The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-11
MESSAGE, TO
THE ENGLISH
Roosevelt Guarantees Our
Canned Goods.
PROTESTS CAN BE MADE
President Makes New Move in Aid
of American Beef Export
Trade.
PROTESTS CAN BE MADE

LONDON, July IA special dis
patch from Sheffield says that the Gro
GERS federation, whose conference Il
proceeding there, has received com
munication from Ambassador White
law Reid lncloslng a message from
President Roosevelt in which he says
"You are at liberty TO inform the
Grocers' federation that under the new
law we can and will guarantee the Mt
ness I'm all respects OF timed meats
bearing the government stamp. If any
trouble arises Herewith protest can AT
once be made not merely TO the sellers
OF the goods, but TO the United States
government itself"
The secretary OF the federation
stated that President Rooseyelts mes.
sage was In reply to one sent TO him
on behalf of the federation saying
trade was almost paralyzed. that deal
ers must be assured Of the wholesome
character of timed goods or otherwise
they would have to stop stocking with
American brands The speaker hoped
the publication Of the presidents mes.
sage would lead to revival of the
trade which has been so seriously in
jured. He said the loss to members OF
the federation In the canned meat
trade had been very heavy
The federation adopted resolution
thanking President Roosevelt. There
was only one vote In dissent, that Of
]. L. Steel of Bolton. who thought the
president might have gone about the
matter more carefully and considered
that IL was all political move 10 steal
Bryan's thunder against the trusts
Drastic resolutions were referred TO
committees. one Of which pledged the
grocers not to stock with American
canned meats until the packers have
Initiated an inspection system guaran.
teeing the whOlesOmeness Of their out.
put
Britishers who have been Indignant
over the Chicago meat packing reveal
tons were confronted with the annual
report OF the Inspector OF factories aud
workshops. which shows that the con
ditlons here are quite as revolving as
anything alleged OF the western pack
Ing center.
Dirty factories and disgusting meth
DDS seem TO be the rule instead of the
exception. Jam factories, bakeries and
sausage makers are all censured as be
ing equally filthy. and the description
of one fits most of the others. Here is
the report Of typical jam factory:
The boiling room lay between the
yard and the stable and the horses
reached the latter through the boiling
room The sanitary accommodation
was hardly separated from the rooms
where the fresh fruit and uncovered
jam were kept and the floors were
dirty and undrained."
Another factory inspector found jam
pots being washed in liquid like dark
soup, which smeled abominable." The
manager informed the inspector that
the water was changed about once a
week" When ished out Of these evil
smelling tanks the pots were allowed
to stand until dry, when they were
considered to be ready to receive fresh
installments of preserves.
Inspectors Of bakeries found that II
was frequent custom TO battle the
children in them after the close of work
on Saturdays while the family's week
ly collection Of dirty clothing was sort
ed in the bakeries for dispatch to the
laundry.
The sausage factories, says the re-
port, are mostly owned by Germans
and are "small, dllapidated, badly lii
and often infested by rats"