ducts.
ZIG ATED