The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-06-08

In a recent issue of the Saturday
Evening Post Mr.. ]. Ogden Armour
makes the assertion that the govern.
ment inspection of the beef trust
elaughter-houses is an impregnable
wall protecting the public from i'm.
pure meat and that not an atom Of
diseased meat finds its way into the
products OF the Armours. Mr.. Up
ton Sinclair, author of 1.-THE Jungle"
( terrific statement of packing house
conditions), studied the meat industry
for two years, including much time
spent In the Chicago stockyards as a
workman; he is the best equipped
outside authority on stockyard condi
lions. In Everybody's Magazine for
May Mr.. Sinclair makes a startling
and convincing answer to Mr.. Ar
mour's assertion. Commencing with
the statement that j. Ogden Armour
Is the absolute and not the nominal
mead OF the great packing house in
dustry which bears his name Mr.. Sin
clair says: Il know that In the state.
ments quoted. Mr.. Armour wlllfully
and deliberately states what he abso-
lutely and positively knows to be
falsehoods."
That he might be properly equipped
20 describe conditions In Packing.
town" Mr.. Sinclair worked for a
period as laborer in the plant OF Ar.
mour & Co., and he tells OF sights Of
Nth and horror such as he hopes
never to see again. but the strongest
coincidence OF the truth OF the claim
that meat unfit for human food is put
on the market comes from a man for
years superintendent at Armour G
Co.'S Chicago plant, Thomas F. Dolan.
OF Boston. Mr.. Sinclair In his article
says:
: AT the time OF the embalmed. beef
scandal at the conclusion Of the Span.
fsh war. when the whole country was
convulsed with fury over the revela.
tions made by soldiers and officers
Iincluding Gen. Miles and President
RooseveltJ concerning the quality Of
meat which Armour & Co. had fur.
nlshed TO the troops. and concerning
the death-rate which II had caused,
the enormity Of the 'eondemned.meat
Industry became suddenly clear to
'one man who had formerly super.
vised II. Mr.. Thomas +. Dolan. then
residing In Boston. had. up 10 a short
time previous. been a superintendent
at Armour & Co.'S, and one OF Mr..
Philip ID. Armour's most capable and
trusted men. When he read OF the
. death.rate In the army, he made an
AFFIDAVIT concerning the things which
were done In the establishment OF Ar.
mour & Co, and this affidavit he took
20 the New York Journal. which pub
lished II on March 4. 1899. Here are
some extracts from Il:
There were many ways OF getting
around the inspectors-so many. In
fact. that not more than two or three
cattle out OF 1000 were condemned.
I know exactly what am writing
OF In this connection. as my particular
instructions from Mr.. W. +. Pierce.
superintendent Of the beef houses for
Armour & Co., were very explicit and
definite.
Whenever a beef got past the yard
inspectors with a case Of lumpy Jaw
and came into the slaughterhouse or
The killng.bod.' was authorized by
Mr.. Pierce 10 take his head on. thus
removing the evidences OF lumpy Jaw.
and after casting the smltten portion .
into the tank where refuse goes. to
send the rest OF the carcass on It's
way 10 market.
II have seen rs much as 20 pounds |
of flesh afflicted with gangreno cut
from the carcass OF beef in order
that the rest OF the animal might be
utilized In trade.
zone OF the most important rcgula
lions OF the bureau Of animal indus.
try Is that no cows In calf are 10 be
placed on the market Out Of a
slaughter OF 1000 cows. or days
killing, perhaps one.half are with |
calves. My instructions from Mr..
Pierce we're 10 dispose Of the calves
by hiding them until night. or until
the inspectors left on duty. The llt.
tle carcasses were then brought from
all over the packinghouse and skinned
by boys. who received two cents for
removing each pelt The pelts were
sold for 80 cents each 10 the hd.glove
Manufacturers This occurs every
night at Mr.. ArmourIs concern al Chi
cago, or after each killing Of cows.
Il now propose to state here exact.
iy what myself have witnessed In
Philip u. Armour's packing house with
cattle that have been condemned by
che government inspectors
"a workman. one Nicholas Nowson
during my time. Informs the inspoc.
Cor that the tanks are prepared for the
reception Of the condemned cattle and
that his presence II required 10 see
che beef cast Into the steamtank. Mr.
Inspector proceeds AZ once TO the place
indicated. and the condemned cattle
having been brought up to the tank