The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, June 6.-For Alabamas Partly cloudy and continued warm Thursday and Friday fresh south to southwest winds.

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 knuckle end of what had been dried beef. This string was used with which to hang the beef in the smoke house and when the beef had been sliced off this knuckle end was left. There was bone in 1t and he said 1t was inn possible to use it. The bone would smash the machine if an attempt was made to use It.
 Continuing. Mir Wilson said the packers would object to the require ment that the date of canning be placed on all canned articles He said tha, would serve no purpose except to injure the canned meat business.
 Against Dating Cans.
 Naturally buyer will choose the article with the freshest appearing la bel" said MT. Wilson. when as a mat ter of fact the canned meat business does not deteriorate with age"
 Would It be possible to put In cans. meat which has begun to putrify?" ask ed Chairman wadsworth.
 Not unless the meat was accompa- nied by chemicals such as 1t would be suicide to eat" replied Mir. Wilson. He declared that the use of the bad meat had never been attempted by reputable packers and that 1t would be suicide to their business.
 I'M Wilson read a prepared state ment in which he said; That the live stock and packing industries have suf- fered irreparable injury by the unjust and unwarranted criticisms of the past few weeks. l am sure 1t Is unnecessary for us to tell you gentlemen who are in such close touch with the agriculture interest of the country, had the origi- nal motive been simply the obtaining of legislation to improve the inspection and sanitary conditions, then I say the criticisms have been doubly unjust and unfair. for at the inception of the inves- tigation the commission and their sup periors were given the assurance of the packers cooperation and their personal guarantee was given that any practical recommendations would be welcomed and adopted.
 T do not believe MT. Neill got any statement from any enc that they were going to chop these pieces up. If he did 1t was from some one who did not know, or he did not get the whole statement"
 Representative Haskfns asked about the dirty floors.
 These floors.'' replied Mir. Wilson "are scrubbed every night as clean as wood can be scrubbed They are as clean as any kitchen
 Taking up the recommendations of Messrs. Nefll and Reynolds. looking to the improvement of conditions. MT Wilson said the packers did object to the secretary of agriculture being made the judge of what is sanitary why, he might call in outside talent which was inexperienced as to the packing houses and the business of siaughtering just as has been recent ly." continued Mir. Wilson.
 Supervision of every branch of the packing business was not objected tc by the packers. said Mir. Wilson. The government may put on as many in- spectors as 1t desired, so long as the packers do not. have to pay for them He said the packing business would be benefited by the fnsTssction of the diff ferent branches from the hoof to tht can. Good inspection is what the pack CTS want, he declared
 we are now and have always been in favor of the extension of the in- spection. also of the adoption of san itary regulations that will insure the very best possible conditions and m this connection I most respectfully call your attention to the recommendations of Messrs Neill and Reynolds Para graph XII, of their report, all of which except in some minor details has the hearty approval and support of the packers. What we are opposed and what we appeal to you gentlemen for pro- lection against is a bill that will put our business In the hands of theorists, chemists. soclologists, etc, and the management and control taken away from the men who have devoted their lives to the upbuilding and perfecting g of this great American industry.
 My denials of Messrs. Neill and Reynolds report in detail would, of course, simply he my opinion against theirs, notwithstanding my twenty years experience in the business
 There Is no question but that the many necessary operations attending the slaughtering of animals. the sight of blood and other offal would have a very shocking effect on the nerves and senses of two men with the fine sensibilitiee that such men as Messrs Neill and Reynolds must have. who have devoted their lives to one line oi sociological work. but men such as this committee is made up of with broad and more general experiences will i'm medately appreciate how the condi- tions reported have been exaggerated and that the greatest effort is made al all times to handle the product in a clean and sanitary manner
 We appreciate that Messrs Neil and Reynoldss experience especially .equlp them to recommend improve ments in social conditions and many of the suggestions made by them were found to be practical and have already been adopted. but we also feel that their two and one-half weeks experi- ence in the packing house does not equip thm sufficiently to justify your honorable body in undertaking to in- telligently legislate on their observa- tions alone.
 For this reason he wanted the com mittee to make a personal inspection.