The Lamar register., 1906-06-06

Washington, d. c. - Influential
persons from all parts OF the country
are writing their senators and repre-
sentatives in congress demanding that
tho Neill packing house report be given
to the public. A well known senator
is quoted as saying that the people
have q right to know how the food
sold to them is prepared and II the
public generally make the demand
strong enough the report exposing the
horrors of the packing houses Will be
published.
REPRESENTATIVE Sulzer Of New YORK
has introduced resolution calling up
on the President, "if not Incompatible
with the public interest" to send to
the house at his earliest convenience
the reports of Charles p. Nelll and
James b. Reynolds "in connection with
their investigation of the Meat truS''
the stock yards and the meat pack
ing houses of Chicago and other places
and all data, exhibits and correspon-
dence in any way relating to the
same"
Almost without exceI ii the Eat rl
| newspapers demand the publication OF
| the report on the ground that greater
damage and distrust will be occasioned
| by the presidents failure to do so than
could possibly result from the publica
ton.
One New York paper printed inter
views with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Blow
of Washington Crossing. Pa. who, 1t
is alleged, went to Chicago one 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. Inc
conditions pictured by Mrs. BLOW are
SO revolving as to be almost imprint
able.
How nubbiy Creek Was skinned.
Chicago, Ill, - How Buddy
creek. an arm of the Chicago river
was skinner by the employees OF the
| packing companies was related by Df.
William X .Iaques, who has beeh
named as one of the authorities Tor
| the charges made against the STOCK
Yards management in the Reynoiu :
| Neill report DR.. Jaques was city
chemist of Chicago from 1876 TO l9of,
and during that period had charge OF
the meat inspection work for the city.
.Jrpon invitation of Mr. Reynolds,
he said, 81 showed him some sights In
the stock yards that he declared were
worse than anything he could nave
imagined, and simply sickened him
Together We watched employees oil the
naclting houses at work skimming the
grease OF 'Bubbly creek the slip into
which the refuse of the slaughter pens
is permitted to find Its way. Nj.
Revnolds asked the workmen what II
was that he SKINNED from the wafer
and the workman answered In IAN
euage that was truthful, but imprint
able
".Wbat Is done with it?' said Mr..
REYNOLDS. 1T Is made ilto grease
tbe workman answered. My God.
doctor is IT possible that such filth
can find its way into grease or lara
that is used for any sort OF COOKING,
or otherwise in the preparation OF
food?' said the commissioner, address
inc me | had TO confess that In view
of tho keen competition in the matter
os showing profits by the various com
NAMES. 1t was very possible the stun
finds It way into cooking condiments
and especially as cooking lara Drlhfs
n much higher price that axle grease
or other lubricants. which can be pro-
duced much more cheaply from re-
troleum.'
Knu.a. City'- Inspector Talks.
I,orsos CITY. Mo, Eastern
| bnu,hnrliup their
Kansas city correspondents for infor-
nation regarding the local meat IN.
spection regulations. They suppose
said Meat Inspector Cutler. that the
hacking houses are in Kansas City ana
that we govern the method of inspec-
| +ion AS n matter of fact. we make no
inspection here, and across the line
they do not seem to make much more
that Is effective If the Neill report is
to be credited
Referring to the handling OF meat
on the killing beds and on the counter
Inspector Cutler said;
"The packers in Washington are
nrotesting that If the government
forces the packers to pay for the In
snection of meats, it will drive the
small packer. the independent pacher
ont of business. There is chiei IN
spector detailed to Kansas City. whose
galary. paid by the government Is
81 800 a year He has ten deputies
Tho get 81 400 year, and 6O inspec-
t,rs who get s72O year. This brings
the governments pay roll up to soo'-
BOO a year. There are 3oo'ooo catt'
| soldiers Food Protected.
Washington, May 3l.-In all OF the
ctorm raised over the alleged practices