Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-09

it's being hung up without any effort
being made to clean 1t.
Regarding the morality of the men
and women at work the witness said
the shocking conditions related in his
report were not overdrawn.
He testified that many of the males
were afflicted with worse diseases than
tuberculosis, which were distinguish.
able by the odor of certain medicines
and drugs.
Aside from the objections he pointed
out yesterday, Mr.. Wilson said the
only other serious objection was the
provision placing the cost of inspec.
tion on the packers.
Before discussing this objection, Mr..
Wilson was questioned closely by Rep.
resentatives Henry of Connecticut and
Haslsins of Vermont about the sections
intervening between those he found
fault with and that regarding the cost
Of inspection.
Have you been advised not to make
further objections?" asked Mr.. Has.
kins.
No, sir; it so happens that most Of
the objections are in the first section" !"
he replied.
As to cost, Mr.. Wilson said the pack.
ers had very serious objections to hav.
Ing this expense placed on them.
Combinations Cost Millions.
I'VE are now under an expense ag-
gregating $1,000,tv0 a year for con-
formations of animals" he said.
Neither the raisers nor producers
bear any of the loss on condemned
stock. 1t all falls on the packers" as.
serted Mr.. Wilson.
Representative Scott Of Kansas sug-
gested that it was generally under
stood the packers so controlled the
meat market that they would be able
to recoup themselves the cost of in
spection. i
I'VE could not, replied Mr.. Wilson.
THE large packers kill only so per
cent of the meat supply Of the country,
and do not control the market"
Representative Henry suggested
that the delinquencies of the packers
had placed them in the present posi-
tion and inquired why should the pack
ers object to paying If the government
is to pull you out of the hole"
Mr.. Wilson objected to this view Of
the case. 1t was not the fault of the
packers. The packers had sent men
into every hamlet of the world to Gre
ate market The packers were will
ing to comply with any new require
ments. They were now losing money
on their English market, but were car
rying it to develop trade.
But we feel this to be an unjust
burden and one we ought not be called
on to BEAR" he added.
Chairman Wadsworth asked II any
complaint had ever been made as to
the quality Of the goods shipped
abroad.
Some Foreign Kicks.
We'll" replied Mr.. Wilson, Il could
not say no to that question. Occas-
ionally we have case Of goods sent
back, but we always try to get hold
of the goods that are the subject of
complaint"
What is the result on your foreign
trade Of the present agitation asked
Mr.. Wadsworth.
"lhe result is very disastrous" re-.
piled the witness.
"Our foreign demand fer fresh
meats and manufactured products has
been practically cut in two. Our for
eign competitors are all making the
most of this and are getting the bene-
fit Of the agitation and we are stand
ing the loss"
Naturally" suggested Mr.. Wads-
worth, .'if your foreign demand falls
off, your purchases Of livestock will be
less"
Il do not see where we are to find
markets if our foreign trade Is cut
off," answered Mr.. Wilson.
"Well," continued Mr.. Wadsworth,
"you will not have to buy the stock"
Calamity in the West.
mo. but cattle raisers are accustom-
ed to ship their stock to Chicago and
get their money for them. II this
should stop, don't see how we are to
avoid terrible calamity in the West"
responded Mr.. Wilson.
''If,' he said, "the packers are re-
quired to pay for this inspection, 1t
would be a reasonable position for the
packers to take that they would not
buy the stock that mas been con-
demned."
Under the Beveridge amendment,
Mr.. Wilson said it would be possible
for the secretary Of agriculture to put
an inspector at the elbow Of every
workman and charge the cost to the
packer.
y Representative Lorimer Of Illinois
suggested that the Beveridge amend.
ment would put out Of business thou.
sands Of slaughterers doing an inter
state business and would result In Gre
ating "beef trust in reality.
DR.. Melvin, chief Of the bureau OF
animal industry, was asked incident
ally to state the number Of government