Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-06
UPTON SNCLAIR'S
Revolving CHARGES
Against Bod Paclen Men Rendered Into Lard Poied
Ham Recep-Whai Reynolds Saw-Text Of
Bevcndee Amendment Which is Caus-
ING q Great Fight.

\ charse. and | hass proved. TINT y,
osdea Armour i su'isy q bribery
ana eorrapsion and % crimiasl nsgil
renee - ~oFse. II the prspsras.ou nf
O. Tod "a sn entire nation. and Ar
noas - ~ SUED ~. though | have
dared him again and again 10 DO n
n 4 hseauss Arinoars shrs~d astse.
lives have found Inc names 81 the
msn Mo have pfosnlsed fS 20 On the
stand md back me IL cass n comes n
q fIghaY %s "
l sharse. that Philip Armour Was
killed By the horros o. The havoc he
wrought IN the Standardization
~as by tho slaughter of soldiers
through poisoned meats. @
I charge. and have proved. that this
beef trust spent millions Of dollars
20 hush those scandals. and ihst shey
paid g7a.eeo 70 one chemist 70 testify
that meat tainted was clean.
ehsrge. and have proved. that this
same poisoned. diseased. fIithy meat
stiIi u made Into food. and that Ar.
nour alone ever year senda out co.
On. 600 pounds of bolied-out meat
pulp ~ canned roast hSef."
I charge. and | havs proved. mat
spoiled hams. with overpowering odor,
are modified BY the use Of pre~erya,
tives. polsons and chemicals that take
AWAY Tho smell. but leaye the faint,
ana that these hams are sold IN every
market IN the world.
ehase. and have proved. that
dyes and color matter that sive 20
sausage tho @smokes color OF com
mcrce and bring hack tho tainted
meat To its original hue are q staple
of commerce.
charge. and have proved. that
hull meat POWDER zero preserva.I
tive" ana other compounds nre ground
up with sausage meat and timed
Hamburger steak.
Hendsred Human eeInus.
charge. and hass proved. that
deconfssed meat Ii canned.
charge. and have proved. that
meat II dropped on floors where men
erpseicrate and that II IL not afaer
ward cleaned.
I charge, and have proved. that
men have fallen intn The boiling lard
watts and been rendered Into liarf,
! charge. and have proved, that hu
man fingers and hands 20 into san.
sage machines as human flesh and
come out M sausage.
I charge. and have proved, that a.
eased. condemned. crippled and
shriveled cattle and hogs are regular
~ Slaughtered, prepared for the mar.
ket. and sold ns .frst-class meat by
the packers.
charge, and have proved that
commission me control the Standard
sopcailed 'quarantined cattle. that
are bought Mt half price. although
IN perfect condition. the commission
men selling the beef III market rates.
I charge. and have proved that the
condemned meat Industry IL q busi.
ness that has grown up with the trust
systems on ~iarge-scaie slaughtering
and re~friseratorcar distribution. sol
that now All the old. dried-up, crippled
and diseased cattle. which former
lily were buried IN the farmers hack
LOT. are gathered up and shipped toll
the nearest trust factory. 10 be con-,
verted Into some sort Oh food.
potted Ham Recipe.
I charge. and have proved, that tho
Armour recipe for ported ham Is TO
take the nuhs Of smoked beef. moldy
and full M maGEote. and grind It In
great hoppers with rind trimmings.
I charge. and have proved. that the
sanitary conditions IN the packing
houses are 10 grossly inadequate as
TO be beyond words to express.
I charge. and have proved. that the
habits n the employees who handle
foodstuffs are nlthy In the extreme